Re: [users@httpd] howto configure apache to serve requests without explicitly defining a port number in the URL

[Robert Palmer <robert@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Harish.Chakravarthy@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I would appreciate any information on configuring apache to run on a non 
> standard port, however serving requests without explicitly defining the 
> port number in the URL. 
> Example: 
> 1. If I run apache on port 7894 hosting mydomain.org 
> 2. I should be able visit http://mydomain.org to see my site 
>   (instead of http://mydomain.org:7894) 
> Does this also require any coordination with firewall rules,iptables, 
> etc ?. Any information is appreciated. 
> Running Apache 2.0.X on Solaris 8
> Cheers
> -Harish 
>
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I'm not sure you can do what you want.

http://mydomain.org:7894

is an instruction to the browser to connect on port 7894 to your system. 

You can redirect from port 80 to 7894 using xinet. The following would do it but you'd
still have your machine listening for http on port 80 so it's pointless. You'd define 
rpssh in /etc/services.


service rpssh
{
       socket_type             = stream
       wait                    = no
       user                    = root
       log_on_success  += HOST DURATION
       log_on_failure  += HOST
       disable                 = no
       redirect                = 127.0.0.1 7894
}



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