On 2011-09-06, at 1:30 PM, Steve Swift wrote: > You can arrange them any way that you like. The include statement includes > the referenced file(s) at the point where it is encountered. You could expand > all of this out, and create a single httpd.conf file, and it would work > exactly the same. Or you could have an include statement for every line in > your config, with each included file containing just one line. > > The include mechanism makes it easier to manage, is all. Things I use > "include" for: > > 1. You can remove "stuff" fron your config by commenting out the "include". > So if you add a new Vhost, and define it in a new Include file, then you can > remove it with a very simple comment character if it causes problems. > > 2. It allows you to replace identical sequences of statements in two or more > places, for example, you might apply some common ScriptAlias statements > across multiple Vhosts (for example, "Scriptalias /test > /var/www/cgi-bin/text.cgi" might be useful in all of your Vhosts. If you add > it using "Include", then a single change to the include file will update all > of your virtualhosts. > > On 6 September 2011 19:55, Norman Fournier <nor...@normanfournier.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I am working on rebuilding a web server after a crash. In my previous > httpd.conf file, include was used to point to virtual host .conf files. In > this httpd.conf file it points to httpd-vhosts.conf for virtual hosting. My > question is should I include my vitual hosts in the httpd-vhosts.conf or can > I use still include in the httpd-vhosts.conf file to point to individual > .conf files for my virtual hosts? > > I have googled for the answer but each examples includes the virtual host in > httpd-vhosts.conf. > > Thank you for your help. > > Norman > --- > -- > Steve Swift > http://www.swiftys.org.uk
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