Apache2 configuration

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Hello,
I am trying to understand the basic of Apache when I met problem each time I restart apache.
How to solve the problem when I need put a second ScriptAlias line in my "/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default" file:

16    ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/
17 <Directory "/usr/lib/cgi-bin">
 18           AllowOverride None
 19           Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
 20           Order allow,deny
 21           Allow from all
 22      </Directory>

 41      ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /var/www/blast/
 42      <Directory "/var/www/blast">
 43           AddHandler cgi-script cgi REAL
 44           AllowOverride None
 45           Options Indexes FollowSymlinks +ExecCGI MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
 46           Order allow,deny
 47           Allow from all
 48      </Directory>

$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

* Restarting web server apache2                                                                                                                            [Fri Nov 16 14:21:37 2012] [warn] The ScriptAlias directive in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default at line 41 will probably never match because it overlaps an earlier ScriptAlias.
apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName
 ... waiting [Fri Nov 16 14:21:38 2012] [warn] The ScriptAlias directive in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default at line 41 will probably never match because it overlaps an earlier ScriptAlias.
apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName
[ OK ]

$

My understanding is the first ScriptAlias is the default of my Ubuntu box. But The second ScriptAlias of line 41 is needed for my program. Do they conflict each other? Thanks a lot!
Yifang

2

You have duplicate

 /cgi-bin/
3

Thanks hydn!
Then how do I set up the second scripalias for my /var/www/blast ? Can you give me more details? I am a beginner with apache.

4

You don't need the first, by default its only there if you want to use it. So you could have setup thing under that path. But since you created /var/www/blast/ ...comment out line 16 - 22

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Actually line 16~22 are for my other cgi script like perl cgi stuff, and the 41~48 for my blast function. If 16~22 are commented, perl-cigi would not work, right? I have to say both are cgi, so far I am trying those functions in my localhost. Thanks again! yt

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For multiple directories make a .htaccess on the directory you want to enable CGI content putting the option:

+ExecCGI

and obviously you should have the AllowOverride set to all on the apache�s configuration file for that directory. eg::

<Directory/var/www/blast>
AllowOverride all
</Directory>

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Thanks Hydn!
That's the part I have been struggling with. Actually I had to scratch from the beggining by reading the Apache2 manual, where I easily got lost and do not know where to start. Normally I want to configure apache to use perl-script CGI, shell-script cgi, and then this blast cgi under /var/www/blast. I only know perl-cgi should be put in /usr/lib/cgi-bin. How to customize my apache configuration?

For multiple directories make a .htaccess on the directory you want to enable CGI content putting the option:
+ExecCGI

Which directory should I put the .htaccess file? I am lost with your statement. Thanks again!