[HLUG] Suse's version of httpd.conf

[Andrew Hodgson]

Hi,

I know about the benefits of fragmented files, its just that I don't do much
configuring of Apache, and when I did it two years ago, it was on a flat
file.

I think I can now do this using the virtual hosts files, I just needed the
site to be accessible whatever the user typed into the address bar - they
could put one of two host names in, or an IP address, and I needed it to go
to port 443 (I can deal with the redirection in the web app).

Thanks.
Andrew.

-----Original Message-----
From: herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
[mailto:herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Mark
Broadbent
Sent: 12 September 2005 13:37
To: Herefordshire Linux Users Group.
Subject: Re: [HLUG] Suse's version of httpd.conf

Andrew Hodgson wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>On SLES9, I am trying to allow HTTPS requests to go to the default website.
>I can see where the SSL settings are, but I am not sure which template is
>used for configuring SSL in the default website?
>
>Any pointers?  
>
>I would usually put an SSL statement near the top, where it would say the
>root document etc, and thn there are SSL statements lower down the file
>which configure the certificates etc.  However this file is highly
>fragmented with several include statements, and I am not sure what the best
>practice is.
>
>Any suggestions?
>  
>

Hi Andrew,

Personally, I would add another file that configures the SSL enabled 
site using a VirtualHost directive.  Something along the lines of:

Port *:443

<VirtualHost myhost.com:443>
    SSLEnable On
    DocumentRoot /var/www/mysecuresite
    ...
</VirtualHost>

That is all from memory so the names might not be correct.

BTW, the fragmented configuration eases configuration of apache 
enormously as each seperate virtual hosted site can be in a seperate 
file.  Much easier to manage! :-)

Thanks
Mark


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