Re: OAS + Apache
From: Stephane Lajeunesse <slajeunesse_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: 2000/04/28
Message-ID: <3908EA9C.666EBA57_at_sympatico.ca>#1/1
Date: 2000/04/28
Message-ID: <3908EA9C.666EBA57_at_sympatico.ca>#1/1
Hi Martin,
> when i change port above 1024
> everything ok
A web server needs to be setuid root to acquire a port below 1024. Therefore, the default http port (80) cannot be acquired by a non-root process. It is also unwise to have http listen on port 80 on a unix box. Standards vary but generally port 8080 is used.
Thanks,
-- Stephane Lajeunesse.Received on Fri Apr 28 2000 - 00:00:00 CEST