Cannot run Apache on port 80

Joe

Hey geeks I need help. As the title indicates, I cannot run Apache on port 80. If I configure my httpd.conf to any other port (above 1024) it works perfectly. Here is my file :

#Make sure to only have this line once in your configuration
NameVirtualHost 127.0.1.1:80

# This is the configuration for your project
Listen 127.0.1.1:80

<VirtualHost 127.0.1.1:80>
    ServerName www.mgcpictures.com.localhost
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/MGC/web"
    DirectoryIndex index.php
    <Directory /var/www/MGC/web">
        AllowOverride All
        Allow from All
    </Directory>

    Alias /sf /var/www/MGC/lib/vendor/symfony/data/web/sf
    <Directory "/var/www/MGC/lib/vendor/symfony/data/web/sf">
        AllowOverride All
        Allow from All
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

When I try to run Apache, here's the error I get:

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

I don't think I have anything else listening on port 80.

Any idea?

nuclearcat

Strange, i try ur config, my apache wont start too.
Look: http://www.nuclearcat.com/PICTURES/apache.jpg

mrmat

I don't think I have anything else listening on port 80.

Are you sure? netstat might help.

Another instance of "httpd" might already be running with port 80 binded to it. So try killing it and start the process again.

454447415244

Try this:

NameVirtualHost *:80

Listen 80

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName www.mgcpictures.com.localhost
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/MGC/web"
    DirectoryIndex index.php
    <Directory /var/www/MGC/web">
        AllowOverride All
        Allow from All
    </Directory>

    Alias /sf /var/www/MGC/lib/vendor/symfony/data/web/sf
    <Directory "/var/www/MGC/lib/vendor/symfony/data/web/sf">
        AllowOverride All
        Allow from All
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

rolf

You need root privileges to bind to a port in the 0-1024 range. I remember something like that.
Try sudo httpd for testing.

sys-halt

I think the key is in 127.0.1.1 IP address listed in your Apache configuration file. I have seen this 127.0.x.x derivative IP address of the reserved loopback address 127.0.0.1, I have noticed such derivatives in Ubuntu Distribution.

can you please check your /etc/hosts file and see what alias and hostname ihas been given to the 127.0.1.1 IP address. And modify the alias and hostname to match the name of the Server.

also if you have a permanent static IP address you can delete this loopback address derivative 127.0.1.1 and replace it with the IP address you use on your network.

of course don't delete your original local host IP address from the /etc/hosts file, it is the one at the top of the file with the IP address 127.0.0.1, this is used as a local DNS lookup for your machine to speed local DNS retrieval.

Good Luck

duckster

Do you have any other web server running?

do the following from the console:

telnet localhost 80

then type: GET /

what do you get?
Also, what OS are you using?