I'm trying to set up PHP websockets on my website. This works great on my local WAMP server, but on my website I keep getting a warning:
unable to bind address [98]: Address already in use in"
I tried various libraries, but they all return this error.
My guess is that the port I'm using in isn't free. The problem is, that I cannot access terminal since this is a shared server (according to phpinfo() websockets are enabled, btw) so I can't look for free ports. Also tried to use port 0 - but no luck.
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: For instance, this is some code using https://github.com/Flynsarmy/PHPWebSocket-Chat
// start the server
$Server = new PHPWebSocket();
$Server->bind('message', 'wsOnMessage');
$Server->bind('open', 'wsOnOpen');
$Server->bind('close', 'wsOnClose');
// for other computers to connect, you will probably need to change this to your LAN IP or external IP,
// alternatively use: gethostbyaddr(gethostbyname($_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']))
$Server->wsStartServer($_SERVER['SERVER_ADDR'], 9300);
Well, Bluehost site writes: "We block access to certain ports to help avoid having security holes in the firewall...Purchasing a dedicated IP will allow us to grant you access to the ports you will need to run your specific services on.". The technical support guy told me otherwise. I guess case is closed. Thank you all for your time!
Most probably your hosting provider has, somehow, disabled PHP sockets. This makes sense because PHP is used to process webpages not create daemons and you're probably using a regular web hosting plan (not a dedicated server).
I would check in with your hosting provider - support forum or just call them.