Apache Port Change

You can change Apache web server port to use a lightweight high-performance web server, such as nginx, as a front-end web server, and move Apache web server to back-end.

To change Apache web server port, use the websrvmng utility with the following options:

• --set-http-port - set a custom http port;
• --get-http-port - get a custom http port;
• --set-https-port - set a custom https port;
• --get-https-port - get a custom https port.

Note: The default port values in Parallels Plesk Panel are 80 for http and 443 for https.

Examples

• To change Apache web server http port to 8080, issue the following command:

  # /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/websrvmng --set-http-port --port=8080

  # /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/websrvmng --reconfigure-all

  # /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/webmailmng --disable --name=horde

  # /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/webmailmng --enable --name=horde

  # /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/webmailmng --disable --name=atmail

  # /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/webmailmng --enable --name=atmail

  # /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/webmailmng --disable --name=atmailcom

  # /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/webmailmng --enable --name=atmailcom

• To get a custom Apache web server http port, issue the following command:

  # /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/websrvmng --get-http-port

Examples of configuration files for nginx web server on Debian 5

• Web server configuration
• Domains configuration
• Subdomains configuration
• Webmail configuration
• Mailman configuration

When you use Sitebuilder with Parallels Plesk Panel and change Apache web server port, you should reconfigure Sitebuilder to provide integration with the changed port.

Known issues

When nginx is installed as a front-end web server and Apache is moved to back-end, the following Parallels Plesk Panel components are not working:

• Publishing dynamic content in Sitebuilder
• Server's default page
• Tomcat via Apache
• Statistics for cached static content is not calculated