Re: How to run httpd server on random port on every bootup

[Akash Jain <akash.delhite@xxxxxxxxx>]

@Mandar : Like Pete said, can you shed some light on the use case ?

On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 5:54 PM, Mandar Nandale <mandar.nandale@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks Eric setting up environment variable worked for me

On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 5:33 PM, Eric Covener <covener@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 7:51 AM, Mandar Nandale
<mandar.nandale@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
>          I am using Apache httpd 2.4.3 server on my linux machine and my
> requirement is to run server on some random port on every bootup which is
> available in one text file to me . I have port.txt file under /home/mandar/
> directory , i dont see any command line option to httpd to provide listen
> port( is there any?) so only way is to edit httpd.conf file. What are the
> ways i can achieve this.
> Thank You,
>

You can add any directive on the command-line with -C or -c, or make
your port.txt Include'able, or make it set an environment variable
read by apachectl and use ${PORT} in your conf...

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Mandar Nandale
Embedded Software Engineer

Mindteck India Ltd, Banglore