Configuration Directives For Ssl; Mpm Specific Server-Pool Directives - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual

public_html directories (0755 also works). Files that are served in a users' public_html
directories must be set to at least 0644.
VirtualHost
<VirtualHost> and </VirtualHost> tags create a container outlining the characteristics of a
virtual host. The VirtualHost container accepts most configuration directives.
A commented VirtualHost container is provided in httpd.conf, which illustrates the minimum
set of configuration directives necessary for each virtual host. Refer to
more information about virtual hosts.
Note
The default SSL virtual host container now resides in the file /etc/httpd/conf.d/
ssl.conf.

22.5.2. Configuration Directives for SSL

The directives in /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf file can be configured to enable secure Web
communications using SSL and TLS.
SetEnvIf
SetEnvIf sets environment variables based on the headers of incoming connections. It is not solely
an SSL directive, though it is present in the supplied /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf file. It's
purpose in this context is to disable HTTP keepalive and to allow SSL to close the connection without
a closing notification from the client browser. This setting is necessary for certain browsers that do not
reliably shut down the SSL connection.
For more information on other directives within the SSL configuration file, refer to the following URLs:
• http://localhost/manual/mod/mod_ssl.html
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_ssl.html
•
Note
In most cases, SSL directives are configured appropriately during the installation of Red
Hat Enterprise Linux. Be careful when altering Apache HTTP Secure Server directives,
misconfiguration can lead to security vulnerabilities.

22.5.3. MPM Specific Server-Pool Directives

Section 22.2.2.1.2, "Server-Pool Size
As explained in
characteristics of the server-pool falls to a module group called MPMs under Apache HTTP Server
2.0. The characteristics of the server-pool differ depending upon which MPM is used. For this reason,
an IfModule container is necessary to define the server-pool for the MPM in use.
By default, Apache HTTP Server 2.0 defines the server-pool for both the prefork and worker
MPMs.
Configuration Directives for SSL
Section 22.7, "Virtual Hosts"
Regulation", the responsibility for managing
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