unable to start httpd service - getting Address Already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address

Question

I copied new ssl cert files to my server but upon doing a httpd restart I get the following error:
(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
Pretty sure this is related to something other than the new certificate files, but this is the first time I attempted to restart the server in quite some time.

Answer

It looks like you are having trouble with your Apache server. The Address Already in use error message indicates that there may already be an httpd process running, and you can attempt to manually kill that process following these steps: 
 
Run the command "ps -aux |grep httpd" (remove quotation marks) in your terminal to find any processes related to httpd. Look to see what services are running, find the Apache process, and then kill it using the command "kill -9 " (replace  with the unique process ID of the Apache process). 
 
After you have completed the previous steps, restart your Apache service. If this does not resolve your issue, please reach out with further information on what errors you encounter. 
 
Cheers!

unable to start httpd service - getting Address Already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address

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