The problem is that we have F5 before webserver and we want a way to remove that web server out of service without having to stop apache and affecting existing connections. So only way is to have apache listen on socket and F5 do a health check. Other way is using http, which has more overhead. On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Matus UHLAR - fantomas <uhlar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 09.03.09 10:12, Mohit Anchlia wrote: >> But can I tell apache to stop listening on only one port? So if apache >> is listening on 80, 8080 then ask apache to stop listening on 8080 >> only. > > The most important question you did not answer (or did I miss it?) was: > > WHY? > > -- > Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uhlar@xxxxxxxxxxx ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ > Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. > Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. > You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, > then used against you. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx