Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Administration Unleashed

Configuring the Server 331ListenSecureListenTimeoutPort number on which to listen for nonsecure (http) transfers. To specify multipleports, list them on separate lines with the Listen directive. To only listen on aspecific network interface, specify it before the port number such as Listen192.168.1.1:80. Default value: 80Optional directive to configure a secure, encrypted SSL connection on a specificport, usually port 443.Amount of time, in seconds, the server will wait for the following events beforefailing:. Receive a GET request. Receive TCP packets on a POST or PUT request. Receive ACKs on transmissions of TCP packets in responsesDefault value: 12015KeepAliveIf set to On, more than one request is allowed per connection, also known as apersistent connection. Default value: OffMaxKeepAliveRequestsIf KeepAlive is set to On, number of requests allowed per connection. To allowunlimited requests, set this directive to 0. Default value: 100KeepAliveTimeoutLoadModuleUserIf KeepAlive is set to On, the amount of time, in seconds, the server will wait foradditional requests from the same connection. The higher the number, the morehttpd processes will wait for subsequent connections instead of acceptingconnections from new clients. Use caution when setting this value becausewaiting too long for subsequent connections might result in a slow response tonew connections. Default value: 15Module to be loaded. Specify multiple modules on separate lines. Be sure themodule can be used for the version of Apache you are running. To specify multiplemodules, list them on separate lines preceded by the LoadModule directive.Refer to the “Loading Modules” section later in this chapter for details.Username or UID of the Apache process (httpd) owner. After the service is startedas root, the process changes ownership to this user with fewer privileges. Defaultvalue: apache