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XAMPP Server | Apache Service Unable To Start Due To uTorrent

XAMPP Server Apache Service Unable To Start Due To uTorrent XAMPP Server | Apache Service Unable To Start Due To uTorrent
Issue: XAMPP Server Apache Service unable to Start


Error:
07:57:31 PM  [Apache]     Problem detected!
07:57:31 PM  [Apache]     Port 8080 in use by "C:\Users\jim\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe" with PID 9016!
07:57:31 PM  [Apache]     Apache WILL NOT start without the configured ports free!
07:57:31 PM  [Apache]     You need to uninstall/disable/reconfigure the blocking application
07:57:31 PM  [Apache]     or reconfigure Apache and the Control Panel to listen on a different port


Cause:
HTTP Port required by Apache service is not free, as it is used by uTorrent. This also means that uTorrent service is also running.

Please Note: In the log above, the port configured for Apache is 8080. The default post is usually 80. But on my system, Apache is configured to listen to 8080. Port # 80 is used by IIS server.
See here how to configure Apache port when running along with IIS server on the same machine.

Issue Replication:
  •  Open XAMPP control panel (See here how to install XAMPP on Windows)
  • Click Start next to Apache service if it is not started automatically
  • See the error displayed on the XAMPP Control Panel
  • In this example, we see the error - " Port 8080 in use by "C:\Users\jim\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe" with PID 9016!"
Solution:
  • As per the error message in the XAMPP Control Panel, we see that uTorrent has taken over the port number 8080. So, we will check uTorrent settings.
  • Open uTorrent. Since we get the error, it means it is already running.
  • Click on uTorrent Options > Preferences > Advanced > WebUI
  • You should see that "Enable WebUI" is usually "Disabled" but port number 8080 is set under "Connectivity" > "Alternative Listening Port", and is greyed out.
  • Enable / Check "Enable WebUI"
  • Change the port number under "Connectivity" from 8080 to something like 8088.
  • Disable /Uncheck "Enable WebUI"
  • Click Apply
  • Click OK
  • Now Open XAMPP Control Panel and try starting Apache Service. It should start.

XAMPP Server Apache Service Unable To Start Due To uTorrent XAMPP Server | Apache Service Unable To Start Due To uTorrent

 Hope this solution helps someone. Cheers!

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