Resolving Apache Startup Error: make_sock Could Not Bind to Address
When restarting Apache after cleaning log directories, the service fails with the following error:
[root@localhost apache]# /etc/init.d/*_apache restart
Stopping *_apache: [FAILED]
Starting *_apache: (98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:99
(98)Address already in use: make_s ...
Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:40:37 +0000 by rockobop