Apache vhost issues (client denied by server configuration)

bpk · 02-15-2005, 05:32 PM

Hey all - I'm hoping yo guys can help me out with this. It's something I've managed to breeze by (as I've done this before) until today... I'll start with showing you my httpd.conf

httpd.conf
Everything but the following is default and has been untouched.

Code:

NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost *:80>
</VirtualHost>

#### deepdream.org vhosts ####

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerName deepdream.org
     ServerAlias www.deepdream.org
     DocumentRoot /data/vhosts/www.deepdream.org/web
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerName bpk.deepdream.org
     DocumentRoot /usr/home/bkeating/public_html
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerName gallery.deepdream.org
     DocumentRoot /usr/home/bkeating/public_html/gallery
</VirtualHost>

Now bpk.deepdream.org and gallery.deepdream.org both work just fine. However, (www.)deepdream.org does not. my httpd-error.log reports only this:

Code:

[Tue Feb 15 15:26:09 2005] [error] [client 64.81.54.23] client denied by server configuration: /data/vhosts/www.deepdream.org/web/

and thats with LogLevel Debug turned on.

Also, /data and EVERYTHING within is www:www owned (for testing) with permissions of rwxrwxr-x (775).

Any ideas? Thanks!

LordDark · 02-15-2005, 05:50 PM

confirm if you syntax is OK (./apachectl configtest) and if correct I recommended put in www.deepdream.org how your default... and not left empty the first tag the virtual host, remember that the first tag the virtual host is your default...

bpk · 02-15-2005, 06:34 PM

Syntax check reports "OK".

I also tested w/o the blank VirtualHost entry, and removed the ServerAlias line to make troubleshooting easier.

Any other ideas?

LordDark · 02-15-2005, 06:41 PM

I put my example and It work fine

NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin jlramire@protcom
DocumentRoot /directory/webs/
ServerName www.example1.espol.edu.ec
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin jlramire@protcom
DocumentRoot /directory/webs/pdpse
ServerName www.example2.espol.edu.ec
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin jlramire@protcom
DocumentRoot /directory/webs/websitecec
ServerName www.example3.espol.edu.ec
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin jlramire@protcom
DocumentRoot /directory/webs/websitecec
ServerName www.example4.espol.edu.ec
</VirtualHost>

The www.protcom.espol.edu.ec is my default Portal Site...

bpk · 02-16-2005, 06:38 PM

Well, just for the hell of it I repointed me DocumentRoot to /usr/home/bkeating/public_html/deepdream.org/ (because i know the other two virtualhosts that point to it work) and sure enough, it worked!

So i checked the permissions on /data (which is it's own filesystem) are identical to that of ~bkeating/public_html/, etc. So... Im confused.

Ideas?

bpk · 02-16-2005, 06:47 PM

Additionally....

keeping everything where it is and simply making a symlink of /data/vhosts/motionsiren.com/www to /usr/local/www/data/motionsiren and then adjusting the httpd.conf virtualhost entry to point to /usr/local/ww..... and TADA, it too, loads.

So am I right to assume that this isn't a system file permission problem but something with Apache?

LordDark · 02-16-2005, 06:58 PM

Sure the problem is with the apache... just need reorder the vhosts and thats all, I don't understand what are you doing?....

LordDark · 02-16-2005, 07:02 PM

Create the unique path for you DocumentRoot for example /www, inside this include all your sites and then redirect your path for each vhost

bpk · 02-16-2005, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LordDark
Sure the problem is with the apache... just need reorder the vhosts and thats all, I don't understand what are you doing?....

/data is it's own volume. It's where all the real data lives on my systems. It makes it easy to upgrade, plug into new systems, etc.

It'd be easier to learn how to make Apache allow /data/.... access then do a series of symlinks.