how to release localhost from Error: listen EADDRINUSE

Question

i am testing a server written in nodejs on windows 7 and when i try to run the tester in the command line i get the following error

Error: listen EADDRINUSE
         


        

Answer 1

When you get an error

Error: listen EADDRINUSE

Open command prompt and type the following instructions:

netstat -a -o | grep 8080
taskkill /F /PID** <*ur Process ID no*>

after that restart phone gap interface.

If you want to know which process ID phonegap is using, open TASK MANAGER and look at the Column heading PID and find the PID no.