[SOLVED] Failed to start The Apache HTTP Server on ubuntu 18.04

Failed to start The Apache HTTP Server on ubuntu 18.04

I am trying to create a web server on my ubuntu 18.04 so i installed Apache2 but i can't start it. Here's what appeared when i run the systemctl status apache2.service command

apache2.service - The Apache HTTP Server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/apache2.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
  Drop-In: /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service.d
           └─apache2-systemd.conf
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2020-02-22 13:58:09 CET; 34s ago
  Process: 2791 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/apachectl start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Feb 22 13:58:09 moemen apachectl[2791]: AH00558: apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's
Feb 22 13:58:09 moemen apachectl[2791]: (98)Address already in use: AH00072: make_sock: could not b
Feb 22 13:58:09 moemen apachectl[2791]: (98)Address already in use: AH00072: make_sock: could not b
Feb 22 13:58:09 moemen apachectl[2791]: no listening sockets available, shutting down
Feb 22 13:58:09 moemen apachectl[2791]: AH00015: Unable to open logs
Feb 22 13:58:09 moemen apachectl[2791]: Action 'start' failed.
Feb 22 13:58:09 moemen apachectl[2791]: The Apache error log may have more information.
Feb 22 13:58:09 moemen systemd[1]: apache2.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Feb 22 13:58:09 moemen systemd[1]: apache2.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Feb 22 13:58:09 moemen systemd[1]: Failed to start The Apache HTTP Server.

I'm new at this can you please help me

Solution

I also faced same problem.

First check

$ sudo systemctl status nginx

If nginx is active then stop this with

$ sudo systemctl stop nginx

then again try to start apache2 server in different terminal.