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[Bug 63717] New: Meaning of _default_ seems to have changed in 2.4,
yet not reflected in documentation
https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63717
Bug ID: 63717
Summary: Meaning of _default_ seems to have changed in 2.4, yet
not reflected in documentation
Product: Apache httpd-2
Version: 2.4.41
Hardware: PC
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: Documentation
Assignee: docs@httpd.apache.org
Reporter: apache@stefanseidel.info
Target Milestone: ---
In the docs for <VirtualHost>:
https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#virtualhost it is said that
_default_ is an alias for *. This has changed from 2.2, where _default_
indicated a "catch-all" for unmatched hosts.
I seems that the pages
https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/vhosts/examples.html
and
https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/vhosts/details.html
have not been brought up to date with this information.
Some testing seems to confirm that _default_ is nothing special anymore and if
in doubt, Apache HTTPD 2.4 will use the first <VirtualHost> declaration if the
request hostname does not match any declared ServerName or ServerAlias.
Is this correct, and if so, can the documentation be adjusted accordingly?
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[Bug 63717] Meaning of _default_ seems to have changed in 2.4, yet
not reflected in documentation
Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63717
Stefan Seidel <ap...@stefanseidel.info> changed:
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Status|NEEDINFO |NEW
--- Comment #2 from Stefan Seidel <ap...@stefanseidel.info> ---
Well, in 2.2 the <VirtualHost> docs say:
> "The string _default_, which is used only with IP virtual hosting to catch unmatched IP addresses."
So this seems a difference to me, but I have never actively used it so I cannot
vouch for it.
But yes, I think the references to _default_ can be removed from the
documentation. I tried all kinds of combinations and it doesn't seem to have
any special meaning, and a look through the source code also only reveals that
it is an alias of "*" (line 190 of vhost.c)
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[Bug 63717] Meaning of _default_ seems to have changed in 2.4, yet
not reflected in documentation
Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63717
Eric Covener <co...@gmail.com> changed:
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Status|NEW |NEEDINFO
--- Comment #1 from Eric Covener <co...@gmail.com> ---
As far as I can tell _default_ was not treated differently from * in 2.2
either. Do you have any results that imply the references to _default_
shouldn't just be removed from those topics?
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