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Log:
More FAQs and answers from comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix.
Submitted by: Joshua Slive <sl...@finance.commerce.ubc.ca>
Reviewed by: Tony Finch
Revision Changes Path
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
<!--#include virtual="header.html" -->
<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>
<P>
- $Revision: 1.4 $ ($Date: 1999/07/04 16:33:00 $)
+ $Revision: 1.5 $ ($Date: 2000/04/18 17:21:26 $)
</P>
<P>
The latest version of this FAQ is always available from the main
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@
<LI><A HREF="#forbidden">Why do I get a
"<SAMP>Forbidden</SAMP>" message whenever I try to
access a particular directory?</A>
+ <LI><A HREF="#ie-ignores-mime">Why do my files appear correctly in
+ Internet Explorer, but show up as source or trigger a save
+ window with Netscape?</A>
</OL>
</LI>
<!--#endif -->
@@ -520,8 +523,7 @@
directives so Apache can be sure to tell them apart correctly.
</P>
<P>
- Please see the
- <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/docs/vhosts/">Apache
+ Please see the <A HREF="../vhosts/">Apache
Virtual Host documentation</A> for further details about configuration.
</P>
<HR>
@@ -584,6 +586,28 @@
that not only must the directory and files in question be readable,
but also all parent directories must be at least searchable by the
web server in order for the content to be accessible.
+ </P>
+ <HR>
+ </LI>
+ <LI><A NAME="ie-ignores-mime">
+ <STRONG>Why do my files appear correctly in Internet
+ Explorer, but show up as source or trigger a save window
+ with Netscape?</STRONG></A>
+ <P>
+ Internet Explorer is ignoring the mime-type you have configured for
+ the file and guessing the file type based on the filename
+ extension. IE does this for any file which the web server marks as
+ application/octet-stream or text/plain. Netscape, on the other
+ hand, properly follows the directions of the web server and treats
+ the file as text/plain (displays it in the browser window as-is) or
+ application/octet-stream (pops up a download window).
+ </P>
+ <P>
+ In order to make all browsers work correctly, you should assure
+ that Apache sends the correct mime type for the file. This is
+ accomplished by editing the <CODE>mime.types</CODE> file or using
+ an <A HREF="../mod/mod_mime.html#addtype"><CODE>AddType</CODE></A>
+ directive in the Apache configuration files.
</P>
<HR>
</LI>
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--- FAQ-F.html 1999/07/03 22:12:50 1.2
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
<!--#include virtual="header.html" -->
<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>
<P>
- $Revision: 1.2 $ ($Date: 1999/07/03 22:12:50 $)
+ $Revision: 1.3 $ ($Date: 2000/04/18 17:21:27 $)
</P>
<P>
The latest version of this FAQ is always available from the main
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@
<LI><A HREF="#remote-user-var">Why is the environment variable
<SAMP>REMOTE_USER</SAMP> not set?</A>
</LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#user-cgi">How do I allow each of my user directories
+ to have a cgi-bin directory?</A>
+ </LI>
</OL>
</LI>
<!--#endif -->
@@ -511,6 +514,42 @@
authentication happens only after filling out the form).
</P>
<HR>
+ </LI>
+ <LI><A NAME="user-cgi"><STRONG>How do I allow each of my user directories
+ to have a cgi-bin directory?</STRONG></A>
+ <P>
+ Remember that CGI execution does not need to be restricted only to
+ cgi-bin directories. You can <A HREF="#CGIoutsideScriptAlias">allow
+ cgi execution in arbitrary parts of your filesystem</A>.
+ </P>
+ <P>
+ There are many ways to give each user directory a cgi-bin directory
+ such that anything requested as
+ <SAMP>http://example.com/~user/cgi-bin/program</SAMP> will be
+ executed as a CGI program.
+ Two alternatives are:
+ <OL>
+ <LI>Place the cgi-bin directory next to the public_html directory:
+ <P>
+ <DL>
+ <DD><CODE>ScriptAliasMatch ^/~([^/]*)/cgi-bin/(.*) /home/$1/cgi-bin/$2</CODE>
+ </DD>
+ </DL>
+ </P>
+ </LI>
+ <LI>Place the cgi-bin directory underneath the public_html directory:
+ <P>
+ <DL>
+ <DD><CODE><Directory /home/*/public_html/cgi-bin><BR>
+ Options ExecCGI<BR>
+ SetHandler cgi-script<BR>
+ </Directory></CODE>
+ </DD>
+ </DL>
+ </P>
+ </LI>
+ </OL>
+ <HR>
</LI>
</OL>
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
<!--#include virtual="header.html" -->
<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>
<P>
- $Revision: 1.1 $ ($Date: 1999/06/24 15:02:52 $)
+ $Revision: 1.2 $ ($Date: 2000/04/18 17:21:27 $)
</P>
<P>
The latest version of this FAQ is always available from the main
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
<LI><A HREF="#passwdauth">Can I use my <SAMP>/etc/passwd</SAMP> file
for Web page authentication?</A>
</LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#prompted-twice">Why does Apache ask for my password
+ twice before serving a file?
+ </LI>
</OL>
</LI>
<!--#endif -->
@@ -360,6 +363,37 @@
</P>
<HR>
</LI>
+ <LI><A NAME="prompted-twice"><STRONG>Why does Apache ask for my password
+ twice before serving a file?</STRONG>
+ <P>
+ If the hostname under which you are accessing the server is
+ different than the hostname specified in the
+ <A HREF="../mod/core.html#servername"<CODE>ServerName</CODE></A>
+ directive, then depending on the setting of the
+ <A HREF="../mod/core.html#usecanonicalname"><CODE>UseCanonicalName</CODE></A>
+ directive, Apache will redirect you to a new hostname when
+ constructing self-referential URLs. This happens, for example, in
+ the case where you request a directory without including the
+ trailing slash.
+ </P>
+ <P>
+ When this happens, Apache will ask for authentication once under the
+ original hostname, perform the redirect, and then ask again under the
+ new hostname. For security reasons, the browser must prompt again
+ for the password when the host name changes.
+ </P>
+ <P>
+ To eliminate this problem you should
+ <OL>
+ <LI>Always use the trailing slash when requesting directories;
+ <LI>Change the <CODE>ServerName</CODE> to match the name you are
+ using in the URL; and/or
+ <LI>Set <CODE>UseCanonicalName off</CODE>.
+ </OL>
+ </P>
+ <HR>
+ </LI>
+
</OL>
<!--#endif -->
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<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>
<P>
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</P>
<P>
The latest version of this FAQ is always available from the main
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
</LI>
<LI><A HREF="#rotate">How can I rotate my log files?</A>
</LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#conditional-logging">How do I keep certain requests from
+ appearing in my logs?</A>
+ </LI>
</OL>
</LI>
<!--#endif -->
@@ -227,6 +230,25 @@
</PRE></P>
<HR>
</LI>
+ <LI><A NAME="conditional-logging">
+ <STRONG>How do I keep certain requests from appearing
+ in my logs?</STRONG></A>
+ <P>
+ The maximum flexibility for removing unwanted information from
+ log files is obtained by post-processing the logs, or using
+ piped-logs to feed the logs through a program which does whatever
+ you want. However, Apache does offer the ability to prevent
+ requests from ever appearing in the log files. You can do this by
+ using the
+ <A HREF="../mod/mod_setenvif.html#SetEnvIf"><CODE>SetEnvIf</CODE></A>
+ directive to set an environment variable for certain requests and
+ then using the conditional
+ <A HREF="../mod/mod_log_config.html#customlog-conditional"><CODE>CustomLog</CODE></A>
+ syntax to prevent logging when the environment variable is set.
+ </P>
+ <HR>
+ </LI>
+
</OL>
<!--#endif -->
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Changes with Apache 1.3.13
+
+ *) More FAQs and answers from comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix.
+ [Joshua Slive <sl...@finance.commerce.ubc.ca>]
+
*) Win32: Add dependency checking to the CreateService call to ensure
TCPIP and AFP (winsock) are started before Apache.
[William Rowe <wr...@lnd.com>]