124 lines
3.2 KiB
Groff
124 lines
3.2 KiB
Groff
.TH HTTPD 8
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.SH NAME
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httpd, in.httpd, dir2html \- a web server for Minix 2 and Minix 3
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B httpd
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.RB [\-t|\-v]
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.RI [ config_file ]
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.P
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.B "tcpd http /usr/local/bin/in.httpd &"
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.P
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.B dir2html
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.RB [directory]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B Httpd
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is a World Wide Web (WWW) server written by Michael Temari. It was
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written from scratch so the setup and configuration will not be like
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other web servers.
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.P
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.B In.httpd
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is linked to
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.B httpd.
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This alternate name is used to indicate the program is a server that is
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started by
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.B tcpd (8),
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a program which listens for incoming TCP connections on the passed
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port (defined in
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.BI /etc/services ).
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When a connection comes in
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.B tcpd
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forks and starts the given daemon program, after possibly checking for access
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restrictions and logging the connection. Therefore, to enable
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.B in.httpd
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to start you use (in a startup script):
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.P
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.B "tcpd http /usr/local/bin/in.httpd &"
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.P
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or
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.P
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.B "daemonize tcpd http /usr/local/bin/in.httpd"
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.P
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.B (daemonize
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is a shell function defined in
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.BI/usr/etc/rc
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in Minix 2.0.3 and later releases which starts programs as daemons).
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To enable or reenable
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.B in.httpd
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from the command line a user a system administrator should use
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.B intr (8),
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like this:
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.P
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.B "intr -d tcpd http /usr/local/bin/in.httpd &"
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.P
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to start
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.B tcpd
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as a daemon (getting input from /dev/null, writing output to /dev/log,
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and not part of a process group).
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.P
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.B Dir2html
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is an accessory program that produces a directory listing formatted as
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web page for the current directory or for a directory specified as an
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argument. It is called by
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.B httpd
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when a web client references a directory that includes no index.html
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file (or whatever alternative to index.html that may be defined in
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/etc/httpd.conf). Since it writes to standard output it may also be called
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as a standalone program.
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.P
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Options for
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.B httpd
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are:
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B \-t
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This tells the server to parse the configuration file so that you can
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see if it is the way you want it. You may also pass the name of your
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configuration file if it is not the default /etc/httpd.conf.
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.TP
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.B \-v
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Shows the server version, then exits.
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.TP
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.B config_file
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normally /etc/httpd.conf
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.SH FILES
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.TP 25n
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.B /etc/httpd.conf
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The configuration file.
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.P
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.B /etc/httpd.mtype
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Extension to configuration file defining MIME types.
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.P
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.B /usr/adm/httpd.log
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Log file. The file must exist for logging to begin.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR httpd.conf (5),
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.BR http_status (5),
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.BR serv.access (5),
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.BR intr (8),
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.BR tcpd (8).
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.SH NOTES
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This server has been tested on both Minix 2 and Minix 3.
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.P
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Running a server exposed to the Internet is risky to the host system and
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to the local network. Consult with the owner of your net before you go
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public. Read the
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.B SECURITY
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document in the source directory.
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.P
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The
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.B tcpd (8)
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man page needs to be written. The important thing to know is that if
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the access control file
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.B /etc/serv.access
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exists tcpd will exec its paranoid twin, tcpdp, which will deny access from
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any IP for which a name cannot be found.
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.SH BUGS
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None are known, but there are surely some unknown ones. Be careful!
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.SH AUTHOR
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The Minix httpd server was created by and is maintained by Michael Temari
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<Michael@TemWare.Com>
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.P
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This man page was compiled by Al Woodhull <asw@woodhull.com>
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.P
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.\" updated 2006-06-17
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