Troubleshooting directory url for web application

wl · 04-07-2017, 03:48 PM

I am running on Linux redhat Santiago and have nginx web application server installed.

we have one web application (http://servername.company.com) which uses packages that we downloaded under "/test/dir" directory.

we want to tell web application to go to that specific directory when application seeks any packages and do not go out on internet since site has blocked it for security reason.

if we want to provide (one config file) a value and ask application to go to specific directory, what would be the value?

I tried these value so far but not working,
"http://servername.company.com/test/dir"
"http://servername.company.com:<port#>/test/dir"

do we need to enable this path for directory from anywhere at OS level?

if someone can please help...

!!! · 04-07-2017, 07:51 PM

Edit: ooops, sorry! See #3: I didn't even recognize nginx! Thanks bathory!

It's UNDER /something/like/www
This web search may help: Apache root

For example, google.com wouldn't want the public to see /etc !

A link: https://www.centos.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31121
It says:Read /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf.
Then look in /var/www

You might be running a different httpd than apache.

For others who find this question here in future searches,
Please post some info about what/how you found and learned.
Thanks!

bathory · 04-08-2017, 02:37 AM

@OP

Quote:

I tried these value so far but not working,
"http://servername.company.com/test/dir"
"http://servername.company.com:<port#>/test/dir"

Could you please define "not working"? I.e. provide logs or other relevant info.

Anyway, the default docroot for nginx on RHEL is /usr/share/nginx/html, so if you want to serve content from /test/dir, that is outside docroot, you need something like:

Code:

 location /test/dir {
 alias /test/dir;
 }

Please note that if you have SELinux enabled, you need to allow nginx access to /test/dir:

Code:

chcon -Rt httpd_sys_content_t /test/dir

@!!!
OP clearly states he's running nginx and not apache

Regards

wl · 04-12-2017, 02:11 PM

Actually our admin ran a some kind of python script/cmd and enabled it on 8000 port -> "http://servername.company.com:8000/test/dir" is accessible now. but when we try to access it from web application it gives error,

curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404 File not found

wl · 04-12-2017, 03:06 PM

have python simple HTTP server as a web-server.

ondoho · 04-13-2017, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woolawson123

Actually our admin

why can't your admin take care of the problem?