[dba-Tech] Question about Ports

To run Apache & IIS at the same time on the same box see 
http://blog.monochrome.co.uk/2006/06/running-apache-and-iis-6-together-on-the-same-server/

PB

Arthur Fuller wrote:
> I don't understand the concept of Ports except in the most basic sense. IIS
> for example "Listens" on Port 80 by default. So if I switch the Port number
> to, say, 8080, do I have to adjust senders to recognize this new port
> assignment?
>
> My situation is this: I run IIS on port 80 and Reporting Services works
> fine. But then I also do some stuff in Ruby On Rails and its Apache server
> also wants port 80. If I change the port number on one or the other web
> server, do I have to communicate this info to the dependent programs, and if
> so, how?
>
> I hope I'm making this clear. What I do currently is shut down IIS before
> switching to RoR, and I would much prefer to skip this step so that both
> could run at once without collisions. In the RoR installation, Apache
> listens on port 80. Would I have to inform MySQL to address a new port
> number? I can see in the .conf file that it's easy to change the port
> number. The part of the puzzle that I cannot fathom is how the Sender knows
> what port to send to.
>
> TIA,
> Arthur
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