Configuring Apache - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual

If you have not received error messages when starting Apache, the Web server should
be running now. Start a browser and open http://localhost/. You should see
an Apache test page starting with "If you can see this, it means that the installation of
the Apache Web server software on this system was successful." If you do not see this
page, refer to Section 40.8, "Troubleshooting" (page 781).
Now that the Web server is running, you can add your own documents, adjust the con-
figuration according to your needs, or add functionality by installing modules.

40.2 Configuring Apache

Apache in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server can be configured in two different ways: with
YaST or manually. Manual configuration offers a higher level of detail, but lacks the
convenience of the YaST GUI.
IMPORTANT: Configuration Changes
Changes to most configuration values for Apache only take effect after Apache
is restarted or reloaded. This happens automatically when using YaST and fin-
ishing the configuration with Enabled checked for the HTTP Service. Manual
restart is described in Section 40.3, "Starting and Stopping Apache" (page 761).
Most configuration changes only require a reload with rcapache2 reload.
40.2.1 Configuring Apache Manually
Configuring Apache manually involves editing the plain text configuration files as the
user root.
Configuration Files
Apache configuration files can be found in two different locations:
• /etc/sysconfig/apache2
• /etc/apache2/
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