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14.2.4.6. The mod_python Module
The configuration for mod_python; has been moved from httpd.conf into the file
/etc/httpd/conf.d/python.conf. For this file to be loaded, and hence for mod_python; to
work, you must have the statement Include conf.d/*.conf in your httpd.conf as described in
Section 14.2.1.3.
14.2.4.7. PHP
The configuration for PHP has been moved from httpd.conf into the file
/etc/httpd/conf.d/php.conf. For this file to be loaded, you must have the statement Include
conf.d/*.conf in your httpd.conf as described in Section 14.2.1.3.
The PHP is now implemented as a filter and must therefore be enabled in a different manor. See
Section 14.2.4 for more about filters.
Under Apache HTTP Server 1.3, PHP was implemented using the following directives:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
Under Apache HTTP Server 2.0, use the following directives instead:
Files *.php
SetOutputFilter PHP
SetInputFilter PHP
/Files
In PHP 4.2.0 and later the default set of predefined variables which are available in the global scope
has changed. Individual input and server variables are, by default, no longer placed directly into the
global scope. This change may cause scripts to break. You may revert to the old behavior by setting
register_globals to On in the file /etc/php.ini.
For more on this topic, refer to the following URL for details concerning the global scope changes:
• http://www.php.net/release_4_1_0.php
14.3. After Installation
After you have installed the httpd package, the Apache HTTP Server’s documentation is available
by installing the httpd-manual package and pointing a Web browser to http://localhost/manual/ or
you can browse the Apache documentation available on the Web at http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/.
The Apache HTTP Server’s documentation contains a full list and complete descriptions of all con-
figuration options. For your convenience, this chapter provides short descriptions of the configuration
directives used by Apache HTTP Server 2.0.
The version of the Apache HTTP Server included with Red Hat Linux includes the ability to set
up secure Web servers using the strong SSL encryption provided by the mod_ssl and openssl
packages. As you look through the configuration files, be aware that it includes both a non-secure
and a secure Web server. The secure Web server runs as a virtual host, which is configured in the
/etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf file. For more information about virtual hosts, see Section 14.8.
For information on configuring a secure server virtual host, Section 14.8.2. For information on setting
up an Apache HTTP Secure Server see the chapter titled Apache HTTP Secure Server Configuration
in the Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide.