Publishing HTML to Apache 2

[gtmtnbiker98]

Where on earth do I publish my HTML files using Apache 2.0 on a Suse 10 box?

[gtmtnbiker98]

Okay, I've deleted the files contained within /srv/www/htdocs and moved my Web site into this directory. Now, when trying to view the site I am getting an access denied error. I didn't change any permissions on the directory so what am I doing wrong? I checked the Apache config and the document root is pointed to /srv/www/htdocs. I have also tried copying the Web site to the www directory as well as creating another directory with the name of my site and made the appropriate changes using YaST. I have experienced an "Access Denied" error using all three methods.

Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong? Please help, my frustration is growing beyond my control.

[DoctorDan]

sounds like its gotta be file permissions. google this and try to fix it then come back if you cant.

[gtmtnbiker98]

Google has been my best friend, especially during the SAMBA server rollout. Now, configuring this Apache server is the last piece of the initial Linux rollout. However, I can't seem to get Apache to allow for Web publishing.

I have my HTML files in the /srv/www/htdocs directory but when trying to access the Apache server via port 80, I'm getting a big fat Access Denied with an error of 403 that points to a read protection or no index file. Now I can assure you of an index.htm file.

[AndrewB]

chmod 777 /srv/www/htdocs/foo.html

[genesus]

chmod 777 /srv/www/htdocs/foo.html

That's exactly what I had to do when my site ran apache2, only I had to do it to every single freaking file, for some reason chmodding recursively didn't solve the issue... changed to a different httpd and problem solved, plus lighttpd is much faster...

[AndrewB]

chmod 777 /srv/www/htdocs/foo.html

That's exactly what I had to do when my site ran apache2, only I had to do it to every single freaking file, for some reason chmodding recursively didn't solve the issue... changed to a different httpd and problem solved, plus lighttpd is much faster...

well why not

chmod 777 /srv/www/htdocs/folderName
chmod 777 /srv/www/htdocs/folderName/*

[genesus]

I did, but that changed the permissions on the folder and not the documents within it, plus new documents always had to be changed as well, also this didn't work when I added the recursive option in chmod. Now, it would work if the documents were created in the folder; however, since my /var/www/htdocs is public I prefer to create files in another folder. Apache2 did work, but I didn't like this peculiar disfunctionality, plus its extremely slow compared to the alternative I found...

[AndrewB]

I did, but that changed the permissions on the folder and not the documents within it, plus new documents always had to be changed as well, also this didn't work when I added the recursive option in chmod. Now, it would work if the documents were created in the folder; however, since my /var/www/htdocs is public I prefer to create files in another folder. Apache2 did work, but I didn't like this peculiar disfunctionality, plus its extremely slow compared to the alternative I found...

what are you using??
monkey?

[gtmtnbiker98]

Well, after a few hours of tinkering, I got it working. For some reason, whenever I deleted the dafault apache files (i.e. index.html.en etc..) from the HTDOCS directory, I would hose the permissions. So, I uninstalled and reinstalled Apache and simply copied my site into the HTDOCS directory. Changed my index.htm index file to index.html and all is working. I just don't like the added junk in my site.

Anyway, what is the big issue with the way I was trying to set this up. The default index.html.en, .fr, etc. is to show that you have a working install, it shouldn't be crucial to the site, right? How secure is the default install?

I do have to reconfigure some of my site, since I utilized FP Extension using IIS 6, but since I'm now a convert to Linux, I have to come up with another solution for some of my interactive forms. Are there any FP Extension emulators out there for the LAMP community?

Oh, by the way, have I told you all how much I love this Linux? Wow, what a learning curve, but with a lot of tinkering, research, and reading it is possible for a Windows Server administrator to make the change. I'm here to stay!