Apache Test Page?

External Since: Aug 26, 2003 Posts: 4

Hi,

I'm running Apache Webserver(2.0.40) and am having some problems with
my config. I am running this server to serve a cgi script. I want
this cgi script to be the default page that comes up when you access
www.mydomain.com or http://subomain.mydomain.com.

I figured the best solution then would be to put a dummy index.html in
var/www/html with an .htaccess file that redirects to the appropriate
location in the cgi-bin.

So, with a dummy index.html file in hand, and the .htaccess file
reading:

Redirect /index.html
http://subdomain.mydomain.com/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi

I figured I'd be just fine. WRONG.

The problem is, Apache doesn't read the default page as being anything
I put in the var/www/html folder. Even though I've made sure that the
httpd.conf file says that var/www/html is the Document Root.

I tested to see if www.mydomain.com/index.html would work with the
dummy html file that I made. And lo and behold it did. So,
var/www/html IS indeed my Document Root. Its also serving the script
fine if I hit the www.mydomain.com/cgi-bin/subfolder/myscript.cgi.
I just can't seem to get rid of the Apache Test Page.

I'm puzzled, anyone have any thoughts?

External Since: Jul 15, 2003 Posts: 26

Adam wrote...
> Hi,
>
> I'm running Apache Webserver(2.0.40) and am having some problems with
> my config. I am running this server to serve a cgi script. I want
> this cgi script to be the default page that comes up when you access
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.mydomain.com" target="_blank">www.mydomain.com</a> or <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://subomain.mydomain.com.</font" target="_blank">http://subomain.mydomain.com.</font</a>>
>
> I figured the best solution then would be to put a dummy index.html in
> var/www/html with an .htaccess file that redirects to the appropriate
> location in the cgi-bin.
>
> So, with a dummy index.html file in hand, and the .htaccess file
> reading:
>
> Redirect /index.html
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://subdomain.mydomain.com/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi</font" target="_blank">http://subdomain.mydomain.com/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi</font</a>>
>
> I figured I'd be just fine. WRONG.
>
> The problem is, Apache doesn't read the default page as being anything
> I put in the var/www/html folder. Even though I've made sure that the
> httpd.conf file says that var/www/html is the Document Root.
>
> I tested to see if <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.mydomain.com/index.html" target="_blank">www.mydomain.com/index.html</a> would work with the
> dummy html file that I made. And lo and behold it did. So,
> var/www/html IS indeed my Document Root. Its also serving the script
<font color=purple> > fine if I hit the <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.mydomain.com/cgi-bin/subfolder/myscript.cgi.</font" target="_blank">www.mydomain.com/cgi-bin/subfolder/myscript.cgi.</font</a>>
> I just can't seem to get rid of the Apache Test Page.
>
> I'm puzzled, anyone have any thoughts?
>
See the DirectoryIndex directive, it does what you need:

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_dir.html#directoryindex" target="_blank">http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_dir.html#directoryindex</a>