apache

[sr71000]

Ok..i've got apache set up....it runs fine on the network...have to router firewall turned off.....block random internet requests turned off.....what port do i forward to my apache server. it is 80 or 8080? I have both forwarded cus i couldn't remember. Anyways..i can't get access to it from the web. I get my ip from www.whatismyip.com and they go to http://(ip address) but it dosen't work Do I have to setup my config file a certain way to get it to run right? also...when I install..for the domain and server names when I install...what should I put? thanks

[Siliconjunkie]

If you did not change the default config it is port 80, but there is a good chance your ISP blocks it.

[filipino]

port 80 for http do you have firewall running?

[sr71000]

no firewall...use comcast...they may block port 80, how do i change it?

[Siliconjunkie]

In the httpd.conf file, there is a line for the port:

Listen 80

Change the 80 to 8080 or whatever.

Remember now it will be http://yourip:8080 or whatever port you chose.

[sr71000]

# Listen: Allows you to bind Apache to specific IP addresses and/or
# ports, instead of the default. See also the <VirtualHost>
# directive.
#
#Listen 3000
#Listen 12.34.56.78:80

that listen port isn't my ip address....should it be changed to my ip address from www.whatismyip.com? also what is the first listen 3000? should that be something different? thanks

[Siliconjunkie]

no, you have to uncomment the Listen 3000 line (remove the #)

So, without a directive it defaults to 80. Just change that I you will be good.

The IP line is if you have multiple interfaces and want it to only use one. But, because of the # it is commented out and will be ignored. So, it will listen on all interfaces.

[sr71000]

thanks...i figured it out..i did have to switch ports for one...and also i couldn't use a static ip address on my server for now because it is set up for dhcp and my router wouldn't recognise the static ip of my server ...so for not its set as dynamic..but it never shuts off so the ip shouldn't change ....oh joy. Ok...thanks for the help though my apache books should be here any day now...so I can start really learning the innards of apache

[Siliconjunkie]

You can learn alot from the apache website. http://www.apache.org, and the httpd.conf is pretty well commented.

[OuTpaTienT]

Comcast does not block port 80 or 8080 to my knowledge. I fire up Apache once in a blue moon and have never had a problem.