Re: [newbie] configuring advx (apache) on Mandrake
On Friday 25 March 2005 02:45, Joe wrote: Dear all, is there anyway i can configure ADVX on Mandrake easily without going through it's many conf files and without using webmin? is there a gui based, wizard based or something??? i have a problem setting up vitual host (name host not ip host). i downloaded apache docs but unfortunately Mandrake uses the modified version of apache which left me hanging like a dry leave. SNIP Setting up virtual hosts is easy. In /etc/httpd/2.0/conf/vhosts/Vhosts.conf for each virtual host insert a stanza in the format VirtualHost www.myvirtualhost.net ServerName www.myvirtualhost.net ServerAlias myvirtualhost.net *.myvirtualhost.net #ServerPath /domain DocumentRoot /var/www/html/myvirtualhost /VirtualHost then restart the httpd service. Done! Naturally the virtual hostname must resolve to your IP address. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] configuring advx (apache) on Mandrake
thanks greg thanks derek On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:32:53 +, Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 25 March 2005 02:45, Joe wrote: Dear all, is there anyway i can configure ADVX on Mandrake easily without going through it's many conf files and without using webmin? is there a gui based, wizard based or something??? i have a problem setting up vitual host (name host not ip host). i downloaded apache docs but unfortunately Mandrake uses the modified version of apache which left me hanging like a dry leave. SNIP Setting up virtual hosts is easy. In /etc/httpd/2.0/conf/vhosts/Vhosts.conf for each virtual host insert a stanza in the format VirtualHost www.myvirtualhost.net ServerName www.myvirtualhost.net ServerAlias myvirtualhost.net *.myvirtualhost.net #ServerPath /domain DocumentRoot /var/www/html/myvirtualhost /VirtualHost then restart the httpd service. Done! Naturally the virtual hostname must resolve to your IP address. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] configuring advx (apache) on Mandrake
cool website there Derek... dynamic DNS eh? cool stuff... On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:32:53 +, Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 25 March 2005 02:45, Joe wrote: Dear all, is there anyway i can configure ADVX on Mandrake easily without going through it's many conf files and without using webmin? is there a gui based, wizard based or something??? i have a problem setting up vitual host (name host not ip host). i downloaded apache docs but unfortunately Mandrake uses the modified version of apache which left me hanging like a dry leave. SNIP Setting up virtual hosts is easy. In /etc/httpd/2.0/conf/vhosts/Vhosts.conf for each virtual host insert a stanza in the format VirtualHost www.myvirtualhost.net ServerName www.myvirtualhost.net ServerAlias myvirtualhost.net *.myvirtualhost.net #ServerPath /domain DocumentRoot /var/www/html/myvirtualhost /VirtualHost then restart the httpd service. Done! Naturally the virtual hostname must resolve to your IP address. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] configuring advx (apache) on Mandrake
On Thursday 24 March 2005 09:45 pm, Joe wrote: Dear all, is there anyway i can configure ADVX on Mandrake easily without going through it's many conf files and without using webmin? is there a gui based, wizard based or something??? There are server setup wizards in the Mandrake Control Center if you have them installed, I think the package name is drakwizard. i have a problem setting up vitual host (name host not ip host). i downloaded apache docs but unfortunately Mandrake uses the modified version of apache which left me hanging like a dry leave. May I make some suggestions to all nice developers out there who sacrifice their time to OpenSource software... 1. At the same time during development, create an easy to read and follow on how to set up and use the particular software for beginners. Sorry, in my experience it is impossible for developers to do this, most just don't have the skill. This kind of documentation requires somebody with excellent writing skills to learn the software and then sit with someone that doesn't know it to determine what is important to be documented. A time consuming and laborious task. You are asking for a lot. 2. Create a wizard systen or step-step procedure to set up the software. Just a basic setup will do. For advance settings, users should read the manual and tinker with the conf file themselves. Well, setting up virtual hosts is a pretty advanced usage of apache, so what you are asking is kind of difficult. In my experience, the default config files in mdk rarely have to be touched for basic setup. It's only the advanced stuff that requires editing config files. Isn't that what you are asking for. about a week ago, exactly 40 days after I installed Mandrake Linux on all this small office PC, they asked me to removed Mandrake, except server, and install Windows XP. Reasons, except to type letters browse the net, users unable to modified certain settings because it's hard to do so and there's no easy way to do it. i am sad but passe is passe. Well, that sounds suspiciously like they didn't want Mandrake to begin with and let you install it as an experiment, and they were just looking for an excuse to make you take it off. I can't think of what settings office personnel should need easy access to if the machines are set up properly to begin with, and for those I can think of, if you know where to go, it is easy, but maybe not familiar, so perhaps training and expectations was the falldown here, not ease of use. You should give some specific examples, because I am sure the people on this list could deconstruct them all for you very quickly. -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
