How do I stop Apache/Tomcat server on localhost://8080?

Question

I keep getting errors when trying to serve files locally. I am using Tomcat on port 8080.

When using Eclipse, I get the following error message:

Several ports (8080, 8009) required by Tomcat v8.0 Server at localhost are already in use. The server may already be running in another process, or a system process may be using the port. To start this server you will need to stop the other process or change the port number(s).

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Question

How do I stop the server on port 8080 if I don't know which process started it?

Answer 1

Try to go with a web browser to:

localhost:8080 or 127.0.0.1:8080 and localhost:8009 or 127.0.0.1:8009

There you could see which service is running on those ports.

Then it will be more simple to understand what you have to stop.

EDIT: You could use a prompt and the command:

netstat -b

-b it will show the name of the executable running on a port.

For understanding how it works here a good explanation.