Edge Server Caching Proxy conflicts with Web server port 80 on Linux machines
 Technote (troubleshooting)
 
Problem(Abstract)
A potential conflict for port 80 exists when the Edge Server Caching Proxy is installed on a Linux® system.
 
Cause
Because Linux includes an HTTP server that binds to port 80, there is a potential conflict when the Edge Server Caching Proxy is installed on Linux machines. By default, the Caching Proxy also binds to port 80.
 
Resolving the problem
In order to start the Caching Proxy software, you must stop the HTTP server first.
If you want to run the HTTP server on the same system as the Caching Proxy, you must configure either the Caching Proxy or the Web server to run on a port other than 80. For the Caching Proxy, this setting can be changed through the port directive in the ibmproxy.conf file (for example, Port 8080). After the port has been modified, stop and restart the proxy for your change to take effect.

Note: The Caching Proxy was also known as Web Traffic Express in earlier versions of WebSphere® Edge Server.
 
 
Cross Reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Application Servers WebSphere Edge Server Caching Proxy
 
Product Alias/Synonym
WTE
web traffic express
caching proxy
WebSphere
ibmproxy
Edge Server
 
 
 


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Edge Component
Operating system(s): Linux
Software version: 6.1
Software edition:
Reference #: 1047869
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Sep 16, 2004