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mawia
mawia

Reputation: 9349

Apache Web Server Socket Binding

I just started to read some binding documentation for Apache HTTP Server. And the very first line "By default, it listens to all addresses on the machine.", I found this statement very confusing. What does it mean to be "listening on all addresses"? Definitely they are not going to open all 64000 ports to listen. What are they trying to convey from this?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 119

Answers (1)

Perception
Perception

Reputation: 80603

In this context, address would refer to IP addresses, not ports. It doesn't listen on all ports, it binds (by default) and listens on all IP addresses on the host machine.

Upvotes: 1

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