Default Settings; Site Configuration - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 System Administration Manual

Click the Add button to define additional ports on which to accept requests. A window as shown in
Figure 24.2, "Available Addresses"
listen to all IP addresses on the defined port or specify a particular IP address over which the server
accepts connections in the Address field. Only specify one IP address per port number. To specify
more than one IP address with the same port number, create an entry for each IP address. If at all
possible, use an IP address instead of a domain name to prevent a DNS lookup failure. Refer to
httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/dns-caveats.html
Apache.
Entering an asterisk (*) in the Address field is the same as choosing Listen to all addresses.
Clicking the Edit button in the Available Addresses frame shows the same window as the Add
button except with the fields populated for the selected entry. To delete an entry, select it and click the
Delete button.
Tip
If you set the server to listen to a port under 1024, you must be root to start it. For port
1024 and above, httpd can be started as a regular user.
Figure 24.2. Available Addresses

24.2. Default Settings

After defining the Server Name, Webmaster email address, and Available Addresses, click the
Virtual Hosts tab and click the Edit Default Settings button. A window as shown in
Configuration"
appears. Configure the default settings for your Web server in this window. If you add
a virtual host, the settings you configure for the virtual host take precedence for that virtual host. For a
directive not defined within the virtual host settings, the default value is used.

24.2.1. Site Configuration

The default values for the Directory Page Search List and Error Pages work for most servers. If you
are unsure of these settings, do not modify them.
appears. Either choose the Listen to all addresses option to
for more information about Issues Regarding DNS and
Default Settings
http://
Figure 24.3, "Site
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