On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 5:27 PM, Gil Dawson <g...@gildawson.com> wrote: > Where can I get an approximate copy of the httpd.conf file that was > (probably) released with Version 2.2.24 (Unix)? > > I'm looking at the httpd.conf file on my MacBook Pro (that I assume was > delivered with MacOS 10.6.8), and some of the comments (#) don't make sense. > I'd like to compare my file against a version of this file as delivered from > Apache. > > The commands themselves seem to work; it's just the comments I suspect may > have been changed from what was originally written. > > Example: > > From someone else's machine (of unknown versionity): > > # Configuration and logfile names: If the filenames you specify for many > # of the server’s control files begin with “/” (or “drive:/” for Win32), the > # server will use that explicit path. If the filenames do *not* begin > # with “/”, the value of ServerRoot is prepended — so “logs/foo.log” > # with ServerRoot set to “/usr/local/apache2″ will be interpreted by the > # server as “/usr/local/apache2/logs/foo.log”. > > > The first paragraph makes sense to me. > > > From my machine (Version 2.2.24): > > # Configuration and logfile names: If the filenames you specify for many > # of the server's control files begin with "/" (or "drive:/" for Win32), the > # server will use that explicit path. If the filenames do *not* begin > # with "/", the value of ServerRoot is prepended -- so > "/private/var/log/apache2/foo_log" > # with ServerRoot set to "/usr" will be interpreted by the > # server as "/usr//private/var/log/apache2/foo_log". > > > The second, not so much. > > The new file names don't fit the file system structure as implemented. > Why would Apple change the examples?
Here's what it looks like, with the variables substituted at install-time unresolved: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/tags/2.2.24/docs/conf/httpd.conf.in?view=markup --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@httpd.apache.org
