Re-install Apache and it will not start

Apache, restart

[ebola100]

I reinstalled Apache with Yum on Fedora Core. Then when I type in service httpd start I get "Failed".

Typing in sh -v /etc/init.d/httpd start

gives me:

Starting httpd: (98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80
(98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs

The only thing I changed with httpd.conf is the servername, I used the name of my website.

At first I left the Listen 80 alone. Didn't work. Tried changing it to my IP address but the message still says "Could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80. It's like Apache is not noticing the changes I make to httpd.conf.

Any advice?

[jdMorgan]

Something -- and probably the old Apache installation, is still bound to the socket for port 80. The new Apache installation cannot connect to that socket until it is free. So, it looks like the old installation was not completely removed prior to installing the new.

Jim

[ebola100]

Thanks. I didn't know how to manually uninstall apache and I thought the GUI would take care of everything...so I just reinstalled the OS after backing up my files.