dont restart apache2 on ubuntu

Question

After run sudo service apache2 restart show this error:

● apache2.service - The Apache HTTP Server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/apache2.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2018-08-20 07:36:07 UTC; 18s ago
Process: 27890 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/apachectl start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Aug 20 07:36:07 debian apachectl[27890]: (98)Address already in use: AH00072: make_sock: could not bi
Aug 20 07:36:07 debian apachectl[27890]: (98)Address already in use: AH00072: make_sock: could not bi
Aug 20 07:36:07 debian apachectl[27890]: no listening sockets available, shutting down
Aug 20 07:36:07 debian apachectl[27890]: AH00015: Unable to open logs
Aug 20 07:36:07 debian apachectl[27890]: Action 'start' failed.
Aug 20 07:36:07 debian apachectl[27890]: The Apache error log may have more information.
Aug 20 07:36:07 debian systemd[1]: apache2.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Aug 20 07:36:07 debian systemd[1]: Failed to start The Apache HTTP Server.
Aug 20 07:36:07 debian systemd[1]: apache2.service: Unit entered failed state.
Aug 20 07:36:07 debian systemd[1]: apache2.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

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How to fix this error?

Answer 1

You can check whether your config is correct with

# apachectl configtest
Syntax OK

Like already pointed out, it seems like the port is under use, so check which program is using it

# netstat -tulpn

Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State       PID/Program name
tcp6       0      0 :::80                   :::*                    LISTEN      5170/apache2
tcp6       0      0 :::443                  :::*                    LISTEN      5170/apache2

and then kill the process with

kill -15 <proces_id>