Apache

Apache – rotating log files This article relates my experiences with rotatelogs, a utility provided with Apache, and how you can use it to rotate www logs without having to restart Apache. But since I wrote this article, I’ve learned how to use newsyslog.conf to do the same thing.  And I like using newsyslog better.  […]

favicon.ico If you run a web server, no doubt you’ve seen entries in your logs like this: "GET /favicon.ico HTTP/1.1" 404 3711 That bothered me for quite some time.  Then I went searching to find an answer.   I found it at http://www.favicon.com/. See also Putting the Daemon into Windows. And don’t forget to read

Redirecting URL requests with Apache This article shows a quick and easy way to deal with URLs that have changed to another server.  I used this for my website when I split it up into four different sites. What does a redirect do? A redirect allows you to specify that a requested  document is no

Rewriting URLs within Apache This article shows you how you can rewrite URLs as they arrive at your Apache server.  I used this on my website.  I moved everything from /freebsd/ to / and renamed all the files from *.htm to *.html.  I told Apache how to process the incoming URLs so the correct files

Virtual web sites and and older browsers If you are using virtual websites, you should be aware that this feature is HTTP 1.1 specific and will not work with older browsers.  This article discusses an option which you can use to access to your virtual websites for users with non-HTTP 1.1 browsers. The following resources

404 – what to do about missing www documents This article discusses how I dealt with missing articles when I moved my websites around.  It allows you to display a custom page depending on the situation.   This is only a simple solution.  You can get complex with CGI code, but that wasn’t an option

Apache – rotating log files This article relates my experiences with rotatelogs, a utility provided with Apache, and how you can use it to rotate www logs without having to restart Apache. But since I wrote this article, I’ve learned how to use newsyslog.conf to do the same thing.  And I like using newsyslog better. 

My first CGI script (uptime.pl) This article is about my first CGI script.  That may not sound like much, but I found it was pretty exciting.  Everything I’d written today on my websites had been static.  This script shows you some dynamic content. If you’ve never done CGI scripts before, you’re going to be amazed

Protected Apache directories This article tells you how you can create password protected directories on your website.  First we will add a user, then we will give them access to a directory. NOTE: You will need at least AllowOverride AuthConfig on the directory you are trying to protect. e.g.: <Directory "/path/to/protected/directory"> AllowOverride AuthConfig </Directory> The