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Re: Is this the right way to configure apache? (if it is possible)

From: Ryan Schmidt <subversion-2006d_at_ryandesign.com>
Date: 2006-11-21 03:36:57 CET

On Nov 20, 2006, at 07:52, Vijay Gill wrote:

> I have some 30 repositories (all small projects I develop at home). I
> am planning to setup apache so that I can use url something like this
>
> http://repository.server.name
>
> I read it in apache documentation some time ago that I can have one
> generic setting for multiple virtual name based hosts. So, in this new
> up, a virtual host is going to be a repository.
>
> Currently I am using "http://server.name/repository" way of settings
> in apache, with all respositories hosted in located in one parent
> directory.
>
> I do not see any difference (from the point of view of functionality)
> but is there a preferred way of setting things up?

Subversion supports the http://server.name/repository URL layout by
doing this:

<VirtualHost *>
        ServerName server.name
        <Location />
                DAV svn
                SVNParentPath /path/to/repositories
        </Location>
</VirtualHost>

Note that this URL strategy is problematic for /favicon.ico, /
robots.txt and other resources which by convention or standard must
be at the root of the URL space, but because of the "Location /"
cannot be. The recommendation therefore is to use "Location /svn/" or
anything else other than "/" so that you leave a place at the root
for such resources.

I am not aware of a way to achieve the URL layout http://
repository.server.name . If you're aware of a way to get that, I'm
sure it would interest others if you share it. This would also fix
the problem with /favicon.ico and so forth, as these files could then
just be put into each repository.

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