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Apache is a powerful program to use in powering up a web site. Like any other service, it uses its own port to identify it from the rest of the thousands of services available. But if a typical system administrator needs to set up a firewall, a better understandng of how ports work, and which port is for what service and how it passes through the network.

Apache typically uses port 80 for unsecured connection and port 443 for secured connection and these ports can be enabled or disabled in a firewall, either iptables or hardware firewall. Being flexible that Apache is, setting the port can be done within the configuration file of Apache, httpd.conf.

More details can be found about ports scattered around the internet, and one website is http://pc-library.com. The site gives detailed information about a port like what program uses it. You can also find information about computer errors like error 632. The site also offers information how to solve such error, saving lots of system administrators from losing their sanity.

Knowing how ports and programs work together will save a great deal of time and sanity for network and system administrators. And knowing that a website exists will help thousands of administrators is sure good to know.