On 11/6/07, Peter Alefounder <p_alefounder@???> wrote:
>
> My reason for using apache and not apache2 is that I have some
> documentation
> for the former. I'm not sure what differences there might be for apache2,
> and just wanted something that would work. Various bits of information
> about
> apache2 that I got from web sites are not terribly clear.
Apache configuration can be confusing. It's a bit of a dark art really.
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/ is a great place to start. I'm using
Apache 2.2.3 straight from apt.
> If you like I can share my relevant Virtual Host
> > declaration to see what's different.
Here's the default (i.e. www) virtual host for my site:
NameVirtualHost *:80
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin placid@???
ServerName beplacid.net
ServerAlias www.beplacid.net
DocumentRoot /var/www/bp/www
<Directory /var/www/bp/www/cgi-bin/>
Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
</Directory>
<Directory /var/www/bp/www/py-bin/>
Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler cgi-script .py
</Directory>
# snip Django and gzip compression configuration, just for readability
</VirtualHost>
Make sure you've got mod_cgi installed and enabled via `a2enmod cgi`. Remove
the py-bin stuff above if you don't need it.
> I certainly agree with that. Something that unexpectedly grabs all the
> memory has no place on my computer. I might put apache2 back: webmin is
> gone for good.
>
I run webmin at home where the box isn't hosting numerous sites and
databases. I seriously do not recommend using it for a production system
that's public-facing.
Hope that helps!
--
Alex Collins
