Topic: Site won't load unless I specify Port

[zeetwoeight]

Hi all,

I have just installed Apache and I have changed changed the port as follows:
Listen 9999

However, the default page won't load unless I put in http://mytestsite.domain:9999

What else do I need to add to the configuration so that the user won't have to put the port number in the URL.

Thx

[glsmith]

What you want is here:
http://www.dslwebserver.com/main/sbs-webserver-on-a-different-port-number-host-headers.html

It explains the steps needed to get a domain name redirected to another port. This is for IIS (long ago) but the redirecting part is still 100% on target

[zeetwoeight]

Thx gl.

Unfortunately, that article doesn't refer to the redirection to another port for Apache. I've done this numerous times in IIS and I figured I'd be able to use the <VirtualHost> directive in Apache but that's not working.

So I guess my question now is: how do I do port redirection in Apache?

Thx

[glsmith]

ok .. then, I do not really care why you may want to do this but I'm going to have to ask. Are you wanting this because your ISP is blocking port 80?

If not see this, just James' code section he posts first
http://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=3026
an example of redirecting a http (port 80) request to https (port 443)

and have a look at mod_rewrite
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/rewrite/

[zeetwoeight]

The reason is that this Apache server is the underlying element for our Urchin server (from Google). By default, they select port 9999 in their installation and from what I have been told, it's recommended to leave the port alone.

I'll take a look at the other info you've posted but for now, were are just going to cheat - custom icon on the users desktop that links to the site + port #. After all, this redirecting and rewriting seems to be a lot of work just so some users won't have to type 9999

Thx glsmith.

Cheers