Using Ubuntu 9.10 and Apache 2.2.12.

So... I wanted to make my Apache server available only to localhost and I found this thread: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...server-651883/

I prefer to do this using the second reply (define access rule for Apache) instead of the other option (define rule for the firewall).

So I found the "Listen 80" line on /etc/apache2/ports.conf (not on apache2.conf).
But I also found "NameVirtualHost 80".
Hence, currently my ports.conf file contains this:I've checked I can correctly access the server from the same machine it's installed in and will test if it refuses to serve a different machine tomorrow.

But in the meantime, as what I did is not exactly what was advised (in other places too) and maybe that was intended for Apache 2.0 and 2.2 seems to have implemented something new, the Virtual Host names (for what I gather from the comments on the ports.conf file)... is what i did (assuming my test tomorrow goes well) ok or am I messing with what I shouldn't be messing - do note I know basically nothing on this subject.

Thanks in advance.

You should be fine... you can always confirm what is listening on your machine with netstat:

'sudo netstat -tunlp'

In this case, httpd is listening on all interfaces

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Thanks for the tip.

Oddly enough, there is no httpd program listed in my output for "sudo netstat -tunlp". I did find apache2 though:"ESCUTA" means "LISTEN" BTW.

Yeah.. it depends on your distro, the Red Hat family call it 'httpd'

I do have a /etc/apache2/httpd.conf file though. I gather that just comes from the Apache project, independently from the distro...?

Thanks.

A distro just decides how and what apps they're going to provide, they don't muck about with the content too much generally

Ok, thanks, kbp!


EDIT:
BTW I also edited /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default so that now reads This got me rid of the warning message on Apache restart that complained: