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Troubleshooting the Error: Apache Shutdown Unexpectedly in XAMPP

We can follow any of the below steps to fix the Apache Shutdown Unexpectedly in XAMPP Error:

1. Using the XAMPP Control Panel, navigate to the Configuration Settings.

2. Go to the Module heading and find the row named Apache. Click Actions and choose Configure.

3. A dropdown menu containing a few file names will appear when we click the Config button. Each one stands for an application configuration file. Select the first option (httpd.conf), which is named Apache.

4. We may change the httpd.conf file by opening it in the preferred text editor. Press Ctrl + F to edit the file, then type “80” into the search bar. We must specifically alter three things. Switch to Port 8080 from Port 80. Then, switch to Listen 8080 from Listen 80. Also,  change the Servername localhost: 80 to Servername localhost: 8080.

5. Click Module, find the Apache row, and choose Configure. On the other hand, select the second option from the drop-down box, named Apache (httpd-ssl.conf), and update the following information in the httpd.conf file by looking for the number 443 as shown in the previous step. Switch to Listen 4433 from Listen 443. And put VirtualHost_default_:4433 in place of VirtualHost_default_:443.

6. Restart Apache now.

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Conclusion

With these steps, we can successfully fix the error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly in XAMPP.