Loading docs/manual/bind.xml +23 −23 Changes for docs/manual/bind.xml: 23 added lines, 23 removed lines. Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ <p>When Apache starts, it binds to some port and address on the local machine and waits for incoming requests. By default, it listens to all addresses on the machine. However, it needs to be told to listen on specific ports, or to listen on only selected addresses, or a combination. This is often combined with the Virtual Host feature which determines how Apache responds to it listens to all addresses on the machine. However, it may need to be told to listen on specific ports, or only on selected addresses, or a combination of both. This is often combined with the Virtual Host feature, which determines how Apache responds to different IP addresses, hostnames and ports.</p> <p>The <directive module="mpm_common">Listen</directive> directive tells the server to accept incoming requests only on the specified port or incoming requests only on the specified ports or address-and-port combinations. If only a port number is specified in the <directive module="mpm_common">Listen</directive> directive, the server Loading @@ -69,22 +69,22 @@ addresses and ports.</p> <p>For example, to make the server accept connections on both port 80 and port 8000, use:</p> port 80 and port 8000, on all interfaces, use:</p> <example> Listen 80<br /> Listen 8000 </example> <p>To make the server accept connections on two specified interfaces and port numbers, use</p> <p>To make the server accept connections on port 80 for one interface, and port 8080 on another, use</p> <example> Listen 192.170.2.1:80<br /> Listen 192.170.2.5:8000 </example> <p>IPv6 addresses must be surrounded in square brackets, as in the <p>IPv6 addresses must be enclosed in square brackets, as in the following example:</p> <example> Loading @@ -97,27 +97,27 @@ <p>A growing number of platforms implement IPv6, and <glossary>APR</glossary> supports IPv6 on most of these platforms, allowing Apache to allocate IPv6 sockets and handle requests which were sent over IPv6.</p> allowing Apache to allocate IPv6 sockets, and to handle requests sent over IPv6.</p> <p>One complicating factor for Apache administrators is whether or not an IPv6 socket can handle both IPv4 connections and IPv6 connections. Handling IPv4 connections with an IPv6 socket uses IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses, which are allowed by default on most platforms but are disallowed by default on FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD in order to match the system-wide policy on those platforms. But even on systems where it is disallowed by default, a platforms, but are disallowed by default on FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD, in order to match the system-wide policy on those platforms. On systems where it is disallowed by default, a special <program>configure</program> parameter can change this behavior for Apache.</p> <p>On the other hand, on some platforms such as Linux and Tru64 the <p>On the other hand, on some platforms, such as Linux and Tru64, the <strong>only</strong> way to handle both IPv6 and IPv4 is to use mapped addresses. If you want Apache to handle IPv4 and IPv6 connections with a minimum of sockets, which requires using IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses, specify the <code>--enable-v4-mapped</code> <program> configure</program> option.</p> <p><code>--enable-v4-mapped</code> is the default on all platforms but <p><code>--enable-v4-mapped</code> is the default on all platforms except FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD, so this is probably how your Apache was built.</p> Loading @@ -141,20 +141,20 @@ <section id="virtualhost"> <title>How This Works With Virtual Hosts</title> <p> <directive module="mpm_common">Listen</directive> does not implement Virtual Hosts. It only tells the main server what addresses and ports to listen to. If no <p> The <directive module="mpm_common">Listen</directive> directive does not implement Virtual Hosts - it only tells the main server what addresses and ports to listen on. If no <directive module="core" type="section">VirtualHost</directive> directives are used, the server will behave the same for all accepted requests. However, in the same way for all accepted requests. However, <directive module="core" type="section">VirtualHost</directive> can be used to specify a different behavior for one or more of the addresses and ports. To implement a for one or more of the addresses or ports. To implement a VirtualHost, the server must first be told to listen to the address and port to be used. Then a <directive module="core" type="section">VirtualHost</directive> section should be created for a specified address and port to set the should be created for the specified address and port to set the behavior of this virtual host. Note that if the <directive module="core" type="section">VirtualHost</directive> is set for an address and port that the Loading Loading
docs/manual/bind.xml +23 −23 Changes for docs/manual/bind.xml: 23 added lines, 23 removed lines. Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ <p>When Apache starts, it binds to some port and address on the local machine and waits for incoming requests. By default, it listens to all addresses on the machine. However, it needs to be told to listen on specific ports, or to listen on only selected addresses, or a combination. This is often combined with the Virtual Host feature which determines how Apache responds to it listens to all addresses on the machine. However, it may need to be told to listen on specific ports, or only on selected addresses, or a combination of both. This is often combined with the Virtual Host feature, which determines how Apache responds to different IP addresses, hostnames and ports.</p> <p>The <directive module="mpm_common">Listen</directive> directive tells the server to accept incoming requests only on the specified port or incoming requests only on the specified ports or address-and-port combinations. If only a port number is specified in the <directive module="mpm_common">Listen</directive> directive, the server Loading @@ -69,22 +69,22 @@ addresses and ports.</p> <p>For example, to make the server accept connections on both port 80 and port 8000, use:</p> port 80 and port 8000, on all interfaces, use:</p> <example> Listen 80<br /> Listen 8000 </example> <p>To make the server accept connections on two specified interfaces and port numbers, use</p> <p>To make the server accept connections on port 80 for one interface, and port 8080 on another, use</p> <example> Listen 192.170.2.1:80<br /> Listen 192.170.2.5:8000 </example> <p>IPv6 addresses must be surrounded in square brackets, as in the <p>IPv6 addresses must be enclosed in square brackets, as in the following example:</p> <example> Loading @@ -97,27 +97,27 @@ <p>A growing number of platforms implement IPv6, and <glossary>APR</glossary> supports IPv6 on most of these platforms, allowing Apache to allocate IPv6 sockets and handle requests which were sent over IPv6.</p> allowing Apache to allocate IPv6 sockets, and to handle requests sent over IPv6.</p> <p>One complicating factor for Apache administrators is whether or not an IPv6 socket can handle both IPv4 connections and IPv6 connections. Handling IPv4 connections with an IPv6 socket uses IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses, which are allowed by default on most platforms but are disallowed by default on FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD in order to match the system-wide policy on those platforms. But even on systems where it is disallowed by default, a platforms, but are disallowed by default on FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD, in order to match the system-wide policy on those platforms. On systems where it is disallowed by default, a special <program>configure</program> parameter can change this behavior for Apache.</p> <p>On the other hand, on some platforms such as Linux and Tru64 the <p>On the other hand, on some platforms, such as Linux and Tru64, the <strong>only</strong> way to handle both IPv6 and IPv4 is to use mapped addresses. If you want Apache to handle IPv4 and IPv6 connections with a minimum of sockets, which requires using IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses, specify the <code>--enable-v4-mapped</code> <program> configure</program> option.</p> <p><code>--enable-v4-mapped</code> is the default on all platforms but <p><code>--enable-v4-mapped</code> is the default on all platforms except FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD, so this is probably how your Apache was built.</p> Loading @@ -141,20 +141,20 @@ <section id="virtualhost"> <title>How This Works With Virtual Hosts</title> <p> <directive module="mpm_common">Listen</directive> does not implement Virtual Hosts. It only tells the main server what addresses and ports to listen to. If no <p> The <directive module="mpm_common">Listen</directive> directive does not implement Virtual Hosts - it only tells the main server what addresses and ports to listen on. If no <directive module="core" type="section">VirtualHost</directive> directives are used, the server will behave the same for all accepted requests. However, in the same way for all accepted requests. However, <directive module="core" type="section">VirtualHost</directive> can be used to specify a different behavior for one or more of the addresses and ports. To implement a for one or more of the addresses or ports. To implement a VirtualHost, the server must first be told to listen to the address and port to be used. Then a <directive module="core" type="section">VirtualHost</directive> section should be created for a specified address and port to set the should be created for the specified address and port to set the behavior of this virtual host. Note that if the <directive module="core" type="section">VirtualHost</directive> is set for an address and port that the Loading