A server is already running. Check …/tmp/pids/server.pid. Exiting - rails

Question

..$ rails s
=> Booting WEBrick
=> Rails 4.0.4 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000
=> Run `rails server -h` for more startup options
=>         


        

Answer 1

SOLUTION for Windows:

1. see the pid from \tmp\pids\server.pid
2. open cmd as administrator
3. taskkill /F /PID [pid from step 1.]
4. delete server.pid file
5. restart server