Topic: customize httpd.conf on SME 7.5.1

[Yeehaa]

Hello!

I'd like to customize httpd.conf for just one ibay (I have them several), but, as I see, at the moment all the ibay have the same common configuration. I want to customize httpd.conf for one ibay, leaving all the other and new ibay as they are.

What would you recommend?

Regards,
Yeehaa

[mmccarn]

What customizations are you trying to make?

There are several changes you can make on an ibay-by-ibay basis using db variables (AllowOverride, PHPBaseDir, FollowSymLinks, Indexes, PHPRegisterGlobals).

If the change you want isn't listed, one option would be to create a custom version of /etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/90e-smithAccess40ibays and add the code to read your setting from the db - then set the setting you need in the db for the ibay you want to customize.

[Yeehaa]

I would like to change VirtualHosts part for one of my Ibays

[mmccarn]

You can point any 'domain' at an ibay - which affects the 'virtualhost' settings.

- Create the ibay you plan to use
- Create the domain in server-manager
- Specify the desired ibay in the 'content' field.

It looks like the httpd.conf output is controlled by /etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/VirtualHosts/20IbayContent

[Yeehaa]

Right.

After that I would like to change aliases, rewrites, Directory, php and etc.

[mmccarn]

Maybe instead of using ibays you want to use SME Site Maker.

SME Site Maker was developed a while back to provide the ability to create a web space that was not also shared using FTP and Samba as ibays are.  Each web space is created in a folder underneath /opt (instead of in /home/e-smith/files/ibays), and is controlled using a single custom template fragment.  You are also offered the opportunity to create a database associated with the web space when you run the setup script.

[Yeehaa]

Thanks!

I have a ready to run web page, but I must change httpd.conf for those changes:
in VirtualHost *:80 part aliases, rewrite logs, Directory part, some php changes, and error log. Thats all.

[Stefano]

Thanks!

I have a ready to run web page, but I must change httpd.conf for those changes:
in VirtualHost *:80 part aliases, rewrite logs, Directory part, some php changes, and error log. Thats all.

you have 2 options:
- follow mmccarn's advice and move your site from the ibay to a folder in /opt using (for example) SME site maker
- create one or more custom fragments with custom db variables.. to learn how to do it, please read the developers' manual

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