Hi Guys,

I have problems starting an Apache server on an german Win XP Home OS.
Following message is shown then in an batch-window:

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Apache 2 is starting ...
(OS 10048)Normalerweise darf jede Socketadresse (Protokoll, Netzwerkadresse oder Anschluss) nur jeweils einmal verwendet werden.
: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
=============================================

For englishmen, the 2nd+3rd lines mean:
Normaly each socketadress (protocoll,
networkadress or port) may be only used one time.

What can I do to fix this problem?
Thank you for helping me!

TheWulf
(you can contact me at: thedarkwulf99@gmx.net)

Hi

I am having the same problem starting Apache on my Windows 2000 Pro machine. (see error below)

Did you ever figure out how to start Apache?

thanks

diane

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C:\xampp>apache_start.bat
Diese Eingabeforderung nicht waehrend des Running beenden
Bitte erst bei einem gewollten Shutdown schliessen
Please close this command only for Shutdown
Apache 2 is starting ...
(OS 10048)Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted.
: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:443
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
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Hi Guys,

I have problems starting an Apache server on an german Win XP Home OS.
Following message is shown then in an batch-window:

============================================
Apache 2 is starting ...
(OS 10048)Normalerweise darf jede Socketadresse (Protokoll, Netzwerkadresse oder Anschluss) nur jeweils einmal verwendet werden.
: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
=============================================

For englishmen, the 2nd+3rd lines mean:
Normaly each socketadress (protocoll,
networkadress or port) may be only used one time.

What can I do to fix this problem?
Thank you for helping me!

TheWulf
(you can contact me at: thedarkwulf99@gmx.net)

Hello, I think that this Apache error message is produced because you are having firewall or somethink like. You can either remove or adjust your firewall accordingly or search for Windows's network firewall settings. There must be something about port bidings.

Other solution is to make Apache listen not to 80 but to 3128 port(ports < 1024 are more often used for system service bindings).

Third solution is to change binging address:
in your httpd.conf write this:
Listen 127.0.0.1:80
instead of:
Listen 0.0.0.0:80

Personally I am using Knoppix and there are no such problems.
Hope It helps...

I was having same issue with Apache2 on Windows, and I tried disabling my firewall and changing binding to specific IP address instead of all unassigned (0.0.0.0).

Issue still persisted even though Apache2/Tomcat had worked previously on my system. Noticed that when I was reinstalling was defaulting to 443 as main port and I left as is before thinking it understood that to be SSL.

Think it was trying to use 443 as the default port, so it was coliding with 443 being SSL port; hence message about only one binding at a time.

When I changed HTTPD.conf to 80 it worked fine with SSL and http.

I was having same issue with Apache2 on Windows, and I tried disabling my firewall and changing binding to specific IP address instead of all unassigned (0.0.0.0).

Issue still persisted even though Apache2/Tomcat had worked previously on my system. Noticed that when I was reinstalling was defaulting to 443 as main port and I left as is before thinking it understood that to be SSL.

Think it was trying to use 443 as the default port, so it was coliding with 443 being SSL port; hence message about only one binding at a time.

When I changed HTTPD.conf to 80 it worked fine with SSL and http.

I've had the same problem. I noticed that when i reboot my computer (running XP pro), sometimes Apache worked. Then, i change the port to 3128 and it worked. But, then I was illuminated by God, and do a netstat -ao (-o displays the PID) and discover that Skype was listening in port 80 instead of apache -that is, i have both set up to run at startup, thus, if apache started first, it will have por 80 available, and skype not, and vice-versa-. So my solution was to remove skype from startup -i don't use it too often- and make apache (and myself) happy by making port 80 available.
Sorry about my english, ajejaej I'm from Argentina.. :p

uninstall IIS

I had the same problem, so i don't use apache under the Windows.

as maurito said, skype could be the problem, and athor programs that listen on port 80. So, by a netsetat -ao you can see all connections on local machie, and you can identify by PID the process that is listening on port 80.

If skype is the one, there is an option in connection tab in skype that says Use port 80 and 443 as alternatives for incoming connections ...uncheck it:D

Hi, guys

I have pretty much the same problem - Apache 2.2 stopped running after XP SP3 installation.

httpd.exe -k start gives

(OS 10048)Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port)
is normally permitted. : make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs

netstat -ao gives no information on port 80, looks like port 80 is free

I've tried to :

* Make Apache to Listen 127.0.0.1:80 as newiaqua adviced - no luck
* modify Apache port number to 3128 as newiaqua adviced - no luck
* turned off my Windows XP firewall - no luck
* uncheck Skype port 80 usage, like iga3k and maurito said - no luck
* reinstall Apache- no luck

Any ideas are highly appreciated

Thank you in advance,
hightechguy

This problem is caused by another service listening to TCP/IP port 80.

I don't use Skype, but after you change what port it is configured to use, you probably need to restart it and/or reboot your computer to get the change to take effect.

You would need to post infomation about how you were changing the Apache port number and if you stoped and started Apache to get any changes made to take effect.

If you are still having this problem, there could be a second service listening to on port 80.

Hi, mab

Thank you for the prompt reply, it's highly appreciated.

I've unchecked 80 and 443 ports usage on Skype & restarted the machine, so changes should be picked up.

Then I run netstat -ao - no signs og the 80 port usage, but apache service failed to start.

I've changed the port apache uses making modifications in the httpd.conf file as follows:

replaced Listen 80 to Listen 3128
and replaced ServerName localhost:80 to ServerName localhost:3128
saved httpd.conf
run httpd.exe -k start

This time no errors appear in the command line window, but standard Windows "Please Tell Misrosoft about this problem" window poped up and of course apache didn't start again.

System error log has the following errors:
Faulting application httpd.exe, version 2.2.6.0, faulting module libhttpd.dll, version 2.2.6.0, fault address 0x0001ad37.

No luck :(

Unfortunately you're at the point where everything becomes black magic. If I were you, I would try changing localhost to 127.0.0.1, on the off chance that the problem is something to do with DNS integration. Then I'd make sure my Apache version was current. Then I'd ditch Windows and start running my Web server on a Unix system. (You might possibly benefit from looking into coLinux.)

Thanks, chaosprime

Try different RAM.

Hi, bizzar528

Thanks for the answer. What do you mean by RAM - RAM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAM)?

Yep, that's it.

obviously the standard troubleshooting isn't working, the ports not in use, but it's still failing. I'd start looking at either reformatting your pc or trying some different hardware (sometimes flaky ram or a hard drive can cause random problems).

Many thanks, bizzar528 - I was thinking it's the dead end. Now at least I have a direction to digg

Thanks,
hightechguy

my two cents is... I see that if you are using the exellent xampp from apachefriends.org.


I found this thread because I could not get apache to start when using xampp and the suggestion to uncheck "the use port 80 and 443 as alternatives for incoming connections" tickbox in skype solved my apache connection problem instantly, once I had stopped them from running as services in the xamp control panel.

BTW I am running vista home premium.

Hi, guys

Finally found the problem solution thanks to my friend:

https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45311

hightechguy

Your info saved my enthusiasm for this incredibly painful process :)!!!