Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC - apache start page.

[Chuck Short]

Hello,

Stuart will answering your concens when he gets home.

Thanks
chuck

On Tuesday 25 May 2004 09:29, Stroller wrote:
> Well, this may simply be because I've upgraded from a previous
> installation of Apache2, or it may be because I didn't see the ewarn
> when I emerged, but I used to have a /home/www/htdocs/ directory in
> which everything installed. I believe that cgi-bin, icons & error were
> in there..?
>
> Now I find that I have separate /var/www/htdocs/ & /var/www/localhost
> directories and that cgi-bin, icons & error go in the top-level
> /var/www/. GLEP 11 is presumably not intended as user-documentation, so
> an explanation for someone who finds GLEP 11 heavy-going would be
> appreciated.
>
> My server is never addressed as "localhost". I do use virtuals,
> although I'd be happy to admit I don't have a clue about them. I
> believe that when I originally emerged Apache2 I made suitable
> directories for compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org & www.stroller.uk.eu.org
> within htdocs & pointed the virtual hosting at those directories. When
> squirrelmail emerged to htdocs I could simply symlink
> mail.stroller.uk.eu.org to squirrelmail in the same directory. Now
> compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org & www.stroller.uk.eu.org reside within the
> /var/www/ alongside localhost
>
> In writing this email to you I find that an emerge --update has placed
> the new squirrelmail in /var/www/htdocs/, a directory which is now
> otherwise fairly redundant, as it only contains the default Apache
> start-page (in several languages). That update to squirrelmail has been
> ignored the past month, as I wasn't aware it would go there.
>
> This is what _I_ find confusing, however it was you that stated:
> > I'd say that the main problem people have (apart from my stupid bugs
> > ;-)
> > is that they just don't h.a.f.c. about virtual hosting.
>
> In what other ways have users demonstrated to you that the don't have a
> clue about virtual hosting..? Wouldn't the default start page be a good
> place to address this with a little documentation..?
>
> I would be the first to commend the design & layout of the new start
> page which is proposed, but since users will wish to replace this with
> their own start page, it will only be seen by the system administrator,
> and hopefully not for too long. I think this would be a percfect place
> to display some _useful_ information.
>
> Stroller.
>
> On May 26, 2004, at 1:58 pm, Chuck Short wrote:
> > Whats confusing about it?
> >
> >> If people don't have a clue about virtual hosting, would it not be
> >> better for the default Apache start page to document the correct
> >> configuration & directory hierarchy layout for the version of Apache
> >> that they have emerged. I for one have found the changes made to
> >> Apache
> >> in recent months confusing, and don't know where to find documentation
> >> on the correct way to set up my webserver under Gentoo.
>
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