Configuring the Web server port
Earlier versions of the Ensim control panel software used the Red Hat Linux 7.x operating system, which supported Apache 1.3.x. The latest version uses the Fedora™ Core 1.0 operating system, which supports Apache 2.0. The control panel provides the flexibility of hosting sites on Apache 1.3 or Apache 2.0. This is achieved by configuring an additional port for the Web server apart from specifying the default port settings.
The default port settings for Apache when you install or upgrade the control panel software are as follows:
New installation: Apache 2.0 runs on port 80. Apache 1.3 runs on 8000.
Upgrade from WEBppliance 3.5.x: Apache 1.3 runs on port 80. Apache 2.0 runs on 8000.
Note: Upgrade to the latest version of Ensim Pro/Basic will be supported in the upcoming release.
By default, the Web server that runs the Apache service on port 80 (subsequently, on any other port as a result of reconfiguration) is designated as the Production Web server. The Web server that runs on the additional port is designated as the Test Web server.
You can update the port settings to specify a port number other than 80 but greater than 1024, in which case, you must specify the port number in the site URL when you access the site.
Note: A site runs on both the configured ports. To access sites running on a port other than the default (HTTP: 80; SSL: 443), you must specify the port number in the Address field of the browser, as follows: http://<site_name>:<port_number> where <site_name> is the host name of the site and <port_number> is the port that interfaces with the Web server. Example: To access a site running on Apache 1.3 that interfaces with port 8000, you must type the following: http://example.com:8000
You can designate the Test Web server as the Production Web server by clicking on the Set to Production Server button. When you click the button, the port number assigned to the original Production Web server is assigned to the erstwhile Test Web server.
Note: You must restart the Apache services for the changes to take effect.