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Prd87
Prd87

Reputation: 315

localhost not found (xampp)

On a fresh install of Windows 7 and Xampp I am unable to access localhost. It just says not found even though Apache and MySQL are running just fine. What I tried so far:

I'm lost here, does anyone has a clue what the problem could be?

[EDIT]

I figured out the problem. For some reason Apache was using port 85 instead of 80. I changed Listen 85 to Listen 80 in the config file from Apache. All is good now.

Upvotes: 14

Views: 116020

Answers (5)

Anantashayana
Anantashayana

Reputation: 31

I have faced the same problem. Xampp runs in port 80,443 by default and MySQL at 3306 There may be any other process running on the same port.

  • You cannot run MySQL and XAMPP at the same time. (or MAMP)

  • If you have Skype, kill the skype through the task manager

  • Check which processes are running through port 3306

    Commands for your help

netstat -ano | find "3306" taskkill /PID typeyourPIDhere /F

It may seem silly but check whether you started apache server before starting MySQL. Apache should be in run to open MySQL in localhost.

Upvotes: 0

Manibala Sinha
Manibala Sinha

Reputation: 127

when you run Xampp, check the apache port no. ex: if it is displaying port 80, then type http://localhost:80/phpmyadmin/

Upvotes: 1

Dev
Dev

Reputation: 319

i faced the same problem. opening the localhost with specific port number is what resolves the problem. in my case i had changed the listen port to 8081 from default 80. So browsing http://localhost:8081 works well for me. Hope it helps.

Upvotes: 21

Suriyaa
Suriyaa

Reputation: 2296

Possible reason: A program is running with port 80!

Run XAMPP (=> Apache) under an another port:

Rename all ports with 80 to 8080 in your httpd.conf file.

Your using Windows: Use notpad or editor with Ctrl+H to replace "80".

Well you correct it now to port 85. ;-)

Upvotes: 2

Keet Sugathadasa
Keet Sugathadasa

Reputation: 13572

I found the solution for this problem. Normally because of applications like Skype and VMware, we change the listening port of Apache from 80 to 81 or some other.

Then after starting apache, go to the web browser and type in localhost:XX

eg: if the port is 81, type in

localhost:81

Upvotes: 2

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