[webstack-discuss] Apache mod_rewrite and .htaccess

2009-05-30 Thread Amanda waite
Jyri Virkki wrote: > Eric Reid - Sun ISV Engineering wrote: > >> There's really a whole class of software packages of this ilk -- perhaps >> it's not too late to press for a defacto standard in OSOL. Or maybe it is. >> > > Certainly not too late since IIRC not one of this class of apps has

[webstack-discuss] Apache mod_rewrite and .htaccess

2009-05-30 Thread Amanda waite
Jyri Virkki wrote: > Amanda waite wrote: > >> I have a question for you, where would you install the SilverStripe >> files to? >> > > Under /usr somewhere for all the static content, config files under > /etc, runtime (if any) under /var. In other words follow standard > [Open]Solaris lay

[webstack-discuss] Apache mod_rewrite and .htaccess

2009-05-29 Thread Amanda waite
Jyri Virkki wrote: > Amanda Waite wrote: > >> To httpd.conf (which we are doing directly at the moment) where >> > > Not sure how you're doing that from the IPS package (w/o postinstall)? > But anyway, don't modify httpd.conf, instead have the package drop a file > in conf.d (which will a

[webstack-discuss] Apache mod_rewrite and .htaccess

2009-05-29 Thread Amanda waite
Nick Kew wrote: > On Fri, 29 May 2009 16:21:30 +0100 > Amanda Waite wrote: > > >> Hi all, >> > > >> >> > > You presumably mean /path/to/silverstripe > > >> Options FollowSymLinks >> AllowOverride All >> > > If this is for a sysop, better to keep it all in httpd.con

[webstack-discuss] Apache mod_rewrite and .htaccess

2009-05-29 Thread Eric Reid - Sun ISV Engineering
The quest for a standard around these 'drop into $HTDOCS' products (drupal, joomla, etc.) has persisted for over a year now... everyone has a different take on it, but it essentially boils down to: 1) Place the stuff in /usr/silverstripe, point an httpd.conf file at it there - Apache s

[webstack-discuss] Apache mod_rewrite and .htaccess

2009-05-29 Thread Nick Kew
On Fri, 29 May 2009 16:21:30 +0100 Amanda Waite wrote: > Hi all, > You presumably mean /path/to/silverstripe > Options FollowSymLinks > AllowOverride All If this is for a sysop, better to keep it all in httpd.conf and stick with AllowOverride None. But that's another story. > ### S

[webstack-discuss] Apache mod_rewrite and .htaccess

2009-05-29 Thread Amanda Waite
Hi all, We are packaging SilverStripe for /contrib and are looking to provide a simple silverstripe.conf with the package that will allow the allow end-users to get up and running without having to configure Apache. This is on OpenSolaris 2008.11 with the integrated Apache 2.2. SilverStripe cr

[webstack-discuss] Apache mod_rewrite and .htaccess

2009-05-29 Thread Jyri Virkki
Eric Reid - Sun ISV Engineering wrote: > > There's really a whole class of software packages of this ilk -- perhaps > it's not too late to press for a defacto standard in OSOL. Or maybe it is. Certainly not too late since IIRC not one of this class of apps has formally integrated yet (read: avail

[webstack-discuss] Apache mod_rewrite and .htaccess

2009-05-29 Thread Jyri Virkki
Amanda waite wrote: > > I have a question for you, where would you install the SilverStripe > files to? Under /usr somewhere for all the static content, config files under /etc, runtime (if any) under /var. In other words follow standard [Open]Solaris layout. I haven't tried SilverStripe so don

[webstack-discuss] Apache mod_rewrite and .htaccess

2009-05-29 Thread Sriram Natarajan
Well, when I create drupal/joomla or mediawiki amazon ec2 image, i create them under /var/www/ and then drop an equivalent .conf file under /etc/apache2/2.2/conf.d directory with AllowOverride set appropriate to allow .htaccess Amanda waite wrote: > Jyri Virkki wrote: >> Amanda Waite wrote: >>

[webstack-discuss] Apache mod_rewrite and .htaccess

2009-05-29 Thread Jyri Virkki
Amanda Waite wrote: > > > To httpd.conf (which we are doing directly at the moment) where Not sure how you're doing that from the IPS package (w/o postinstall)? But anyway, don't modify httpd.conf, instead have the package drop a file in conf.d (which will appropriately go away when you pkg uni