[Techtalk] Accessing a web page on my server

[Billie Walsh]

Probably me. I'm sure I borked something somewhere. Whatever it was it 
didn't work.

I even created a link to the page I had uploaded on the default "It 
Works" page and can't access it there either.

On 02/03/2013 01:16 PM, chris wrote:
> I just tested this out on my Ubuntu 12.04 (it should translate to your xubuntu install?) and it worked well. Hpe it helps!
>
> 1. enable the userdir module:
>
> sudo a2enmod userdir
>
> 2. edit /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/userdir.conf file (if needed - mine had this in it by default):
> <IfModule mod_userdir.c>
>          UserDir public_html
>          UserDir disabled root
>
>          <Directory /home/*/public_html>
>                  AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit Indexes
>                  Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec
>                  <Limit GET POST OPTIONS>
>                          Order allow,deny
>                          Allow from all
>                  </Limit>
>                  <LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS>
>                          Order deny,allow
>                          Deny from all
>                  </LimitExcept>
>          </Directory>
> </IfModule>
>
> 3. edit /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/php5.conf
> comment out the following:
> #    <IfModule mod_userdir.c>
> #        <Directory /home/*/public_html>
> #            php_admin_value engine Off
> #        </Directory>
> #    </IfModule>
> #</IfModule>
>
> 4. restart apache
> sudo service apache2 restart
>
> 5. create your public directory and a test file
> mkdir ~/public_html
> vi index.html
>
> 6. test in your browser at http://www.yourdomain.com/~youruserdirectory/
>
>
> cheers
> chris
>
> On Feb 3, 2013, at 6:07 AM, Billie Walsh <bilwalsh at swbell.net> wrote:
>
>> Fall back five yards and punt.
>>
>> What I'm needing to find, according to http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/public_html.html :
>>
>> <quote>
>> Note that, by default, access to these directories is *not* enabled. You can enable access when using |UserDir <http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_userdir.html#userdir>| by uncommenting the line
>>
>> |#Include conf/extra/httpd-userdir.conf |
>>
>> in the default config file, and adapting the |httpd-userdir.conf| file as necessary, or by including the appropriate directives in a |Directory| block within the main config file.
>> <unquote>
>>
>> It then goes on to tell you all the gory details of what and why but not where. The "tutorial" obviously was written to someone that has a certain amount of expertise/training already. Something I totally lack.
>>
>> I have no idea what the "default configuration file" is or where it is. No file I can find has the commented out line I need to uncomment. After that I will need to edit other files to direct Apache to the chosen user space. One step at a time. Find the needed file and edit the line. Then edit the config files to point to the chosen directory.
>>
>> The techytalk link Akkana sent tells how to point apache to the user space for all users listed in the system users list. Helpful for later.
>>
>> Thank you for all you do and you patient understanding of my ignorance.
>>
>> Please believe me. When I'm not actively doing the steps and reading the links you send I'm googling like crazy on my own.
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
>> -Albert Einstein
>>
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