Apache

Fixing Apache on CentOS/RHEL 5 for Drupal

Submitted by Damien on Tue, 08/11/2009 - 7:31am

While not strictly a requirement, in the interests of not having crazy URLs on your site it's recommended to set up your web server to support files. This will let you have URLs like "/products/cool/stuff" instead of "?q=products/cool/stuff" - obviously much nicer, and better for both usability and search engine optimization.

Cleanly install RMagick on OSX Leopard

Submitted by Damien on Wed, 11/07/2007 - 2:33am

Apple's latest Mac OSX release, 10.5, dubbed "Leopard", does a great job to remedy the problem Rails developers had with previous releases - Ruby is now installed and works correctly, with Rails and a whole bunch of other common gems installed too. Awesome stuff.

Tip: Rails on OSX, Apache 1.3

Submitted by Damien on Mon, 05/14/2007 - 5:20pm

Here's a little tip for running Rails apps on OSX's default install of Apache 1.3: make sure the dispatch.cgi file has the correct shebang line, i.e.:

#!/usr/local/bin/ruby

In the app I was trying to run it was set to a different path so wouldn't work - lots of hair-pulling later and I got it working.

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Migrate SSL certs from IIS to Apache

Submitted by Damien on Tue, 05/08/2007 - 7:18pm

Migrating away from IIS feels like taking a breath of air on a cool, crisp morning - it is thoroughly invigorating and refreshes your entire body^H^H^H^Hserver. Aside from the basic site configuration, the only tricky part is getting the SSL certificates out of IIS and into Apache. As it turns out there are only a few short steps - export the certificate out of IIS, run three commands in DOS and then hook 'em up in your httpd.conf!

Reasons to use Apache instead of IIS

Submitted by Damien on Tue, 05/08/2007 - 2:58pm

I've been a web server administrator for many years, typically as a secondary task along side web development, and I'm reminded time after time how much I dislike using IIS, Microsofts web server. As a gift to the universe, here are my reasons for disliking IIS and preferring Apache:

SSL management is a pain. When renewing certificates in IIS you have to create a dummy web site and do several side-steps and tangos.

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