2. Apache HTTP Server Overview
• Free, Based On Open Source Technology.
• Multiple Scripting Language Support.
• Runs On * Operating Systems.
• Web Server With a modular design.
• Simple, Powerful file-based configuration.
4. Interesting
Where did the Apache name come from?
• A Patchy Server, since it was a set of software patches?
5. Actually!.
• The name Apache was chosen out of respect to the Native
American tribe Apache and its superior skills in warfare and
strategy.
• It just sort of connoted: "Take no prisoners. Be kind of
aggressive and kick some ass."
—Brian Behlendorf founding member of the Apache Group.
6.
7. MultiViews
MultiViews is a per-directory option
Can be set with an Options directive within
a <Directory>, <Location> or <Files> section in httpd.conf
or
If AllowOverride is properly set in .htaccess files.
Note that Options All does not set MultiViews; you have to ask for
it by name.
8. The effect of MultiViews is as follows
If the server receives a request for /some/dir/foo,
if /some/dir has MultiViews enabled,
and /some/dir/foo does notexist, then the server reads the
directory looking for files named foo.*, and effectively fakes
up a type map which names all those files, assigning them
the same media types and content-encodings it would have
if the client had asked for one of them by name. It then
chooses the best match to the client's requirements.
9. Example
• Assume that you have a index.html file (or index.php), which
both return text/html content type, and you request:
• Then Apache will serve the file index.html. If another file was
there, which is called index.gif, it wouldn't be served (due to
the Accept header we specified).
10. • The problem is that if you request a file, and write an invalid
mime-type, Apache will present you with all of the options:
• The response would be:
• This reveals some files served by the server that might not be
meant for browsing.
11. Remedy
• Disable MultiViews Option.
• Change your httpd.conf file. A recommended configuration
for the requested directory should be in the following format:
<Directory /{YOUR DIRECTORY}>
Options FollowSymLinks
</Directory>
• Remove the MultiViews option from configuration.
