Nginx HTTP Server - Fourth Edition

Resetting the port number

Depending on how your web server was set up (manual build or automatic configuration from server panel managers, such as cPanel or Plesk), you may find yourself with a lot of configuration files to edit. The main configuration file is often found in /etc/httpd/conf/ or /etc/apache2/, and there might be more, depending on how your configuration is structured. Some server panel managers create extra configuration files for each virtual host.

There are three main elements you need to replace in your Apache configuration:

• The Listen directive is set to listen on port 80 by default. You will have to replace that port with another, such as 8080. This directive is usually found in the main configuration file, but on some ...