Httpd Configuration

Internal

• httpd Subjects

Overview

The default configuration file, for a standard installation, is /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf. The configuration directives are grouped into three sections: the Global Environment, the "default" (or "main") Server configuration and "Virtual Host" configurations.

Sections

TODO Continue here: https://home.feodorov.com:9443/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=HttpdConfiguration

The Global Environment Configuration

• ServerName

• KeepAlive
• KeepAliveTimeout
• MaxKeepAliveRequests

• ServerRoot
• PidFile
• GracefulShutdownTimeout

Specialized Configuration

mod_proxy Configuration

Directives

• Quick Reference: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/quickreference.html
• ServerAdmin
• DocumentRoot
• ErrorLog
• LogLevel
• IncludeOptional
• VirtualHost
• Listen

• Directory
• Require
• Location

Discrete Configuration Elements

Listen

Specify the interface the server listens on:

Listen 12.34.56.78:80

is better than:

Listen 80

Subjects

• httpd Convenience Aliases
• httpd Virtual Host Configuration
• httpd SSL Configuration
• httpd Logging Configuration
• httpd Redirect To Secure Content
• httpd Persistent Connection Configuration
• httpd Proxying and Load Balancing Configuration
• httpd prefork MPM Configuration
• httpd worker MPM Configuration