We know a random port number is assigned to a web application in Visual Studio. It works fine in my office desktop. But when I pull the code onto my laptop (from VisualStudio.com) and run the web app. I got a message, saying,
The specified port is in use
Port 10360 is already being used by another application.
Recommendations
Try switching to port other than 10360 and higher than 1024.
Stop the application that is using port 10360.
I can fix it using Recommendation #1 by changing the port into something else like 13333. But I am very curious what happened to port 10360. How can I check what application is using port 10360? How can I stop that application?
I had a similar issue running Visual Studio 2019 on Windows 10.
Some solutions that worked for others seemed to include:
Changing the application port number.
Have Visual studio automatically assign a port number each time the application start.
Restart Visual Studio
Restart the computer.
Unfortunately, none of these solutions worked for me, assigning another port number did work but was not an acceptable solution as it was important for my application to run on a specified port.
The Solution
First I ran the command:
netsh http add iplisten ipaddress=::
from an elevated command-line process. This solved the initial error, when attempting to run the application I no longer got the "port in use" error, instead, I now got an error stating the application was unable to bind to the port because administrative privileges were required. (although I was running Visual Studio as administrator)
The second error was caused by Hyper-V that adds ports to the Port Exclusion Range, the port my application uses was in one of these exclusion ranges.
You can view these ports by running the following command: netsh interface ipv4 show excludedportrange protocol=tcp
To solve this second error:
Disable Hyper-V: Control Panel-> Programs and Features-> Turn Windows features on or off. Untick Hyper-V
Restart the computer.
Add the port you are using to the port exclusion range: netsh int ipv4 add excludedportrange protocol=tcp startport=50403 numberofports=1 store=persistent
Reenable Hyper-V
Restart the computer
From here everything worked perfectly.
i solve the problem this way...
File -> Open -> Web Site...
After that select Local IIS under IIS Express Site
remove the unwanted project.
hope this help.
change it in solution (right Click) -> property -> web tab
Click Create Virtual Directory (in front of project Url textbox)
This was haunting me for over a year!
For me,
no website was running iin IIS Express
nothing was using the port as determined by running: netstat -ano at the command line.
The solution was to run
netsh http add iplisten ipaddress=::
from the command line.
Happy days, and credit to: James Bryant! https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/110767/specified-port-is-in-use.html
SIMPLE SOLUTION THAT WORKED FOR ME: (Credits to combination of other's answers)
**My System Info:**
Windows 10 build : 1809
IIS Version : 10.0.17763.1
Hyper-V : Enabled
Docker : Installed - 2.3.0.2 (45183)
Check for blocked ports range in CMD (admin)
>> netsh interface ipv4 show excludedportrange protocol=tcp
(Sample output):
Protocol tcp Port Exclusion Ranges
Start Port End Port
---------- --------
49696 49795 (SEE HERE, 49796 to 49895 is not blocked)
49896 49995
... list goes on ...
Open Visual Studio and Navigate to > Project > Properties > Web > Servers > Project Url
Use the Port that is not blocked.
(Sample port):
http://localhost:49796/
Restart Visual Studio (if required)
Have a coffee and share love. (required) :)
I had the same problem, but no proccess appeared neither in netstat nor in resmon.
What solved the problem for me was closing all the open browser windows.
You're looking for netstat.
Open an administrative command shell and run
netstat -aob
And look for port 10360. It'll show you what executable opened the port and what PID to look up in Task Manager. (Actually, run netstat -? in an unprivileged shell first, because I don't approve of blindly running anything you don't understand, especially in a privileged context.)
Here's what the switches do:
-a shows all connections or open ports, not just active ones - the port you want is probably listening, not active.
-o shows the owning PID of the connection or port, so you can find the process in Task Manager's Processes tab. (You might need to add the PID column in Task Manager. View->Select Columns)
-b shows the binary involved in opening the connection or port. This is the one that requires elevated access.
The cause of this issue in my own case is a bit different. Everything was working fine until I started docker to do some other stuff. Starting docker, in one way or the other, added some new ranges of ports to the Port Exclusion Ranges. What to do:
Open command prompt (As an administrator)
run: netsh interface ipv4 show excludedportrange protocol=tcp (You should see the port your application is using in the excluded port ranges)
run: net stop winnat
run: netsh interface ipv4 show excludedportrange protocol=tcp (by this time, the Administered port exclusions ranges should reduce)
run net start winnat.
If the problem was caused by Windows NAT Driver (winnat), then you should be good by now.
Close the VS
Start again - right click and run as admin
Run your project again.
Running visual studio in administrative mode solved my issue
Delete the .sln file, if you have one.
Open the file C:\Users\NN\Documents\IISExpress\config\applicationhost.config
Locate the problematic site in configuration/system.applicationHost/sites and delete the whole site section.
"Open Web Site.." from Visual Studio and the project will be given a random new port.
For me the "The specified port is in use" error is usually fixed (well actually worked arround) by stopping the "Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)" (SharedAccess) and the "World Wide Web Publishing Service" (W3SVC) service.
After the project / ISS Express is started the stopped services can be started again without issues.
Whenever i receive the error the port (in the 50000 range) is definitely not in use (checked with netstat & tcpview).
It would be nice if Microsoft did some integration testing of Visual Studio / IIS Express along side with HyperV and the "normal" IIS Service OR gave some guidance on which port ranges to use for VS / IIS Express (and which ports to avoid).
Visual studio 2015
Close all the files you have open inside Visual studio.
Then close application and exit Visual Studio.
Open Visual Studio and it should successfully run.
I hope this helps.
netstat didn't show anything already using the port
netstat -ano | findstr <your port number> showed nothing for me. I found out that port was excluded using this command to see what ranges are reserved by something else:
netsh interface ipv4 show excludedportrange protocol=tcp
You can try to unblock the range from the start port for a number of ports (need Command Prompt with Administrator):
netsh int ip delete excludedportrange protocol=tcp numberofports=<number of ports> startport=<start port>
However, in my case I couldn't unblock the range, I just got "Access is denied", so I ended up having to pick another port for my site.
My original solution: The only thing that worked was deleting the .vs folder in the solution folder. (I've since found you can just delete the .vs/config/applicationhost.config instead to avoid losing so many settings).
If netstat doesn't show anything, try a reboot.
For me, nothing appeared in netstat for my port. I tried closing Google Chrome browser windows as #Clangon and #J.T. Taylor suggested, but to no avail.
In the end a system reboot worked, however, so I can only assume that something else was secretly holding the port open. Or perhaps it just took longer than I was prepared to wait for the ports to be released after Chrome shut down.
For me, close all application and restart the computer.
When window start, Open Visual studio first, then open browser and click run(F5).
Now it works. I don't know why.
Open Task Manager and Just Close all processes of 'IIS Express System Tray' and 'IIS Express Worker Process' and Re-run the Project
For me, the Google Chrome browser was the process which was using the port. Even after I closed Chrome, I found that the process still persisted (I allow Chrome to "run in background" so that I can receive desktop notifications). I went into Task Manager, and killed the Chrome browser process, and then started my web application, it worked like a charm.
Open your csproj with for example Notepad ++ and scroll down to DevelopmentServerPort. Change it to something else as long as it's above 1024 like rekommended (so for example 22312). Also change the IISUrl to http://localhost:22312/. Save your changes and restart the project.
In my case there was no application using specified port and elevated running of Visual Studio didn't help either.
What worked for me is to reinstall IIS Express and than restart computer.
For me it was an orphaned VBCSCompiler task from a previous run, that didn't shut down and was somehow interfering. Killing that task solved it.
https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/31482/vbcscompiler-does-not-shut-down.html
You need to configre this parameter by running the following in the administrative command prompt:
netsh http add iplisten ipaddress=::
click on the notification present on bottom of the task bar if you receiving the error like port in use then select the iiss icon right click then click on exit ,it work like charm for me
I had same error showing up. I had my web service set as an application in IIS and I fixed it by:
Right-click on my WebService project inside my solution > Properties > Web > Under 'Servers' change from IIS Express to Local IIS (it will automatically create a Virtual Directory which is what you want)
When Port xxxx is already being used, there's always a PID (Process Id) elaborated with the error. Simply go to the task manager on the machine you are running the application, click on details, and you will identify what the other application is. You can then decide whether you want to end that process or not
Just to add to this, I had the full IIS feature turned on for one of my machines and it seemed to cause this to happen intermittently.
I also got random complaints about needing Admin rights to bind sites after a while, I assume that somehow it was looking at the full IIS config (Which does require admin as it's not a per-user file).
If you are stuck and nothing else is helping (and you don't want to just choose another port) then check you have removed this if it is present.
FWIW, I tried tons of these options and I didn't get anywhere. Then I realized I had installed VMWare Player just before the issue started. I uninstalled it, and this error went away.
I'm sure there's some way to make them coexist, but I don't really need Player so I just removed it. If you've tried all kinds of stuff and it's not working consider looking through any programs you've installed recently (especially those that deal with network adapters?) and see if that gets you anywhere.
In Visual Studio 2017, select Project/Properties and then select the Web option. In the IIS section next to the default project URL click Create Virtual Directory. This solved the problem for me. I think in my case the default project Virtual Directory had been corrupted in some way following a debugging session.
For me only thing worked is removing the element containing my application name, path and binding info under
</system.applicationHost> element in
applicationhost file.
To be found under C:\Users\yourUsername\Documents\IISExpress\config
Closed the the solution , deleted the bad site element , save the applicationhost file and close.
Reopen the application/Website from Visual studio using Admin rights - Rebuilt and Run. Voila... A new port is auto assigned to your application which solves the purpose.
Can also be verified without running-- check the Properties window for the solution and URL will have new port number.
In my case I got also this issue from my ASP Core 3.1 projets.
I thing that for some reason visual studio ignore the IP/Port setting in the project property and start it on 5000 and 5001. I discovered this while attempting to start my Core 3.1 projects from prompt using dotnet run
And this post helped me
How to specify the port an ASP.NET Core application is hosted on?
It suggest to
Specify the port in the appsettings.json or maybe appsettings.development.json. (see lower)
Close Visual Studio
Delete /.vs, /bin, /obj folders
Restart Visual Studio.
appsettings.json / appsettings.development.json content
{
/***************************
"Urls": "http://localhost:49438", <==== HERE
/***************************/
"Logging": {
"LogLevel": {
"Default": "Information",
"Microsoft": "Warning",
"Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime": "Information"
}
},
"AllowedHosts": "*",
"connectionStrings": { ... }
}
Problem:
I want to be able to debug my symfony2 project. I would like to be
able to set a break point in my code, run remote debugging and be
able to step through all the break points in my code as I interact
with my application.
Background information and current setup:
The IDE I am using is phpstorm.
Apache and mySql server are running on my vmware player.
Xdebug is installed on vmware player.
I currently connect to my project through my vmware players ip
(i.e 172.16.48.1/app_dev.php). At this point I interact with my
application normally and develop.
What I have done so far
I followed the tutorial but have not had any luck.
I really confused by most of the tutorial but followed it as best as I could. I do not think the bookmarklets were working correctly when following the instructions.
I also watched a webinar or two on remote debugging and it still was not completely clear to me what I need to do to step through my code.
Question:
Can someone provide a step by step tutorial of what I need to do to
setup remote debugging so that I can launch some remote debugging
session through phpstorm that will open my web application and as I
navigate through my web application my break points will be hit?
i've just finished setting up my local symfony2 app and phpstorm debugging with Chrome, here is what i've done:
1) config xdebug in php.ini on the server and restart web server (or php-fpm):
[xdebug]
zend_extension="**location to xdebug**/xdebug.so"
xdebug.remote_enable = 1
; use port 9009 because php-fpm uses 9000 by default
xdebug.remote_port = 9009
xdebug.idekey = PHPSTORM
2) install xdebug extension
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/xdebug-helper/eadndfjplgieldjbigjakmdgkmoaaaoc
3) setup xdebug exteions. in chrome://extensions find Xdebug helper and click options. there select IDE key to PhpStorm. (this will essentially set xdebug.idekey to PHPSTORM for that particular session)
4) now the trickiest part, connecting from PhpStorm.
you have to setup PHP Remote Debug debug configuration.
in the toolbar, next to the debug button, you have drop down field with the first option Edit configuration. it opens Run/Debug Configurations.
there click the + button and add PHP Remote Debug.
specify your name, server and Ide key = PHPSTORM.
click Apply and Ok (i never know which one so i always click both, just in case)
now the dropdown in the toolbar will show your newly set remote server, run button (green arrow) will be disabled.
click Start Listen for PHP Debug Connection
click that green bug icon to start debugging
Debug view will open with 2 tabs: Debugger and Console (selected by default)
change the tab to Debugger and you will see: "Waiting for incoming connection with the ide key 'PHPSTORM'"
open your browser
navigate to your server url
activate Xdebug helper extension (clicking on that gray bug in the url bar) it will turn green
to check that everything is ok, open Chrome console, tab Resources -> Cookies -> your server. and verify that cookie XDEBUG_SESSION with value PHPSTORM was created (this is what actually activates xdebug remote debugging in php)
now refresh the page and quickly alt-tab back to PhpStorm (or arrange your windows so you can see PhpStorm while refreshing browser)
in your Debug view and Debugger console you will briefly see "Connected"
TADA!
create couple of break points in controller (dont use AppKernel.php or other symfony2 specific files as those get compiled and are not called, even in dev mode)
added 5.1.2015
official tutorial can be found here:
https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/PhpStorm/Profiling+PHP+applications+with+PhpStorm+and+Xdebug
Everything worked, up to the point where I set a breakpoint. Since Symfony2 is a front controller, it doesn't know which corresponding file matches the breakpoint.
I tried to setup path mappings, but to no avail.
I created from scratch a cloud app located at:
http://jimszend.my.phpcloud.com/
I have zero files on my local drive, but I am trying to get them from the server using Zend Studio.
I have found this page to accomplish this but it does not work:
http://www.phpcloud.com/help/studio-remote-system
Step 1. I believe to be correct. But I have no way to know for sure.
Step 2. Open the PHP or Zend Framework project that you want to upload to your application container, or create a new project. <--- I want to create a new project on my hard drive.
So Step 2 somehow does not work, so instead I go to File -> New -> PHP Project from Zend Developer Cloud.
So I give the project a name: say ABC
The location is: C:\Users\Jim\Zend\workspaces\DefaultWorkspace
The container from a dropdown is: http://jimszend.my.phpcloud.com:10082 (Id: 4_0 )
Now I click refresh right below that and I get nothing so now I click on Add Target
and I enter a username and password. This dialog screen is the problem. I can't figure out what to enter here. meaning I have tried hundreds of different ways and I get stuck right here. I always end up clicking on Generate new key and then I click Test Connection and since there is no error, I assume this is correct.
Then I close that screen and now when I click on the drop down for Application nothing gets filled in. But sometimes this does work and I find my application which says, "jimszend zend framework" - something like this, but even if I get this far then I get some sort of Git failure when I click finish.
Does anyone know a full proof way to pull down "my files" using Zend Studio from PHP Cloud?
Thanks,
Jim
I suspect you may not have your public / private keys set or somewhere you are not supplying the correct credentials during the process. I did the following.
Follow this help document very closely. It's a really good doc from the phpcloud people.
http://www.phpcloud.com/help/putty-ssh-debug-tunnel
Using the phpcloud admin I created a new public / private key pair (Zend Studio kind, ending in .pem). Then I downloaded the .pem to a folder on my windows 7 machine.
Next download from the putty website these three applications to help you match your private / public key pair in putty and in Zend Studio. For me I wanted everything hooked up, both Putty and Zend Studio.
-PuttyGen
-Pageant
-Putty
Note putty uses a .ppk file type (not .pem), so Using PuttyGen I opened the .pem file and saved out the private key to the same location where I saved my .pem file from the php cloud. I kept the same file naming convention, to keep matters straight. So the only difference between the two files was .pem and .ppk.
Next I opened Pageant and used Pageant to open a store my .ppk file. I understand Pageant to be a key store which Putty will check, as it needs to open locked doors.
Next I followed the guidelines in the above phpcloud link, carefully, to establish a tunnel.
Once the tunnel was open, I launched Zend Studio.
From there I went to Windows->preferences and searched for SSH2. Once the SSJ2 dialog opened, under the general tab I added both my .pem and .ppk to the path. Then under the Key Management tab dialog I used "Load existing key" and loaded my .pem file. Then I clicked apply.
Then using Zend Studio I created a new "PHP Project from Remote Server". I went though the steps clicking "Manage remote servers". For the server connection I typed the follow.
JAZZFINGERS.MY.PHPCLOUD.COM
and if you are prompted for credentials, do not use the container credentials, unless they are the same as your other credentials.
From there you can also test your connection. For me this worked. Hope this helps. Oh yeah, also read this. Very important and helpful.
www.phpcloud.com/help/studio-remote-system
-Best Wishes
I am working on a website which authenticates with Facebook, so that the user can sign in through his/her Facebook profile. I've seen similar questions like this one, but none that covers exactly my issue.
To test this Facebook authentication locally, I figured that some hacks were needed. You see, Facebook only allows redirects to certain domains after the authentication process. For these domains, localhost is not an option.
So I decided to do some research. I ended up changing my hosts file to point the domain local.fablelane.com to 127.0.0.1. However, now it complains when I try to change the virtual directory in Visual Studio 2012.
First, I see this dialog after changing it.
I then click Yes and end up with this dialog here.
What do you suggest I try? How can I change my virtual directory? It is important that I find a way to do this either programmatically, through changing a file somewhere, or through the commandline. The reason for this is that I intend to make an automatic setup program that does this for me in the future.
You will need to uncheck Use IIS Express and also add your new name local.fablelane.com as a binding to IIS, so that when VS tries to open the site URL, the host-header matches the site.
Also, is there any reason you need a specific port, rather than the default? It should be fine with 80.
You haven't said which version of IIS you're using, but on 8, open IIS Admin, expand your machine-name, expand Sites, right-click on local.fablelane.com (or however you've named it), and select Edit bindings and add local.fablelane.com.
Try uncheck the option "Use IIS Express".
Check if your website port number in IIS has been changed.If its changed edit bindings and change port number to 80
In addition to the above, click on the override application root URL and paste the host name address which you have given in the Project Url.
It worked for me.