The Apache Configuration Tool allows you to
configure the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
configuration file for your Apache Web server. It does not use the old
srm.conf or access.conf
configuration files; leave them empty. Through the graphical interface,
you can configure Apache directives such as virtual hosts, logging
attributes, and maximum number of connections.
Only modules that are shipped with Red Hat Linux can be configured with
Apache Configuration Tool. If additional
modules are installed, they can not be configured using this tool.
The Apache Configuration Tool requires the X Window
System and root access. To start the Apache Configuration
Tool, use one of the following methods:
On the GNOME desktop, go to the
(on the Panel) => =>
=> .
On the KDE desktop, go to the
(on the Panel) =>
=> .
Type the command apacheconf at a shell prompt
(for example, in an XTerm or GNOME-terminal).
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| | Do not edit the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf Apache
configuration file if you wish to use this tool. Apache
Configuration Tool generates this file after you save your
changes and exit the program. If you want to add additional modules or
configuration options that are not available in Apache
Configuration Tool, you cannot use this tool.
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The general steps for configuring the Apache Web Server using the
Apache Configuration Tool are as following:
Configure the basic settings under the Main
tab.
Click on the Virtual Hosts tab and configure
the default settings.
Under the Virtual Hosts tab, configure the
Default Virtual Host.
If you want to serve more than one URL or virtual host, add the
additional virtual hosts.
Configure the server settings under the
Server tab.
Configure the connections settings under the Performance
Tuning tab.
Copy all necessary files to the DocumentRoot
and cgi-bin directories, and save your settings
in the Apache Configuration Tool.
Use the Main tab to configure the basic server
settings.
Enter a fully qualified domain name that you have the right to use in
the Server Name text area. This option corresponds
to the ServerName
directive in httpd.conf. The
ServerName directive sets the hostname of the Web
server. It is used when creating redirection URLs. If you do not define
a server name, Apache attempts to resolve it from the IP address of the
system. The server name does not have to be the domain name resolved
from the IP address of the server. For example, you might want to set
the server name to www.your_domain.com when your server's real DNS name
is actually foo.your_domain.com.
Enter the email address of the person who maintains the Web server in
the Webmaster email address text area. This option
corresponds to the ServerAdmin
directive in httpd.conf. If you configure
the server's error pages to contain an email address, this email address
will be used so that users can report a problem by sending email to the
server's administrator. The default value is root@localhost.
Use the Available Addresses area to define the
ports on which Apache will accept incoming requests. This option
corresponds to the Listen
directive in httpd.conf. By default, Red Hat
configures Apache to listen to port 80 for non-secure Web
communications. Click the Add button to define
additional ports on which to accept requests. A window as shown in Figure 13-2 will appear. Either choose the
Listen to all addresses option to listen to all IP
addresses on the defined port or specify a particular IP address over
which the server will accept connections in the
Address field. Only specify one IP address per port
number. If you want to specify more than one IP address with the same
port number, create an entry for each IP address. If at all possible,
use an IP address instead of a domain name to prevent a DNS lookup
failure. Refer to http://httpd.apache.org/docs/dns-caveats.html
for more information about Issues Regarding DNS and
Apache. Entering an asterisk (*) in the
Address field is the same as choosing
Listen to all addresses. Clicking the
Edit button shows the same window as the
Add button except with the fields populated for
the selected entry. To delete an entry, select it and click the
Delete button.
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| | If you set Apache to listen to a port under 1024, you must be root to
start it. For port 1024 and above, httpd can be
started as a regular user.
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