HTTP Server (Powered by Apache)

The Web Administration GUI allows you to manage every aspect of the HTTP servers running on this system.

This is the starting point to create and configure an HTTP Server. The Create HTTP Serverwizard creates all the necessary configuration files and populates these files with the required directives to create a basic working HTTP server.

Figure 4 - Create HTTP Server wizard

With Web Administration, it is no longer necessary to memorize directive names and their proper usage or syntax. Directives are represented in the Web Administration interface by meaningful and descriptive field names, and help text is available for every field! It is no longer necessary to keep track of the context(s) supported for a given directive. The Web Administration interface knows the rules and automatically enforces supported context for all directives. For those users that have a deep understanding of the directives, use the Directive index feature to quickly and easily navigate to the desired directive.

Figure 5 - Directive Index

Click on the Directive Index link. All the directives supported by HTTP Server (powered by Apache) are presented in alphabetical order. Click on the letter for a fast path to the desired directive. Click on the form link to launch the form containing that directive.

Figure 6 - HTTP Server form

The HTTP server forms are logically grouped. Click on a form to view and modify the settings for this HTTP Server. Any directive that is modified will be checked for errors to ensure the value is correct for that directive. The GUI understands all the rules that govern the location and format of the directives. Therefore, only the directives that are valid for the context that is currently selected are shown in the form. The GUI builds the directive in the proper form and adds it to the configuration file.