[Mailman-Users] Apache, mailman and ScriptAlias - not as documented

[Terry Allen]

On 25/06/2008, at 4:52 PM, Vidiot wrote:

> I've looked at the installation page over at the Wiki and there is  
> nothing
> regarding the problem I've run up against.
>
> See page 6 of the Installation Manual (pdf).
>
> It states the following should be added:
>
> 	ScriptAlias /mailman/ $prefix/cgi-bin/
>
> I already have ScriptAlias defined:
>
> 	ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/home/httpd/cgi-bin/"
>
> One is not allowed to have multiple ScriptAlias lines.  It almost  
> appears
> that the instructions assume that no other ScriptAliases exist.  Not  
> likely.
>
> The instructions have no workaround if Apache already has cgi-bin  
> defined.
>
> Is there a workaround?
>
> Thanks for any pointers?
>
Hi again.

Actually, you are allowed to have multiple ScriptAlias lines within  
your httpd.conf (or any of your vhost.conf files if you have  
multiples. So long as they only point to a specific directory &  
separate path you'll be fine. One of the servers I manage has maybe 14  
different aliases running - I am sure there will be others who have  
many more.

What the part of the manual you are referring to is saying is that  
when someone calls /mailman, Apache knows that scripts within that  
path are to be executed instead of being served straight up. It's an  
addition to your existing cgi-bin rather than a replacement. Hope that  
rather simplistic explanation serves to help you understand it a  
little better.

	Bye for now, Terry Allen	 
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