[Help] Xampp Localhost connection error[Help]

[alex194568]

I have installed Xampp correctly and apache and mysql have started properly. When i type in localhost or 127.0.0.1 or anything similar to try and set up a password or view the pages, it doesnt work. I get an error each time that says:
This web page is not available


ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

I have uninstalled and re installed xampp, even older versions, restarted my laptop and even made a whole new account and downloaded it with no such luck. Can someone please help me?

Kind regards

 

[Vanish]

If you have skype, go to Tools, Options > Advanced > Connection and untick Use port 80 and 443 and put in Use port "30000" for incoming connections. restart xampp. hopefully this'll fix it. If not then i'll look further into it.

 

[alex194568]

Do i write use port in the skype tools? and will i need to close skype again? Thanks

 

[Vanish]

Do i write use port in the skype tools? and will i need to close skype again? Thanks

nonono above the Tick box thing there's "Use _____ for incoming connections, put in that port and restart skype and xampp

 

[alex194568]

nonono above the Tick box thing there's "Use _____ for incoming connections, put in that port and restart skype and xampp

sadly nothing

 

[Vanish]

sadly nothing

Give me time to think of a solution and i'll see what i can do :] I think that happened to me when I was still in my noob stages of xampp (Not calling you a noob )

 

[alex194568]

Its cool aha and okay thanks alot

 

[Marcel]

just restart your computer see what it does then

 

[alex194568]

restarted it and everything still no luck

 

[Marcel]

I've seriously have had my xampp on my laptop ever since, believe it or not I probably got the error. It's not surprise that this error is common.
Did you make your account in the .php ?

 

[alex194568]

i havent managed to get anywhere. After i installed, i started apache and mysql and tried to localhost but nothing.

 

[RastaLulz]

That's odd, have you tried different browsers?

 

[alex194568]

Yeah, i get the same thing, error page cannot be loaded

 

[RastaLulz]

What OS are you using? Also, in XAMPP what ports does it say Apache is running on?

 

[alex194568]

I am running Windows 8. It was working perfectly fine a few days ago then last night it just suddenly decided to fail and not work. Apache is running on port 80

 

[RastaLulz]

So when you go into the XAMPP control panel and attempt to start Apache, does it work (turn green)?

 

[alex194568]

Yep it says running

 

[Vanish]

Is mysql running as well?

 

[alex194568]

Yep both running

 

[Marcel]

Yeah everything looked fine when I team-viewered him @Vanish