How do I port forward a MediaTemple server to redirect a port to a directory?

Question

I've just become a proud owner of a MediaTemple virtual-dedicated server. My question is: How can I forward a port to redirect it to a directory? For example, I would like to redirect port 6783 (e.g., http://www.imagreedybastard.com:6783) to the directory /usr/directories/admin/

Answer 1

This depends on your web server. For Apache, you can define a new listening port, create a virtual host on that port, and point its document root as desired:

# Open the port
Listen 6783

# Expect virtual host requests
NameVirtualHost *:6783

<VirtualHost *:6783>
    DocumentRoot /usr/directories/admin
    ServerName www.imagreedybastard.com
    # blah blah blah
</VirtualHost>