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When I try to start XAMPP with sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start command it gives me a message like this.

Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.7.7...
XAMPP: Another web server daemon with SSL is already running.
XAMPP: Starting MySQL...
XAMPP: Couldn't start MySQL!
XAMPP: XAMPP-ProFTPD is already running.
XAMPP for Linux started.

What is this and how can I find what was this another web server daemon with SSL. How to stop this server ?

Anonymous
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This is a peculiar error you will get if you run XAMPP in LINUX.

Assumption: XAMPP is unzipped @ /opt/ folder.

If you get the error "XAMPP: Another web server daemon with SSL is already running" when you run ./lampp start. Simply follow the steps below to get rid of this error:

  1. Open the file /opt/lampp/etc/httpd.conf.

  2. Search the Listen 80 and change it to some other port (e.g. Listen 2145) (Line No. 40).

  3. Open the file /opt/lampp/etc/extra/httpd-ssl.conf.

  4. Search the Listen 443 and change it to some other port (e.g. Listen 16443) (Line No. 39).

  5. Open the file /opt/lampp/lampp

  6. Search for the port testport 80 and replace it to testport 2145. Also change the testport 443 to testport 16443. (Happens to be the Line No. 197, 214)

  7. Now go and run /opt/lampp/lampp start. It should work now.

Note: Line numbers may be different.

David Foerster
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sum2000
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I have similar problem and found the issue caused another service already running on port 443 (SSL).

Check running listener: sudo netstat -tunap | grep LISTEN. Mine had vmware-hostd and cupsd listed.

Refer to http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html, we need turn off lamp's SSL service using the command sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stopssl, which deactivates the SSL support permanently.

Now you can start xampp: sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

Eliah Kagan
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coderbuzz
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In the terminal, execute sudo /opt/lampp/lampp disablessl. This should disable ssl, after which xampp will start successfully again.

tno2007
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For Ubuntu 16.04

  1. First use the command nmap localhost and check whether port no.443 is running.
  2. If it's running then use command sudo kill $(sudo lsof -t -i:443)
  3. Then open xampp control panel and start the apache server from there also.
  4. It will start running.
  5. Or you can also navigate to the /opt/lampp
  6. Then start it by giving command ./sudo xampp start

It finally works

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