apache2_config

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Renders the primary Apache configuration file. The defaults are tuned for secure, persistent HTTP serving:

• Timeout 60
• KeepAliveTimeout 2
• MaxKeepAliveRequests 1000

Properties

name	Type	Default	Description
root_group	String	node['root_group']	Group that the root user on the box runs as. Defaults to platform specific value from ohai root_group
access_file_name	String	.htaccess	Access filename
log_dir	String	default_log_dir	Log directory location. Defaults to platform specific locations, see libraries/helpers.rb
error_log	String	default_error_log	Error log location. Defaults to platform specific locations, see libraries/helpers.rb
log_level	String	warn	Log level for apache2
apache_user	String	default_apache_user	Set to override the default apache2 user. Defaults to platform specific locations, see libraries/helpers.rb
apache_group	String	default_apache_group	Set to override the default apache2 user. Defaults to platform specific locations, see libraries/helpers.rb
keep_alive	String	On	Persistent connection feature of HTTP/1.1 provide long-lived HTTP sessions
max_keep_alive_requests	Integer	1000	MaxKeepAliveRequests
keep_alive_timeout	Integer	2	KeepAliveTimeout
docroot_dir	String	default_docroot_dir	Apache document root. Defaults to platform specific locations, see libraries/helpers.rb
timeout	Integer, String	60	The number of seconds before receives and sends time out
server_name	String	localhost	Sets the ServerName directive
run_dir	String	default_run_dir	Sets the DefaultRuntimeDir directive. Defaults to platform specific locations, see libraries/helpers.rb'
template_cookbook	String	apache2	Cookbook to source the template file from

Examples

  apache2_config 'apache2.conf' do
    access_file_name
    log_dir '/var/log/httpd/super_error_log'
    error_log '/var/log/httpd/super_error_log'
    log_level 'error'
    apache_user 'superApacheUser'
    apache_group 'superApacheUser'
    keep_alive 'On'
    max_keep_alive_requests 15
    keep_alive_timeout 100
    docroot_dir '/var/www/serverRootDir'
    timeout 60
    server_name '127.0.0.1'
  end