[Techtalk] Accessing a web page on my server

[chris]

does an index.html work in /var/www/default?

On Feb 3, 2013, at 12:32 PM, Billie Walsh <bilwalsh at swbell.net> wrote:

> 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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