Os 10048

Hi guys I know this is redundant but nothing in the forums helped me

I installed apache2 on my Windows xp professional system. Mysql works great and i installed php4.3.4win32 that seems to have gone perfect as well. I am now tryin to incorporate php to work with apache so i can go about my studies and perform all tasks.

I am new to programming and have nowhwere to turn but here since no other solution helped.

Apache2 seems to run listening to socket 80 however when in dosprompt trying to run it i get OS 10048 only one socket available ......etc 80 not listening shutting down ...etc u all know the drill. i have changed the socket to all i can think of 8080 5000 3000 - when i do this apache2 doesn't run now when i installed apache2 when looking at http://localhost i get the success page - i don't understand why in dos prompt i get the OS 10048 error IF WHEN STARTING APACHE2 IN THE CONSOLE I GET GREEN LIGHT(APACHE SERVICE MONITOR)

looked at the httpd file don't know what's wrong it seems it only runs when on listen 80 - when i change it doesn't run at all????

can anyone pliz help me in detail(HOW DO I HAVE IT LOOK AT LISTENING PORT? I FOUND PLENTY PORTS LISTENING BUT CHOOSING ONE OF THEM STOPED APACHE2 AND GAVE ERROR - THE REQUEST OPERATION HAS FAILED - IN THE APACHE SERVICE MONITOR)

tasks performed:
apache -n apache2 -t : result syntax ok

looked at install an it's installed !!!!!(apache -k install -N APACHE2) HELP PLIZ

OS 10048

I think something is conflicting with this port. I had the same problem and ran netstat from command prompt but it didn't show anything. Still - I changed the port to 3128 and Apache launched no problem.

Hope this helps.

I got this information from:
http://www.programmingtalk.com/archive/index.php/t-6681.html

I resolved this issue by editing the httpd.conf file.
Just change "Listen 80" to "Listen 127.0.0.1:3128" or to your IP address, adding the 3128 port at the end.
Save the httpd.conf file.
Restart Apache.
Works on WinXP and Win2K.

I had the same problem and this was only because of Skype. Skype has using of port 80 set by default as alternate ports. I turned this funciton off and after skype restart i was able to use apache on port 80.