Hi, I read a few about the modules and found out that they are some modules come with Apache distribution here <http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/>. Others are createds by different people here <http://modules.apache.org/>. I think that the modules that comes with the distribution should be implemented. I think that would be an important part of the tool.
You mentioned a few good points like it will help you in remembering variables. It will also help you validate directives and their variables. Regarding Apache admins, I think expert admins will not need this tool. However most Apache admins are not that expert because Apache is used by web developers also. Regarding the beginners I think a simple wizard will help them In conclusion, I think the tool should handle all the directive and the modules included with Apache distribution. Regards On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Octavian Râsnita <orasn...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: "Mohammed obaidan" <blue4...@gmail.com> >> >> I think when a Windows user want a simple web server >> will go for IIS because it has a GUI. This will affect Apache usage >> share, though not that much but at least will have an impact. > > I use Apache under Windows, because I create the programs under Windows then > I put them to run under Linux, and I want to use the same web server. > > A GUI for configuring Apache would be nice if it would let me to do > absolutely everything I can do with a text editor. > I would like such a tool for the cases when I forget the name of some > variables or options in cases like those conditions that can be wrote in > httpd.conf for preventing the access to a certain type of files, from a > specific IP address, when the HTTP headers contain or not contain a certain > text, and so on. > >> Regarding the GUI for the modules, I think that every module creator >> can for example implement a simple plugin for my tool, as you said, >> since it will needs lots of time and effort. > > I really doubt that they would do that. > And if they won't do that, the users would see that your tool is not able to > understand some parts of the configuration file, so it can't help them. > >> Regarding installing a basic Apache on Windows, it is not an easy >> task. It is easy iff you install it from a package like XAMPP. > > I have never installed Apache under Windows that way. I have always > installed from the .msi installer and it always was very easy. > >> I think such a tool will contribute a lot to Apache since it will ease >> it configuration. I know that most of you are thinking that this tool >> for Windows users that are so lazy to do it by hand. However I think >> it will help them and people who are switching to Linux like myself. > > I think that Apache administrators already know what they need to do in > httpd.conf, and if they know, it is more simple for them to make the > configuration in a text editor than using a GUI. > They could find that GUI useful if it could help them remember the advanced > settings which they don't remember how to do with an editor. > But if they can't do absolutely everything with that tool... it wouldn't be > very useful for them, and for beginners would be very bad because it could > make them think that it is not possible to do what that tool can't do. > > Octavian > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@httpd.apache.org > >
