ajoo Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hi, I upgraded my XAMPP to the version 1.8.3 (win32) recently. Apache failed to start and I got the following error Port 443 in use by ""D:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe" -k runservice" with PID 1568! On checking this PID against the running processes I found that this was the service Apache 2.2 httpd.exe. This new version installed however is Apache2.4. So it seems that the old version is somehow conflicting with the new. How can I do so. I do not wish to change ports in config files. The last version worked seamlessly and this upgrade has caused this conflict. I do not wish to have a patchwork solution, instead I would like to remove the old httpd.exe from wherever I must and have the ports free for the new one. Thanks for any suggestions and help. Ajoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch0cu3r Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 You need to stop/remove the current apache 2.2 httpd.exe service before starting the newer apache 2.4 httpd.exe service. Ports cannot be shared by multiple services/applications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoo Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hi Ch0cu3r, yes you are right ofcourse but i don't want to just stop the current apache 2,2 httpd.exe service but i want to remove it permanently. Else every time I restart the machine the 2,2 httpd.exe service come on and prevents the latest apache from starting. So any ideas how I can remove the 2.2 version service permanently. Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Ch0cu3r Posted June 12, 2014 Solution Share Posted June 12, 2014 I dont use XAMPP. but does it not provided an option to delete/disable the current Apache service? If not, then type services.msc into the Windows start menu. From the list of services find the service used by Apache 2.2. Right click it and click Properties. From the Startup type menu change from automatic to disabled. Now click the Stop button and finally click OK. The Apache 2.2 service is now disabled. You should now be able to run the Apache2.4 service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoo Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Thanks Ch0cu3r, I'll try this and revert soon. Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoo Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Thanks Ch0cu3r, your suggestion resolved the problem. It's fine even on a reboot. Thanks loads ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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