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If ports 80 and 443 were busy when XAMPP started, ports 8080 and 4433 may have been automatically assigned instead. This can cause issues in WordPress, so you want ports 80 and 443 available for XAMPP whenever you're working on your local site.
The problem is almost always caused by a conflicting program (usually Skype!) and it is easy to fix.
- Check the message section on the XAMPP Control Panel. There will be a red error message saying "Port 80/443 in use by:" and then a file path to the conflicting program. Note the name of the conflicting program.
- In the XAMPP Control Panel, click Stop on all running software and close the panel.
- Hit Ctrl+Alt+Del and open Task Manager.
- Look under Processes for the conflicting program (for example, Skype) and click on it.
- Click End Task in the bottom right corner.
- Launch the XAMPP Control Panel again and start Apache and MySQL. The ports in use should now be 80 and 443.
If that didn't fix the issue, go directly to the Apache Friends community and ask for help. An experienced user should be able to help you resolve the conflict.
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