If the Apache server integrated into XAMPP regularly crashes when running Joomla 3 together with the JCE Editor in a local environment, this may be caused by a memory overflow.
To prevent this crash, you can adjust the configuration file of your XAMPP installation (httpd.conf):
# 8388608 = 8*1024*1024
<IfModule mpm_winnt_module>
ThreadStackSize 8388608
</IfModule>
After restarting Apache, the problem should be resolved. Many thanks to www.adick.at for the valuable information in connection with a similar setup.
