Re: [WebDNA] Apple nixes Mac OS Server ("websites") and other

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2018


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 113951
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texte = 1551 Agreed with Michael: the WebServer from Apple is a very personalized = version of a "normal" webserver (linux) and the documentation is very = weak. For instance, the last High Sierra version uses an almost = undocumented local proxy that does not return all the information WebDNA = is expecting from apache. We will design a new installer for the next version, but more than ever = it will run on a clean OSX server installation. It will be too = complicated to take a specific customization into account. I strongly suggest linux, it is safe, cheaper, faster and not more = difficult to manage. - chris > On Jan 29, 2018, at 23:35, Michael Davis wrote: >=20 > Palle, >=20 > Personally, I will be glad to have Apple keep their hands off of = Apache. The Server.app has always been geared toward internal LAN = services rather than as a "control panel" that might help those of us = that serve web sites publicly. Their squid cache setup has just = convoluted the conf files and made it harder to run a professional level = web host (just try changing ports on these services, for instance = because you want to run your own accelerator cache like Varnish on port = 80. Can't do it). What remains to be seen is whether discontinuing the = websites in the Server.app will actually free up Apache from the = mungling hands of Apple or whether there will still be custom conf = directories that tie http services to some other service. >=20 > If you like using the Apple GUI to manage web sites, you'll probably = be even happier with the WebMin GUI, which you would be free to use once = Apple gets out of the way in the Apache conf directory. >=20 > Like I said, I'm glad to see them step away from the web services, as = the Server.app has slowly become more crippled over the years, with each = update removing functionality, rather than adding it. Just try = monitoring your smtp queue in Server.app 5 for instance. It's no longer = there. So I welcome Apple staying away from Apache and allowing me to = configure it without worrying about whether the conf files are going to = be overwritten by the Server.app. >=20 >=20 > Mike --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list talk@webdna.us To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us . Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Apple nixes Mac OS Server ("websites") and other services (William DeVaul 2018)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Apple nixes Mac OS Server ("websites") and other services (Brian Harrington 2018)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Apple nixes Mac OS Server ("websites") and other (Kenneth Grome 2018)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Apple nixes Mac OS Server ("websites") and other (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2018)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Apple nixes Mac OS Server ("websites") and other (Palle Bo Nielsen 2018)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] Apple nixes Mac OS Server ("websites") and other (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2018)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] Apple nixes Mac OS Server ("websites") and other (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2018)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] Apple nixes Mac OS Server ("websites") and other (Michael Davis 2018)
  9. [WebDNA] Apple nixes Mac OS Server ("websites") and other services (Palle Bo Nielsen 2018)
1551 Agreed with Michael: the WebServer from Apple is a very personalized = version of a "normal" webserver (linux) and the documentation is very = weak. For instance, the last High Sierra version uses an almost = undocumented local proxy that does not return all the information WebDNA = is expecting from apache. We will design a new installer for the next version, but more than ever = it will run on a clean OSX server installation. It will be too = complicated to take a specific customization into account. I strongly suggest linux, it is safe, cheaper, faster and not more = difficult to manage. - chris > On Jan 29, 2018, at 23:35, Michael Davis wrote: >=20 > Palle, >=20 > Personally, I will be glad to have Apple keep their hands off of = Apache. The Server.app has always been geared toward internal LAN = services rather than as a "control panel" that might help those of us = that serve web sites publicly. Their squid cache setup has just = convoluted the conf files and made it harder to run a professional level = web host (just try changing ports on these services, for instance = because you want to run your own accelerator cache like Varnish on port = 80. Can't do it). What remains to be seen is whether discontinuing the = websites in the Server.app will actually free up Apache from the = mungling hands of Apple or whether there will still be custom conf = directories that tie http services to some other service. >=20 > If you like using the Apple GUI to manage web sites, you'll probably = be even happier with the WebMin GUI, which you would be free to use once = Apple gets out of the way in the Apache conf directory. >=20 > Like I said, I'm glad to see them step away from the web services, as = the Server.app has slowly become more crippled over the years, with each = update removing functionality, rather than adding it. Just try = monitoring your smtp queue in Server.app 5 for instance. It's no longer = there. So I welcome Apple staying away from Apache and allowing me to = configure it without worrying about whether the conf files are going to = be overwritten by the Server.app. >=20 >=20 > Mike --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list talk@webdna.us To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us . christophe.billiottet@webdna.us

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