Apache

Okay here is my current setup. I'm running Cent OS 5.2 on my server with apache 2.2. I've set up a samba server that is running a domain controller. Right now what I want to do is create a way for apache to run some "virtual machines". Alot of hosting companies do a thing like it.

Basicly, each of the users on the samba server will have a Sites folder. I want this to direct to something like

http://servername/~user/

Anyone know what this might be called?

virtual hosts?

Would I just set the server alias to what url I would want?

http://servername/~user

Also off the top of your head do you know if that would support wildcards? I'm looking through the docs too.

For example so I could set it up so any user would get the same virtual host setup?

I believe that mac's have something like this.

The ability to direct http request to a users directory required the mod_userdir

so does that solve all of your questions or are the ones in your previous post still lingering?

Nope that solve it all, well besides the fact that I cant get it towork >< gives me a 403.

However I think it might be SElinux messing with things.

ahh, gotcha.
lol

mod_userdir.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/howto/public_html.html

the 403 is probably there because apache doesn't have read permissions to the files you're trying to serve. While you may make individual user sites, the same permissions rules still apply.

For the 403, on my Ubuntu/Debian box; I've found that if I forget to symlink userdir.conf to the mods-enabled folder along with userdir.load I will get the 403 when trying to access the directory and get a directory listing, but not when I access any of the files in that directory.

The contents of userdir.conf contains a handy block of information.



When I make sure that is loaded with the configuration, I no longer get the 403 errors.