trivial SSI doesn't work in apache2 2

[vwaju]

I am running Debian Linux 3.1 (debian-31r8-i38g-netinst.iso) on a Dell Dimension 4100 desktop. (This host is 192.168.2.2 on my LAN.) I'm running apache2, and doing some "finger exercises" to get better acquainted.

I created a trivial SSI, following Linux System Administration (O'Reilly), and configured apache2 to serve it:

Document Root is /var/

http://www in

/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.

I added

<Location /ssi>
Options Includes
</Location>

and

<Location /ssi>
Options IncludesNoExec
</Location>

to /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.

I ran:

# a2enmod include
This module is already enabled!

and

# /etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload

I created /var/

http://www/ssi,

and in this directory I ran:

echo "top stuff" > top.html
echo "bottom stuff" > bottom.html

Then I created middle.shtml:

<!--#include virtual="top.html"-->
middle stuff!
<!--#include virtual="bottom.html"-->

Firefox serves my home page

http://192.168.2.2

as expected. (From the internet:

http://jupiter.obliqueuniverse.org.

For reaons I haven't figured out yet, I can't reach my home page from my own LAN using the my domain name.)

When I point Firefox at

http://192.168.2.2/middle.shtml

I expect to get the output:

top stuff
middle stuff!
bottom stuff

Instead, Firefox reports Error 404 ("Object not found!")

If I exectute:

If I point Firefox at

http://192.168.2.2/ssi/middle.shtml

I get a single line of output:

"middlestuff" (the SSI's are not recognized).

What am I missing here?

Thanks for your help!

Best Regards,

Vwaju
New York City

 

[elgrandeperro]

Did you add add .shtml type:

AddType text/html .shtml
AddOutputFilter INCLUDES .shtml

 

[RhythmAce]

It seems to work for me but I had to add the /ssi to the url. i.e.

http://jupiter.obliqueuniverse.org/ssi/middle.shtml

 

[elgrandeperro]

With a Location directive, it must be in /ssi. I assumed the first URL test was a typo:

As typed:
When I point Firefox at

http://192.168.2.2/middle.shtml

I expect to get the output:

Should be:
When I point Firefox at

http://192.168.2.2/ssi/middle.shtml

I expect to get the output:

The directory directive should also work. The other thing is that you stated <Location> twice, which I believe will invalidate the first one. But IncludesNoExec should work fine.

 

[RhythmAce]

I guess I should have made that point. I was only addressing the fact that he couldn't access the page from his lan. The reason I saw was that he left off the /ssi. A typo never entered my mind. ;-)

 

[vwaju]

Thanks you all for your thoughtful responses.

It seems that both

http://obliqueuniverse.org/ssi/middle.shtml

http://jupiter.obliqueuniverse.org/ssi/middle.shtml

serve:

top stuff
middle stuff!
bottom stuff

to those you all outside of my LAN.

When I try it inside my LAN:

http://192.168.2.2/ssi/middle.shtml

I get only:

middle stuff!

which shows that Apache is finding middle.shtml, but not recognizing the SSI commands.

I cant' think why this would be.

Thanks for your help. If you have further thoughts, I would be glad to hear them.

Best Regards,
Vwaju
NYC

 

[elgrandeperro]

So everything is going to the default enabled host (you don't have jupiter.obliqueuniverse and obliqueuniverse setup as different vhosts?)
Can you get

http://192.168.2.2/ssi/top.html?