简单的PHP Apache端口错误消息

Question

I am new to php and I would like to run a local testing server using easy php at home to work on school projects but when I try to start the easy php server, this error message pops up: Apache port (80) is already used by another application ! Close this application and try to run again the server It then gives me some instructions on how to close the application (by killing processes of selected ports), but when I right on the selected ports, the kill processes option is faded and not clickable. Maybe there something else I need to check or do on my computer to run this local host? Thanks for all help!

Answer 1

Just a shot in the dark but maybe try to close Skype, if you have that running, and then start the server? If I remember correctly Skype listens on port 80 by default. If that's indeed the issue then you can configure Skype not to listen on port 80 in its settings...