Help with reading the hosts file. I use XAMPP

"I’m getting an error when trying to open the hosts file locally. I’ve tried everything, including excluding and deactivating antivirus software, and running it as an administrator, but nothing works. I have XAMPP installed on my PC. Now, will Local serve my purpose of using it with other PHP programs so that I can use just one, either XAMPP or LocalWP?

error log

"2024/04/19 14:52:42 [alert] 9960#3124: OpenEvent("ngx_master_11152") failed (2: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 16:52:46 [emerg] 7552#7980: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 16:52:47 [emerg] 5148#9792: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 16:53:00 [emerg] 8644#7208: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 16:53:01 [emerg] 9700#9632: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 16:53:02 [emerg] 9220#4844: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 16:54:13 [emerg] 3544#9708: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 16:54:19 [emerg] 8076#3188: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 16:54:20 [emerg] 5184#1904: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:08:59 [emerg] 1572#4504: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:09:02 [emerg] 7056#6188: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:09:33 [emerg] 208#10236: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:09:36 [emerg] 7640#9696: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:20:47 [emerg] 8004#8712: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:21:11 [emerg] 6912#9644: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:21:12 [emerg] 2408#7380: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:25:16 [emerg] 10084#5848: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:25:17 [emerg] 6464#1068: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:25:27 [emerg] 1028#5296: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:25:29 [emerg] 3308#3884: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:25:33 [emerg] 5800#6804: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:25:38 [emerg] 4072#1936: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:25:43 [emerg] 3236#4428: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:25:46 [emerg] 7820#8524: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:25:47 [emerg] 9972#404: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:26:37 [emerg] 9448#8272: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:26:38 [emerg] 3468#10236: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:26:53 [emerg] 4560#9248: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:26:54 [emerg] 1864#3036: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:49:23 [emerg] 10980#10336: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:49:43 [emerg] 8500#3272: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:49:44 [emerg] 7088#3736: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:53:50 [emerg] 6416#6412: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:53:52 [emerg] 6824#4320: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:54:00 [emerg] 1808#1852: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:54:01 [emerg] 2252#1096: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 17:54:04 [emerg] 2748#5828: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 18:01:50 [emerg] 4196#4404: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 18:01:52 [emerg] 1056#4404: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 18:01:56 [emerg] 9308#9312: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 18:11:29 [emerg] 9256#8796: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 18:11:36 [emerg] 6796#1456: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 18:11:37 [emerg] 8468#10012: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 18:16:46 [emerg] 2492#8876: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 18:16:48 [emerg] 9464#752: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 18:17:03 [emerg] 8396#1648: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/19 18:17:04 [emerg] 7512#9796: bind() to 0.0.0.0:443 failed (10013: FormatMessage() error:(15100))
2024/04/20 09:26:48 [alert] 6880#3208: the event "ngx_master_6880" was not signaled for 5s"

You’re likely going to run into issues while trying to run these at the same time, which is expected as they fight over ports and things. If you change your Router Mode to Localhost are you able to proceed? Preferences>Advanced>Router Mode>Localhost

Thank you for your response, I will try that suggestion. Now, I have a question: I have a PHP invoicing system, could I run it with Local? If so, I’ll remove XAMPP and stick with Local