--- doc/loncapafiles/Attic/loncapafiles.html 2001/02/15 16:02:38 1.56 +++ doc/loncapafiles/Attic/loncapafiles.html 2001/02/27 21:50:46 1.60 @@ -191,7 +191,16 @@ browser and can only be seen be examinin -define handlers, set parameters +This file has two major functions. +For the Apache web server, it defines a global +access configuration which defines what server options (Indexes", "Includes", +"FollowSymLinks", "ExecCGI", or "MultiViews") are associated +with specific directories ("/", "/home/httpd/html", "/home/httpd/cgi-bin", +and "/usr/doc"). For the LON-CAPA network server and perl module +handlers, it defines machine specific settings (lonHostID, lonRole, +lonAdmEMail, lonDefDomain, lonLoadLim, lonExpire, and lonReceipt) +and internal machine settings for specific directories, socket ports, +and browser detection logic. configure @@ -209,19 +218,41 @@ define handlers, set parameters -main server configuration file +This is the main server configuration file. The settings here are +more or less standard for the Apache web server. Most notably (and +importantly!), perl handling and mod_perl are enabled in this configuration +file. -name space configuration +

+This file configures the "name space" of the Apache web server. +srm.conf +defines when specific perl modules should be called to handle a given +request. This definition is a function of both the name of the perl module, +and a specific regular expression associated with the URL, such as +"^/res/.*\.page". +

+

+Here is an example entry: +

+<LocationMatch "^/res/.*\.page$>
+SetHandler perl-script
+PerlHandler Apache::lonpage
+</LocationMatch>
+
+

 -set paths to modules; invoked by access.conf +This file provides initializations for perl handlers. It adjusts what +the module path space is (so as to include /home/httpd/lib/perl/Apache) as +well as causing the Apache module to be used for every perl handler. +startup.pl is invoked by access.conf. @@ -414,6 +445,13 @@ Table which has hash data necessary for + + +Handler for interacting with MySQL database (via lonsql layer). + +works/unverified + + Creates a new course and assigns course coordinator @@ -727,7 +765,14 @@ access handler for file transfers -access to construction area +This module provides access to an educational resource construction area. +This module is invoked by the URL-related pattern syntax +LocationMatch "^/priv.*". Authentication of user identity +is coordinated through cookies (hence the abbreviation; "cacc" corresponds +to "cookie-based access"). If the cookie handle is invalid, then +this module returns a forbidden status and makes appropriate log entries. +If the cookie handle is valid, status is determined to be okay (and +the resource is delivered by the lonconstruct module).