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Upgrading to FileWave 13+ from older Versions on Systems where Port 443 is used

Description

FileWave 13 introduced athe Web Admin interface.interface, By default thiswhich uses port 443.443 Attemptsby todefault. install on systems that haveIf another service usingis thisalready listening on port will prevent443, the installationFileWave ofServer FileWave.installer cannot complete until the conflict is resolved.

To resolve this,the removeissue, either move the other service off port 443 or adapt the contending process orconfigure FileWave toWeb use a different port.

Directions

Configuring FileWaveAdmin to use a different port before upgrading.

Directions

Configure FileWave to use a different Web Admin port before the upgrade may be archived as follows:

Mac / Linux

Edit the /usr/local/filewave/apache/conf/httpd.conf fileand asadd followsthe :following line:

# Putting the last character in brackets is a trick to prevent Apache from issuing a warning if the file does not exist.
IncludeOptional conf/httpd_webadmi[n].conf

Create the /usr/local/filewave/apache/conf/httpd_webadmin.conf with the following content : content:

Define WEB_ADMIN_PORT 20440

Restart Apache Service Apache:

sudo fwcontrol apache restart

Then Upgrade as normal by runningrun the FileWave Server Installer 13+ installer as normal.

Windows (Legacy)

Windows 

Edit the C:\Program Files (x86)\FileWave\apache\conf\httpd.conf fileand asadd followsthe :following line:

# Putting the last character in brackets is a trick to prevent Apache from issuing a warning if the file does not exist.
IncludeOptional "C:\Program Files (x86)\FileWave\apache\conf\httpd_webadmi[n].conf"

Create the C:\Program Files (x86)\FileWave\apache\conf\httpd_webadmin.conf with the following content : content:

Define WEB_ADMIN_PORT 20440

Restart Apache Servicefrom inCommand a cmdPrompt or powershellPowerShell window runrunning as Administrator : Administrator:

fwcontrol apache restart

Then Upgrade as normal by runningrun the FileWave Server Installer 13+ installer as normal.