XAMPP installation on Windows

XAMPP installation on Windows for PHP

Fixing Apache not starting

If Apache is not starting when you are trying to click 'Start', then please follow these steps.

Why is this happening?

This error arises due to Microsoft's IIS (Internet Information Services) interfering with Apache. To fix this, we need to turn IIS off. This is a one time step that is to be followed.

The fix

To fix this issue, we need to turn off IIS. For that, Go to the Start Menu, Search for 'Turn Windows features on or off'

Once this window is opened, please make sure that Internet Information Services, or (IIS) is UNCHECKED. This will now turn off IIS. Click 'OK' to apply the changes, and wait for a few minutes. Restart your computer if prompted with the same.

Once done, click 'Start' next to Apache in the XAMPP Control Panel. This should start Apache and everything should work fine.