Internal web server woes

[Raz316]

Hellooooooooooooo,

we have an internal webserver (Linux version 2.6.9-gentoo-r4) running apache2.

This is also the Xwindow server so when users connect to the web content on it, they usually just connect to 'localhost'

Right, so when the user tries connecting to (e.g) http://localhost/issue-tracker they get a password prompt for the 'Home Gateway' (192.168.0.254, which is the default gateway) which is odd even if it is a routing issue because the user doesn't have to authenticate to use the web.

The same happens when you try localhosts various alias as well as its IP address. None of the pages on localhost work.

I've tried restarting apache/mysql but no luck

any ideas?

[ikonia]

something is pretty wrong here.

1.) why are you forcing users to connect to an X server on a remote machine - then access the web content on the same machine via localhost - why not just let the clients access the web content in a http://webbox/issue-tracker style ? having clients launch remote X applications will put load on your server and netwok you just don't need.

2.) Can you tell us a little more about this config - is it a box running with an ADSL modem connected to BT broad band for example, or is ia Compaq Dl380 sitting in a data center connected to the UK backbone (just so I can understand your config a little better)

3.) what is your resolution order (should be file,dns - I'll bet it is) but its worth checking

4.) when you "ping localhost" or "traceroute localhost" where does it go, this my show ig you have any silly alias setup that could be confusing.

5.) do you have any .htaccess configuration or any zone/relms setup ?

6.) is your web browsers in the X server using a proxy service, in which case the zone/prompt could be for your webserver trying to get out of the default gateway before realising localhost is actually "its self"

Give us some more detail and we may be able to help on this

[Raz316]

Heya, cheers...

1) they Xwindow because we use thin clients

2)
[clients]
[server]
[adsl modem]
[demon internet connection]
[internet]

3) Files, Dns

4) ping localhost - 127.0.0.1

5) traceroute localhost - straight to 127.0.0.1

6) Connection settings - direct internet connection

cheers man

[ikonia]

ok - from one of the X clients telnet localhost 80

then doe a

GET index.html (or a similar page)

see if you get a response.

[Raz316]

ok doing that with any file in the upmost directory works.

Strange, on trying localhost/issue-tracker/index.php (instead of localhost/issue-tracker) it now appears to work. So im guessing im looking at something similar to .htdocs (or whatever it is for this)

thanks again ikonia, much appreciated

[ikonia]

in the httpd.conf

update the sections listed to look something like this

<IfModule mod_dir.c>
DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.php
</IfModule>

(you'll probably need to add the index.php bit)

this but will probably be there - but check it

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

that should make your problem go away.

[Raz316]

The IfModule part is there and including index.php.

There is no AddType for php, but, I created a test directory with an index.html and another with index.htm and neither of these worked even though they are in the IfModule part as well

[ikonia]

they may have been added after you started apache ?

or I think ( and this is a vague memory) you need to have directory contents listable for it to auto find index.php....but I could be way wrong there.

the addType won't be in apache2 that was my mistake.

[Raz316]

Tis an odd one, directory listings are enabled (well, not disabled).

I've only just got back to work and the other bloke is on holiday now so I've no idea what could have changed to cause this

[Matt1eD]

Well I'm lost!!! Posting this to get in my subs.

I'm and SBS person myself

[ikonia]

subs ?

[Jonny M]

SBS, Microsoft Small Business Server.

And it's delish.

[Matt1eD]

subscriptions

[ikonia]

your posting this to get your subscriptions ?

explain, I am missing something

[Matt1eD]

To get it into my subscription so I look at it later, and can follow the thread without finding it specifically which I know I will forget to do. So if I'm subscribed to it, I can follow it, If I'm looking for reference I go into my subs and find it as search normally comes up wiht loads of stuff

[ikonia]

ahhh I see what you mean, genius.