[users@httpd] Looking for a superminimalist configuration for serving static pages only.

[Appache Lion <ap...@gmail.com>]

Hey, all!

This is my first post to the list and before anything else, I would
like to applaud everyone in the community for their great
contributions and the wonderful software they develop.

I've been playing around with Apache 2.2.16 locally on my Windows PC
for the last few weeks, and being the minimalist I am, I want to
reduce the configuration options to the bare minimum. Since I will be
serving only static pages and images for a few websites, I need to
leave just the essential functionality:

1. serve HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and image files over the Web
2. serve different domains/folders on the same IP address via VirtalHosts
3. redirect different domains to the same virtual host
4. redirect mistyped or non-existing URLs to real ones
5. block/redirect all requests for non-publicly shared resources;
secure the server
6. set up error reporting

This is really all I need at the moment; no server-side scripting, no
login forms, no forums, no databases, no fancy modules -- yup, you can
say this is so 1989. :)

I have already dug into the documentation and I am aware that I have
to at least define the basic directives ServerRoot, Listen,
ServerName, DocumentRoot, and Directory for a site to work, but it
doesn't seem so clear which modules/directives I can live without.

I suppose I will have to enable the dir_module and add/edit some
directives/modules for error reporting and for redirecting. As I
mentioned previously, I will also be making use of the VirtualHost
directive.

Here is a sample minimalist configuration file for a local server I
started from scratch:



# Specify the Apache Server's directory where all configuration files,
modules and error logs are stored.
ServerRoot "E:/apache"

# Specify the IP addresses and/or ports Apache will listen on.
Listen 127.0.0.1:80

# Specify on which IP address Apache will listen for name-based virtual hosts.
NameVirtualHost 127.0.0.1:80

# Specify at least the IP(s) and port a virtual host will listen on,
its name and directory.
<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1:80>
	ServerName site1
	ServerAdmin admin@site1
	DocumentRoot "E:/site1"
	<Directory "E:/site1">
		Options FollowSymLinks
		AllowOverride None
		Order deny,allow
		Deny from all
		Allow from 127.0.0.1
	</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1:80>
	ServerName site2
	ServerAdmin admin@site2
	DocumentRoot "E:/site2"
	<Directory "E:/site2">
		Options FollowSymLinks
		AllowOverride None
		Order deny,allow
		Deny from all
		Allow from 127.0.0.1
	</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

# Specify which Apache modules will be enabled on startup.
LoadModule dir_module modules/mod_dir.so
LoadModule log_config_module modules/mod_log_config.so

# Specify the default file to be served when a directory is requested.
<IfModule dir_module>
    DirectoryIndex index.htm
</IfModule>

# Specify the default error log file location.
ErrorLog "logs/error.log"



I would be really grateful if you can pinpoint any
problems/limitations/trade-offs in this configuration in regard to my
website requirements. Please note this is a local server configuration
and this is why I set the Order/Allow/Deny directives to allow
requests only from the local IP address. I will be moving my server to
a VPS soon, so I will have to adapt it to that environment in the near
future.

Please understand I want to start as small as possible and build
slowly on my skills and knowledge. I am sure this setup will be a
piece of cake for most of you on the list, but I hope you can find the
time to give me a few guidelines.

Thank you!

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