Xampp Internal error

Xampp : Internal error: Error retrieving pid file logs/httpd.pid

[localhost~]# /opt/lampp/lampp stop
Stopping XAMPP for Linux 1.7.7...
XAMPP: Stopping Apache with SSL...
(20014)Internal error: Error retrieving pid file logs/httpd.pid
Remove it before continuing if it is corrupted.

Solution :
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Step 1

The following command removes or rename it. (The path may differ if you installed xampp).

cd /opt/lampp/logs

rm httpd.pid

(or)

mv httpd.pid httpdpid (any name)

Step 2 restarts the xampp

/opt/lampp/lampp restart

Step 3

http://localhost on the browser.