On Wed, 2005-03-16 at 14:13 -0500, Mark Weaver wrote:
Duncan Lithgow wrote:
Okay, thanks all for your suggestions. I think the problem here is that I'm used to windows where I can basically stick anything just about anywhere and it works fine. I understand why that is silly, but it's what i got used to... so lets start from scratch.
a.) where is the *most logical place* for me to put the files i want to serve and work on? b.) what will i need to change from the default configurations? ( apart from commenting out /etc/httpd/conf.d/welcome.conf )
I'd just really love to make this work soon - it's really holding up some projects... I nearly went back and got started in windows again!
Duncan
Hi Duncan,
The apache "out-of-the-box" settings will work just fine. Place your files to be served in /var/www/html and away you go.
if you are going to place your web files inside a directory that is a sub-dir of /var/www/html like /var/www/html/duncan_projects, then you will need to create a Directory container so apache knows where they are and knows exactly how it should serve those files:
<Directory "/var/www/html/duncan_projects"> AllowOverride All Options ExecCGI # if you're going to use (.pl/.cgi - cgi-bin) </Directory>
Yup, i've started to learn what that's for now
thats about all there is to it for a default apache installation.
Thanks, but by default I can't write to "var/www/html" surely I shouldn't edit everything as root!?
What permissions should I put on that directory? Is this how it's usually done for developing websites? I just got my head around having a /home folder and now I seem to be putting my stuff all around - is there a conceptual error oging on in my expectations?
Thanks for the help Mark
Duncan
well, on my web server "I" have ownership of everything, including the directories, /var/www/html, /var/www/cgi-bin. The only ownership exception are the other folders that apache or root "should" own and those folders that belong to people that I'm hosting a site for.
ownership on my web server looks something like this: ls -l /var/www total 56 drwxr-xr-x 6 mdw1982 apache 4096 Mar 1 09:31 cgi-bin drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 17 16:16 error drwxr-xr-x 45 mdw1982 apache 4096 Mar 14 19:57 html drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 17 17:45 icons drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Jan 17 07:48 lost+found drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 Jan 17 16:15 manual drwxr-xr-x 2 webalizer root 4096 Mar 1 04:03 usage
ls -l /var/www/html
total 18336
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 939 Sep 13 2003 ab_site.css
drwxr-xr-x 10 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:49 accounts
drwxr-xr-x 2 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 19:04 addon-modules
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 4795 Mar 16 2003 ani_logo.gif
drwxr-xr-x 5 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:49 bbinsch
drwxr-xr-x 4 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:49 changelog
drwxr-xr-x 2 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:49 css
drwxr-xr-x 7 backmountain apache 4096 Mar 2 16:16 dallas-backmountainhomes.com
drwxr-xr-x 7 mdw1982 apache 4096 Feb 18 18:11 deepdrawnenclosures.com
drwxr-xr-x 8 mdw1982 apache 77824 Mar 14 11:02 destinyimage
-rwxrw-r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 2303 Jan 1 2004 direc_create.html
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 2663 Jan 1 2004 direc_help.html
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 66 Jan 1 2004 dir_list.php
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17902039 Feb 16 15:30 di_store_web.tgz
drwxr-xr-x 11 mdw1982 apache 4096 Feb 2 19:33 docs
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 409 Sep 13 2003 enter_calculater.php
drwxr-xr-x 5 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:49 EZTrack
drwxr-xr-x 10 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 fishBoneTech
-rw-r--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 445 Oct 28 18:41 form_test.html
drwxr-xr-x 4 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 genesis
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 3602 Oct 12 2001 hierArrays.js
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 23806 Oct 12 2001 hierMenus.js
-rw-r--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 6726 Nov 12 2003 hitTrack.pl
drwxr-xr-x 3 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 HM
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 37 Jan 5 2004 htaccess_temp
drwxr-xr-x 4 interch apache 4096 Jan 28 10:15 ic_demo
drwxr-xr-x 16 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 images
-rw-r--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 5575 Mar 13 2002 index.shtml
-rw-r--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 5575 Mar 13 2002 index.shtml.rpmnew
drwxr-xr-x 13 interch apache 4096 Jan 28 10:15 interchange-5
drwxr-xr-x 3 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 java
drwxr-xr-x 2 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 javascript
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 438 Nov 1 2003 javascript_test.html
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 1138 Aug 28 2004 js_form_test.html
drwxr-xr-x 2 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 jsProgress
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 2270 Nov 3 2003 js_testing.html
drwxr-xr-x 10 mdw1982 apache 4096 Mar 4 07:40 LCCBB
drwxr-xr-x 6 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 lccenter
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 822 Dec 6 2003 link1.html
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 298 Dec 6 2003 link1.php
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 597 Nov 3 2003 link2.html
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 487 Nov 3 2003 links2.html
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 996 Nov 3 2003 linksNanchors.html
drwxr-xr-x 10 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 mandrakeot
-rw-r--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 4612 Nov 19 2003 menu.html
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 440 Dec 6 2003 mysql_test.php
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 389 Jan 4 2003 new_index.shtml
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mdw1982 apache 451 Nov 23 2002 newone.php
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 828 Aug 21 2003 new_phpTest.php
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 1596 Sep 3 2003 Noname1.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 427 Mar 13 2002 optim.html
drwxr-xr-x 7 mdw1982 apache 4096 Jan 5 12:03 phpMyAdmin
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 2234 Sep 13 2003 php_test1.php
-rw-rw-r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 1311 Sep 13 2003 php_test.php
-rw-r--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 557 Mar 13 2002 platform.html
drwxr-xr-x 17 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 pphlogger
drwxr-xr-x 6 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 pricesheet
drwxr-xr-x 3 interch apache 4096 Mar 1 09:31 rliardon
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 316 Feb 2 13:11 robots.txt
drwxr-xr-x 2 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:49 screens
drwxr-xr-x 3 mdw1982 apache 4096 Mar 15 10:22 search_fedoraCore
-rwxrw-r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 687 Jun 18 2003 simpleMailTest.html
drwxr-xr-x 9 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 simpletrack
drwxrwxr-x 8 rich apache 4096 Mar 12 19:48 soundaudiosystems.info
drwxrwxr-x 7 rich apache 4096 Mar 16 07:26 soundaudiosystems.net
drwxr-xr-x 10 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 squirrelmail
drwxr-xr-x 3 interch apache 4096 Feb 2 14:24 store_destinyimage
drwxr-xr-x 2 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 TIJ3rd
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 3932 Mar 12 2003 timerbar.js
drwxr-xr-x 5 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 timesheet
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 509 Apr 20 2004 tracker_test.html
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 488 Apr 20 2004 tracker_test.php
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 170 Aug 17 2003 ultramode.txt
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 550 Oct 1 2003 Untitled2.html
-rwxrwxrwx 1 mdw1982 apache 1323 Nov 13 2003 updater.css
-rwxr--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 1584 Sep 28 2003 updater.css.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 mdw1982 apache 21999 Nov 8 11:25 vinyl_barrier.html
drwxr-xr-x 3 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 virus
drwxr-xr-x 7 mdw1982 apache 4096 Dec 31 20:50 visitor_stats
drwxr-xr-x 8 mdw1982 apache 4096 Mar 7 21:31 wsm
and of course "root" owns /var/www which is set chmod 755
This way I am free to edit anything on the web server without having to ftp to the server as the user owning that directory in order to develop or update a site.
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