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Oracle® HTTP Server Administrator's Guide
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Part Number B28948-01
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1
Overview
1.1
Oracle HTTP Server Features
1.2
Oracle HTTP Server Components
1.2.1
Oracle HTTP Server Modules
1.3
Oracle HTTP Server Support
1.4
Oracle HTTP Server Management
1.4.1
Oracle Application Server Command-line Tools
1.4.1.1
opmnctl
1.5
Starting, Stopping, and Restarting Oracle HTTP Server
1.5.1
Starting Oracle HTTP Server
1.5.2
Stopping Oracle HTTP Server
1.5.3
Restarting Oracle HTTP Server
2
Concepts
2.1
Understanding Oracle HTTP Server Directory Structure
2.2
Accessing Configuration Files
2.3
Configuration Files Syntax
2.4
Classes of Directives
2.5
Scope of Directives
2.5.1
Container Directives
2.5.1.1
<Directory>
2.5.1.2
<DirectoryMatch>
2.5.1.3
<Files>
2.5.1.4
<FilesMatch>
2.5.1.5
<Limit>
2.5.1.6
<LimitExcept>
2.5.1.7
<Location>
2.5.1.8
<LocationMatch>
2.5.1.9
<VirtualHost>
2.5.2
Block Directives
2.6
Understanding Modules
2.7
About .htaccess Files
3
Specifying Server and File Locations
3.1
Setting Server and Administrator Functions
3.1.1
ServerName
3.1.2
UseCanonicalName
3.1.3
ServerAdmin
3.1.4
ServerSignature
3.1.5
ServerTokens
3.1.6
ServerAlias
3.2
Specifying File Locations
3.2.1
CoreDumpDirectory
3.2.2
DocumentRoot
3.2.3
ErrorLog
3.2.4
LockFile
3.2.5
PidFile
3.2.6
ScoreBoardFile
3.2.7
ServerRoot
4
Managing Server Processes
4.1
Oracle HTTP Server Processing Model
4.2
Handling Server Processes
4.2.1
ServerType
4.2.2
Group
4.2.3
User
4.3
Configuring the Number of Processes and Connections
4.3.1
StartServers
4.3.2
ThreadsPerChild
4.3.3
MaxClients
4.3.4
MaxRequestsPerChild
4.3.5
MaxSpareServers
4.3.6
MinSpareServers
4.4
Running Oracle HTTP Server as Root
4.5
Security Considerations
4.6
Getting Information about Processes
5
Managing the Network Connections
5.1
Specifying Listener Ports and Addresses
5.1.1
BindAddress
5.1.2
Port
5.1.3
Listen
5.2
Managing Interaction Between Server and Network
5.2.1
ListenBackLog
5.2.2
SendBufferSize
5.2.3
TimeOut
5.3
Managing Connection Persistence
5.3.1
KeepAlive
5.3.2
KeepAliveTimeout
5.3.3
MaxKeepAliveRequests
5.4
Configuring Reverse Proxies and Load Balancers
6
Configuring and Using Server Logs
6.1
Using Oracle Diagnostic Logging
6.1.1
Overview
6.1.2
Configuring Oracle HTTP Server
6.1.2.1
OraLogMode oracle | odl | apache
6.1.2.2
OraLogSeverity module_name <msg_type>{:msg_level]
6.1.2.3
OraLogDir <bus stop dir>
6.2
Specifying Log Level
6.3
Specifying Log Files
6.3.1
Access Log
6.3.1.1
Specifying LogFormat
6.3.2
CustomLog
6.3.3
Error Log
6.3.4
PID File
6.3.5
Piped Log
6.3.6
Rewrite Log
6.3.7
Script Log
6.3.8
SSL Log
6.3.9
Transfer Log
7
Understanding Modules
7.1
List of Modules
7.2
mod_access
7.3
mod_actions
7.4
mod_alias
7.5
mod_asis
7.6
mod_auth
7.7
mod_auth_anon
7.8
mod_auth_dbm
7.9
mod_autoindex
7.10
mod_cern_meta
7.11
mod_certheaders
7.12
mod_cgi
7.13
mod_define
7.14
mod_digest
7.15
mod_dir
7.16
mod_dms
7.17
mod_env
7.18
mod_example
7.19
mod_expires
7.20
mod_fastcgi
7.21
mod_headers
7.22
mod_imap
7.23
mod_include
7.24
mod_info
7.25
mod_log_agent
7.26
mod_log_config
7.27
mod_log_referer
7.28
mod_mime
7.29
mod_mime_magic
7.30
mod_mmap_static
7.31
mod_negotiation
7.32
mod_oc4j
7.32.1
Configuring mod_oc4j
7.32.1.1
mod_oc4j Configuration File and Directives
7.32.1.2
mod_oc4j Sample Configurations
7.32.2
Load Balancing Using mod_oc4j
7.32.3
Enabling SSL between mod_oc4j and OC4J
7.32.3.1
Enabling SSL for mod_oc4j
7.32.3.2
Enabling SSL for OC4J
7.32.4
Integrating Generic Apache with Oracle Application Server
7.33
mod_onsint
7.33.1
Benefits of mod_onsint
7.33.2
Implementation Differences on UNIX and Windows
7.34
mod_oradav
7.35
mod_ossl
7.36
mod_osso
7.37
mod_perl
7.37.1
Database Usage Notes
7.37.1.1
Using Perl to Access the Database
7.37.1.2
Testing Database Connection
7.37.1.3
Using SQL NCHAR Datatypes
7.38
mod_php
7.39
mod_plsql
7.39.1
Creating a DAD
7.39.2
Configuration Files
7.39.2.1
plsql.conf
7.39.2.2
dads.conf
7.39.2.3
cache.conf
7.39.3
Configuration Parameters
7.39.3.1
plsql.conf
7.39.3.2
dads.conf
7.39.3.3
cache.conf
7.40
mod_proxy
7.41
mod_rewrite
7.41.1
mod_rewrite Rules Processing
7.41.2
mod_rewrite Directives
7.41.2.1
RewriteEngine
7.41.2.2
RewriteOptions
7.41.2.3
RewriteLog
7.41.2.4
RewriteLogLevel
7.41.2.5
RewriteBase
7.41.3
Rewrite Rules Hints
7.41.4
Redirection Examples
7.42
mod_security
7.43
mod_setenvif
7.44
mod_speling
7.45
mod_status
7.46
mod_unique_id
7.47
mod_userdir
7.48
mod_usertrack
7.49
mod_vhost_alias
8
Configuring and Using mod_oradav
8.1
OraDAV Concepts
8.1.1
WebDAV
8.1.2
mod_dav
8.1.3
mod_oradav
8.1.4
OraDAV
8.2
OraDAV Architecture
8.3
OraDAV Users
8.4
OraDAV Usage Model
8.5
OraDAV Configuration Parameters
8.5.1
ORAAllowIndexDetails
8.5.2
ORAAltPassword
8.5.3
ORACacheDirectory
8.5.4
ORACacheMaxResourceSize
8.5.5
ORACachePrunePercent
8.5.6
ORACacheTotalSize
8.5.7
ORAConnect
8.5.8
ORAConnectSN
8.5.9
ORAContainerName
8.5.10
ORAException
8.5.11
ORAGetSource
8.5.12
ORALockExpirationPad
8.5.13
ORAPackageName
8.5.14
ORAPassword
8.5.15
ORARootPrefix
8.5.16
ORAService
8.5.17
ORATraceEvents
8.5.18
ORATraceLevel
8.5.19
ORAUser
8.6
DAV Directives
8.6.1
DAVDepthInfinity
8.6.2
DAVLockDB
8.6.3
DAVMinTimeout
8.6.4
DAVOraNLS
8.6.5
DAVOraReadOnly
8.6.6
Limit
8.6.7
LimitExcept
8.6.8
LimitXMLRequestBody
8.7
WebDAV Security Considerations
8.8
OraDAV Performance Considerations
8.8.1
Using Disk Caching with OraDAV
8.8.2
Bypassing Oracle Application Server Web Cache for WebDAV Activities
8.9
mod_oradav Usage Notes
8.9.1
Mapping Containers Under the Root Location
8.9.2
Globalization Support Considerations with OraDAV
8.9.3
PROPFIND Security
8.10
Backup and Recovery of DAV Files
9
Managing Security
9.1
About Oracle HTTP Server Security
9.2
Classes of Users and Their Privileges
9.3
Resources Protected
9.4
Authentication and Authorization Enforcement
9.4.1
Host-based Access Control
9.4.1.1
Access Control for Virtual Hosts
9.4.1.2
Using mod_access and mod_setenvif for Host-based Access Control
9.4.2
User Authentication and Authorization
9.4.2.1
Using mod_auth to Authenticate Users
9.4.2.2
Using mod_osso to Authenticate Users
9.4.2.3
Using mod_ossl to Authenticate Users
9.5
Understanding Port Tunneling
9.5.1
Configuring Port Tunneling
9.5.1.1
Task 1: Configure opmn.xml
9.5.1.2
Task 2: Configure iaspt.conf
9.5.1.3
Task 3: Configure mod_oc4j.conf
9.5.2
Configuring SSL for Port Tunneling
9.5.3
Port Tunneling Configuration Reference
9.5.3.1
opmn.xml
9.5.3.2
mod_oc4j.conf
9.5.3.3
iaspt.conf
9.6
Leveraging Oracle Identity Management Infrastructure
9.6.1
Overview
9.6.2
Using Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On and mod_osso
10
Enabling SSL for Oracle HTTP Server
10.1
Overview
10.2
Configuring SSL
10.2.1
Task 1: Creating a Real Wallet
10.2.2
Task 2: (Optional) Customizing Your Configuration
10.3
Additional SSL Features
10.3.1
Global Server ID Support
10.3.2
PKCS #11 Support
10.4
Using SSL Configuration Directives
10.4.1
Using mod_ossl Directives
10.4.1.1
SSLAccelerator
10.4.1.2
SSLCARevocationFile
10.4.1.3
SSLCARevocationPath
10.4.1.4
SSLCipherSuite
10.4.1.5
SSLEngine
10.4.1.6
SSLLog
10.4.1.7
SSLLogLevel
10.4.1.8
SSLMutex
10.4.1.9
SSLOptions
10.4.1.10
SSLPassPhraseDialog
10.4.1.11
SSLProtocol
10.4.1.12
SSLRequire
10.4.1.13
SSLRequireSSL
10.4.1.14
SSLSessionCache
10.4.1.15
SSLSessionCacheTimeout
10.4.1.16
SSLVerifyClient
10.4.1.17
SSLWallet
10.4.1.18
SSLWalletPassword
10.4.2
Using the iasobf Utility
10.4.3
Using mod_proxy Directives
10.4.3.1
SSLProxyCache
10.4.3.2
SSLProxyCipherSuite
10.4.3.3
SSLProxyEngine
10.4.3.4
SSLProxyProtocol
10.4.3.5
SSLProxyWallet
10.4.3.6
SSLProxyWalletPassword
11
Using PHP with Oracle Application Server
11.1
PHP Overview
11.2
Using the PHP Extension for Oracle JDeveloper
11.3
Connecting to an Oracle Database with PHP
11.4
Oracle Application Server mod_php Extensions
A
Using Oracle Application Server Proxy Plug-in
A.1
Overview
A.2
Downloading OracleAS Proxy Plug-in
A.3
Installing OracleAS Proxy Plug-in
A.4
Using Application Server Control Console
A.5
Configuring OracleAS Proxy Plug-in
A.5.1
Proxy Server Definition File
A.5.2
Proxy Configuration File Parameters
A.5.2.1
oproxy.serverlist
A.5.2.2
oproxy.
servername
.hostname
A.5.2.3
oproxy.
servername
.port
A.5.2.4
oproxy.
servername
.alias
A.5.2.5
oproxy.
servername
.resolveall
A.5.2.6
oproxy.
servername
.urlrule
A.5.3
Defining OracleAS Proxy Plug-in Behavior
A.6
Configuring Sun ONE Listener to Use OracleAS Proxy Plug-in
A.7
Configuring IIS Listener to Use OracleAS Proxy Plug-in
A.8
OracleAS Proxy Plug-in Usage Notes
A.9
Troubleshooting
B
Using Oracle Application Server SSO Plug-in
B.1
Overview
B.2
Downloading OracleAS SSO Plug-in
B.3
Installing OracleAS SSO Plug-in
B.4
Registering with Single Sign-On
B.4.1
Using the Single Sign-On Registration Tool
B.4.2
Common Single Sign-On Registrar Command Arguments
B.5
Configuring OracleAS SSO Plug-in
B.5.1
OracleAS SSO Plug-in Configuration Directives
B.6
Resource Protection
B.7
Configuring Sun ONE Listener for Single Sign-on
B.7.1
Usage Notes for Sun ONE Enterprise Server Version 6.0
B.8
Configuring IIS Listener for Single Sign-On
B.9
Troubleshooting
C
Using Oracle Containers for J2EE Plug-in
C.1
Overview
C.2
Downloading OC4J Plug-in
C.3
Installing OC4J Plug-in
C.4
Configuring OC4J Plug-in on Sun ONE
C.5
Configuring OC4J Plug-in for IIS
C.5.1
Configuring Anonymous Access for IIS
C.6
OC4J Plug-in Configuration File
C.7
Integrating Generic Apache with Oracle Application Server
C.7.1
Integration Requirements
C.7.2
Generic Apache Files
C.7.3
Setting Up a Static Configuration with mod_oc4j
C.7.4
Setting Up a Dynamic Configuration with mod_oc4j and mod_onsint
C.7.5
Integrating with Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server
D
Load Balancing Using mod_oc4j
D.1
Load Balancing Policies
D.1.1
Random
D.1.2
Round Robin
D.1.3
Random with Local Affinity
D.1.4
Round Robin with Local Affinity
D.1.5
Random using Routing Weight
D.1.6
Round Robin using Routing Weight
D.1.7
Metric Based
D.1.8
Metric Based with Local Affinity
D.2
Load Balancing Parameters
D.2.1
Oc4jSelectMethod
D.2.2
Oc4jRoutingWeight
D.3
Metric-based Load Balancing
D.3.1
Configuring Oracle HTTP Server
D.3.2
Configuring OC4J
D.3.2.1
Configuring Metric-based Load Balancing to Use the DMSMetricCollector
D.3.2.2
Building Your Own Metric Collector
E
Configuration Files
E.1
dms.conf
E.2
httpd.conf
E.2.1
httpd.conf File Structure
E.2.1.1
Global Environment
E.2.1.2
Main Server Configuration
E.2.1.3
Virtual Hosts Parameters
E.3
iaspt.conf
E.4
mime.types
E.5
mod_oc4j.conf
E.6
mod_osso.conf
E.7
opmn.xml
E.8
oracle_apache.conf
E.8.1
aqxml.conf
E.8.2
moddav.conf
E.8.3
ojsp.conf
E.8.4
plsql.conf
E.8.5
uix.conf
E.8.6
oiddas.conf
E.9
php.ini
E.10
ssl.conf
F
Frequently Asked Questions
F.1
Creating Application-specific Error Pages
F.2
Offering HTTPS to ISP (Virtual Host) Customers
F.3
Using Oracle HTTP Server as Cache
F.4
Using Different Language and Character Set Versions of Document
F.5
Sending Proxy Sensitive Requests to HTTP Server Behind a Firewall
F.6
mod_oc4j Information
F.7
mod_oc4j Compatibility with Other Web Servers
F.8
mod_oc4j Communication to OC4J using SSL
F.9
Oracle HTTP Server Version Number
F.10
Applying Apache Security patches to Oracle HTTP Server
F.11
Compressing Output from Oracle HTTP Server
F.12
Supporting PHP
F.13
Creating Namespace that Works Across Firewalls and Clusters
F.14
Protecting Web Site From Hackers
G
Troubleshooting Oracle HTTP Server
G.1
Problems and Solutions
G.1.1
Intermittent HTTP-500 errors
G.1.2
Firewall Between Oracle HTTP Server and OC4J Blocks Connections
G.1.3
Oracle HTTP Server Unable to Start Due to Port Conflict
G.1.4
Machine Overloaded by Number of HTTPD Processes
G.1.5
Permission Denied When Starting Oracle HTTP Server on Port Below 1024
G.1.6
Oracle HTTP Server May Fail To Start If PM Files Are Not Located Correctly
G.2
Need More Help?
H
Third Party Licenses
H.1
Apache HTTP Server
H.1.1
The Apache Software License
H.2
Apache SOAP
H.2.1
Apache SOAP License
H.3
DBI Module
H.3.1
Perl Artistic License
H.3.1.1
Preamble
H.3.1.2
Definitions
H.4
Perl
H.4.1
Perl Kit Readme
H.4.2
mod_perl License
H.4.3
Perl Artistic License
H.4.3.1
Preamble
H.4.3.2
Definitions
H.5
PHP
H.5.1
The PHP License
H.6
mod_dav
H.7
FastCGI
H.7.1
FastCGI Developer's Kit License
H.7.2
Module mod_fastcgi License
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