Fedora Linux

 AllowOverride None
 Allow from all
 Order allow,deny
</Directory>

7.5.1.6.1. Configuring the server root and document root

The ServerRoot directive sets the directory that contains all files related to the Apache serverincluding configuration files, logs, modules, and runtime informationexcept the actual content being served. By default, all relative paths specified in httpd.conf are relative to this directory. The default is /etc/httpd :

ServerRoot '/etc/httpd'

The DocumentRoot directive sets the directory for files being served. Fedora's default is /var/www/html :

ServerRoot '/var/www/html'

Changing DocumentRoot will require you to change the SELinux context of the new document root directory.

7.5.1.6.2. Configuring the server administrator, IP address and port, and server name

The directive named ServerAdministrator specifies an email address that can be used to reach the person responsible for running the web server. This address appears on certain error pages. This should be a valid address so that your web visitors can contact you if necessary, but since it can be harvested by web spiders, it is a good idea to use a disposable email address and change it regularly. The default value is root@localhost and should always be changed:

ServerAdministrator [email protected]

The IP address and port are configured with the Listen directive. The web server will normally listen to port 80 on all available network interfaces:

Listen 80

If necessary, you can specify an alternate port, or a specific IP address and a port:

Listen 8000
Listen 192.168.10.1:8000

The ServerName directive configures the name of the server and is necessary only if you are using a value different from the machine's fully qualified domain name:

ServerName www.fedorabook.com

7.5.1.6.3. Configuring access

Apache uses directory containers to control access to directories on your system. The root directory is configured first:

<Directory />
 Options FollowSymLinks
 AllowOverride None
</Directory>

The Options directive is critical: it specifies what is permitted in these directories. In this case, all access to the root directory and all subdirectoriesin other words, the entire systemis prohibited except as the destination of symbolic links.

The next directory container loosens up the restrictions for /var/www/html and its subdirectories:

<Directory '/var/www/html'>
 Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
 AllowOverride None
 Order Allow,Deny
 Allow from all
</Directory>

The values for the Options directive are selected from this list:

All

The default, which permits everything except for MultiViews .

ExecCGI

Permits execution of scripts.

FollowSymLinks , SymLinksIfOwnerMatch

If FollowSynLinks is specified Apache will follow symbolic links which lead to or from this directory. If SymLinksIfOwnerMatch is specified, the link and the target must be owned by the same user.

Includes , IncludesNoExec

Files may include other files, with or without the ability ( Includes and IncludesNoExec , respectively) to execute those other files. Files that use this feature must have a name ending in .shtml and may include directives such as <!--#include virtual='footer.html' --> or <!--#exec cmd='/usr/bin/cal' --> to include the footer.html file or the output of the cal command, respectively.

Indexes

An index.html file usually serves as the index for a directory. If it is not present, and the Indexes option is enabled, Apache will generate an appropriate index page when required, listing the contents of the directory. If you do not wish your web visitor to know the contents of your directories, do not use this option.

MultiViews

Enables Apache to search for appropriate content based on file type, encoding, and language. For example, if the MultiViews option is in effect, Apache will select between index.html.en (English) and index.html.fr (French) files when index.html is requested, using the browser's language preference to select the most appropriate file.