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diff --git a/docs/manual/misc/compat_notes.html b/docs/manual/misc/compat_notes.html deleted file mode 100644 index 438d90ecec..0000000000 --- a/docs/manual/misc/compat_notes.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,135 +0,0 @@ -<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" - "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> -<HTML> -<HEAD> -<TITLE>Apache HTTP Server: Notes about Compatibility with NCSA's Server</TITLE> -</HEAD> -<!-- Background white, links blue (unvisited), navy (visited), red (active) --> -<BODY - BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" - TEXT="#000000" - LINK="#0000FF" - VLINK="#000080" - ALINK="#FF0000" -> -<!--#include virtual="header.html" --> - -<blockquote><strong>Warning:</strong> -This document has not been updated to take into account changes -made in the 2.0 version of the Apache HTTP Server. Some of the -information may still be relevant, but please use it -with care. -</blockquote> - - -<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Compatibility Notes with NCSA's Server</H1> - -<HR> - -While Apache is for the most part a drop-in replacement for NCSA's -httpd, there are a couple gotcha's to watch out for. These are mostly -due to the fact that the parser for config and access control files -was rewritten from scratch, so certain liberties the earlier servers -took may not be available here. These are all easily fixable. If you -know of other problems that belong here, <A -HREF="http://www.apache.org/bug_report.html">let us know.</A> - -<P>Please also check the <A HREF="known_client_problems.html">known -client problems</A> page. - -<OL> -<LI>As of Apache 1.3.1, methods named in a - <A HREF="../mod/core.html#limit"><SAMP><Limit></SAMP></A> - section <EM>must</EM> be listed in upper-case. Lower- or mixed-case - method names will result in a configuration error. - <P> - </P> -</LI> - -<LI>The basic mod_auth <CODE>AuthGroupFile</CODE>-specified group file - format allows commas between user names - Apache does not. - -<P> -<LI>If you follow the NCSA guidelines for setting up access - restrictions based on client domain, you may well have added - entries for <CODE>AuthType, AuthName, AuthUserFile</CODE> or - <CODE>AuthGroupFile</CODE>. <STRONG>None</STRONG> of these are - needed (or appropriate) for restricting access based on client - domain. When Apache sees <CODE>AuthType</CODE> it (reasonably) - assumes you are using some authorization type based on username - and password. Please remove <CODE>AuthType</CODE>, it's - unnecessary even for NCSA. - -<P> -<LI><CODE>OldScriptAlias</CODE> is no longer supported. - -<P> -<LI><CODE>exec cgi=""</CODE> produces reasonable <STRONG>malformed - header</STRONG> responses when used to invoke non-CGI scripts.<BR> - The NCSA code ignores the missing header (bad idea). - <BR>Solution: write CGI to the CGI spec and use - <CODE>include virtual</CODE>, or use <CODE>exec cmd=""</CODE> instead. - -<P> -<LI>Icons for FancyIndexing broken - well, no, they're not broken, - we've just upgraded the icons from flat .xbm files to pretty and - much smaller .gif files, courtesy of <A - HREF="mailto:kevinh@eit.com">Kevin Hughes</A> at <A - HREF="http://www.eit.com/">EIT</A>. If you are using the same - srm.conf from an old distribution, make sure you add the new <A - HREF="../mod/mod_autoindex.html#addicon">AddIcon</A>, <A - HREF="../mod/mod_autoindex.html#addiconbytype">AddIconByType</A>, - and <A - HREF="../mod/mod_autoindex.html#defaulticon">DefaultIcon</A> - directives. - -<P> -<LI>Apache versions before 1.2b1 will ignore the last line of configuration - files if the last line does not have a trailing newline. This affects - configuration files (httpd.conf, access.conf and srm.conf), and - htpasswd and htgroup files. - -<P> -<LI>Apache does not permit commas delimiting the methods in <Limit>. - -<P> -<LI>Apache's <CODE><VirtualHost></CODE> treats all addresses as - "optional" (<EM>i.e.</EM>, the server should continue booting if it can't - resolve the address). Whereas in NCSA the default is to fail - booting unless an added <CODE>optional</CODE> keyword is included. - -<P> -<LI>Apache does not implement <CODE>OnDeny</CODE>; use - <A HREF="../mod/core.html#errordocument"><CODE>ErrorDocument</CODE></A> - instead. - -<P> -<LI>Apache (as of 1.3) always performs the equivalent of - <CODE>HostnameLookups minimal</CODE>. <CODE>minimal</CODE> is not an - option to <A HREF="../mod/core.html#hostnamelookups"><CODE> - HostnameLookups</CODE></A>. - -<P> -<LI>To embed spaces in directive arguments NCSA used a backslash - before the space. Apache treats backslashes as normal characters. To - embed spaces surround the argument with double-quotes instead. - -<P> -<LI>Apache does not implement the NCSA <CODE>referer</CODE> - directive. See <A HREF="http://bugs.apache.org/index/full/968"> - PR#968</A> for a few brief suggestions on alternative ways to - implement the same thing under Apache. - -<P> -<LI>Apache does not allow ServerRoot settings inside a VirtualHost - container. There is only one global ServerRoot in Apache; any desired - changes in paths for virtual hosts need to be made with the explicit - directives, <em>e.g.</em>, DocumentRoot, TransferLog, <EM>etc.</EM> - -</OL> - -More to come when we notice them.... - -<!--#include virtual="footer.html" --> -</BODY> -</HTML> |