Apache newbie questions 2

[jshurst]

I'm a newbie to Apache (familiar with IIS) and I have a few questions. I have apache up and running. Is apache used for ftp sites as well?

Also I just installed it using an ubuntu server installation. Can someone explain the file layout to me? I'm assuming that on this default installation /var/

http://www is

the directory that gets served?

And /etc/apache2 is where the configuration files are located? How do I tell which page will be the default page (and default directory)?

Thanks in advance.

J

 

[feherke]

Hi

Is apache used for ftp sites as well?

No.

I'm assuming that on this default installation /var/

http://www is

the directory that gets served?

Maybe. The exact answer is that the content of the directory set in the [tt]DocumentRoot[/tt] directive in the server configuration file ( usually httpd.conf ) is served.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#documentroot

And /etc/apache2 is where the configuration files are located?

Probably, but is distribution specific. ( Never seen Ubuntu. )

How do I tell which page will be the default page (and default directory)?

Enumerate the possible files at the [tt]DirectoryIndex[/tt] directive.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_dir.html#directoryindex

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[NullTerminator]

jshurst,

Is apache used for ftp sites as well?

No, but your distro may include vsftp. Thats a pretty good ftp server

try /sbin/chkconfig --list to see if it is available and on or not

Jeb
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[jshurst]

Thanks for the responses. I'll check this stuff out when I get home.