httpd question

[nipp2001]

does anyone know how to change the port for httpd to use instead of port 80?
Or is that even possible...
any input would be greatly appreciated!

[IchNiSan]

edit the httpd.conf file, here /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf
or wherever you installed apache to...

Find the section about listening

and add

Listen <insert port number here>

or

Listen <insert-ip-address-here> : <insert port number here>

then restart httpd

[ThePreacher]

Finally an easy question that I can answer. If you use Apache, find your httpd.conf file and use an editor (I prefer vi) to make changes. My httpd.conf file is located in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf. Near the top of the file you will see something like this. This is from my computer so don't copy.

### Main Configuration Section
### You really shouldn't change these settings unless you're a guru
###
ServerName skriptkittysecurity.cjb.net
Port 80 <-------change this
NameVirtualHost 169.147.*.*
ServerType standalone
ServerRoot /etc/httpd

After you change that you can host on a different port. Of course then you have to set firewall rules and the real fun begins.

[IchNiSan]

heh..
thepreacher is right if you are using virtual hosts....

I should have thought to ask....

if you are not, what I suggested should work for ya....

Good Luck,

IchNiSan

[hogfly]

heheh....YAY preacher!......lol

[Rewandythal]

Of course, in LinuxConf's networking section, you can edit apache's port number etc from a GUI, but the above ways work too and are probably easier on the whole. (In that youre less likely to want to play about with the other settings and f**k the whole thing up).