Question: How do I change Apache 2 default port under Debian / Ubuntu Linux? I've couple of public IPv4 address assigned by my ISP, how do I force Apache2 to listen to a specific IP address? How do I change Apache2 IP address binding?
Answer: You can easily change the port and other settings using following directives:
Apache Listen Directive
The Listen directive instructs Apache to listen to more than one IP address or port; by default it responds to requests on all IP interfaces, but only on the port given by the Port directive. You can use this directive multiple times.
Task: Change Apache port
Open /etc/apache2/ports.conf file, enter:
# vi /etc/apache2/ports.conf
OR
$ sudo vi /etc/apache2/ports.conf
To make the server accept connections on both port 8010, enter:
Listen 8010
To make the server accept connections on both port 80 and port 8010, use:
Listen 80
Listen 8010
Task: Accept connections on specific IP / interface port
You need to use network interfaces IP address. For example, to make the server accept connections on IP 202.54.1.2 and port 80, enter:
Listen 202.54.1.2:80
To make the server accept connections on two specified interfaces and port numbers, enter:
Listen 202.54.2.1:80
Listen 202.54.2.5:8010
Save and close the file. Restart Apache 2 webserver:
# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
OR
$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
How do I verify port and IP binding working ?
Use netstat command to find out if Apache is listening on a specific port or not, use:
# netstat -tulpn
# netstat -tulpn | grep :80
# netstat -tulpn | grep :8010
# netstat -tulpn| grep 202.54.1.2:80
Sample output:
tcp 0 0 202.54.1.2:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 19306/apache2
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Great Post.
Simple and easy to understand.
But I was wondering how I could server multiple IPs,Ports.
How would the Virtual Hosts file look like?
Is it enough to change the
NameVirtualHost ?
cheers,
http://www.felipeferreira.net
Plz , i change port apache ia 81 but in address on browser my type is
localhst:81 or 127.0.0.1:81 not search foulder content php www
i edit port is 80 is ok
why ?? plz
I’m with the same problem…
They apparently forgot to say to change the following also:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/ports.conf
In file ports.conf, line 8.
Find:
NameVirtualHost *:80
Change to:
NameVirtualHost *:8080
And!
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/default
In file default, line 1.
Find:
Change to:
Eventually restart your apache2 server ;)
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Good luck!
Kind regards,
Melroy van den Berg
oh thanks that helped alot
what is the difference between the port 80 and 8080?