Re: How to run httpd server on random port on every bootup (Apache Users)

Basically i am running httpd server on embedded linux gateways and each gateway running httpd on unique port which will change on every power cycle and this port information is reported to common web server, for certain reasons i want all my gateways to run httpd on different and random port which will only known to web server. This random port is selected on gateway on each bootup by my script and written to port.txt file from where i am setting environment variable and running httpd on that port.

On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Akash Jain <akash.delhite@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

@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

Regards ,

Mandar Nandale
Embedded Software Engineer

Mindteck India Ltd, Banglore