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Apache fails to start, Address already in use (but not really)

rated 0 times [ 4] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 312297 / 1 Year ago, thu, november 10, 2022, 7:40:29

I'm trying to set up a VM running Ubuntu 12.04. I have two virtual hosts configured using port 80, but Apache will not start.

I get this error:

(98) Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80

The output of netstat -tulpn shows that nothing is using port 80. What could possibly be causing this?

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answered 1 Year ago girdleas · Accepted Answer

I've figured it out. I had duplicate Listen 80 commands in both my httpd.conf and ports.conf

Also, in copying the config file over for that server that's being virtualized, I neglected to notice that the error log directory had been changed. Looking into that error log, I noticed that the directory for the mime.types config file was incorrect in my httpd.conf file. I updated that parameter, and the server started up fine.