when it starts to install the apache server i get an error message stating that port 80 or the ssl port is busy (or something) so it doesn't do the installation. what do i do? 10x.
If you have Skype running, close it and run the XAMPP installation again. Else close all programs that use an internet connection (be it Messenger, ICQ...). This problem occurs because the port 80 is being used by another application. Still, apache will only work on port 80.
You could also change the port Apache is running on, but it involves a bit of httpd.conf editing, so I think it'd be easier to change the settings of the other programs running instead of editing Apache conf.