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[Stephen Clement <s.clement AT sympatico.ca>]

sindi keesan wrote:

> IT WORKS!!!!!

:)

> cp mini_httpd.tar.gz /
> tar -zxvf mini*

> I have no cgi files and don't need a log so I simply made
> /etc/mini_http.config
>
> consisting of
> dir=/www
>
> I made an alias httpd='mini-httpd -C /etc/mini_httpd.config'
>
> I put an index.html in /www  .
>
> I typed lynx localhost and got my index.html
>
> I changed the name to index.htm and it still works.

Yep, mini_httpd supports index.html, index.htm, index.cgi and I believe 
you can add others.

> I removed index.htm and typed  (as root or user)
> lynx localhost
>
> and got a list of files in /www

Yeah, it does that.

> I killed mini_https (ps, kill the process number)
>
> I then loaded it with a different switch, to ignore the config file:
>
> mini_httpd -d /tmp

Don't forget that you set that alias!

> I dialed and came online  (as root, it is faster than user) to sdf
>
> > From another terminal
>
> less /var/eznet/status.0
> My IP number was listed as 204.39.226.165
>
> lynx 204.39.226.165
> gives me a list of all files in /tmp
>
> I can arrow down to one and type d to 'download' it from my own 
> computer to my shell account home directory, as a way to do file 
> transfers online that does not require starting ftp, or ftpput, or 
> kermit, or require typing out the file names.
>
> This would be a handy way to put together a web page on my own 
> computer and then upload it to a shell account.  I could also use wget 
> (not the busybox version) with * (get all files in a directory - does 
> this also do subdirectories?).

If you want subdirectories, use **

> If I were to notify a friend that I was going online at a certain time 
> with httpd running, and I then emailed them my IP number, they could, 
> I think, download files from my computer.   How would that affect the 
> speed at which I am connected to the shell account - would it seem 
> slower?

Yes, it would be slower.

> Without either a config file and -C, or -d, this does not seem to work 
> (you cannot just type mini_httpd from any directory and have that be 
> the localhost web directory as with the busybox httpd).

No, it wants a config file.

> I am not going to get into chrooting, but when I start mini_httpd I 
> get some message about it that I don't understand and am ignoring.

"mini_httpd: started as root without requesting chroot(), warning only"

Yeah, it's not recommended that you run a webserver as root without 
chrooting, but you SHOULD be fine.

> This demon should even let me serve files from a DOS directory (with 
> index.htm instead of index.html).

Yep. FYI, they're "daemons", not "demons". They're not evil. :D

> I don't understand the business about switching to user nobody.  I 
> just switched terminals to do something else.  Could I also just type
> mini_httpd -d /tmp &
> and continue to use that terminal?

You don't even need the & on the end, it daemonizes itself. You can 
continue using that terminal. The whole switching to user 'nobody' is 
for if you want a more secure environment.

Thanks,

Stephen Clement

> On Mon, 14 Mar 2005, Stephen Clement wrote:
>
> > sindi keesan wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005, Stephen Clement wrote:
> > >
> > > > sindi keesan wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Interesting.  I just found my own assigned IP address in 
> > > > > /var/eznet/status.0:
> > > > >
> > > > > ppp0 204.39.226.xxx to 204.39.226.4 up since 9:12AM Mon Mar 14, 2005
> > > > >
> > > > > (I did not type out the full IP address just in case this might 
> > > > > cause a security problem - could it?  I am not running any telnet 
> > > > > or http demons right now and I am telnetted here as user.)
> > > > >
> > > > > So if I were to run httpd on my computer I could from this shell 
> > > > > account use a browser to access my own computer and transfer files 
> > > > > from it, instead of via ftp or kermit file transfer.  Might be 
> > > > > useful.  But I dialed in using BL2 not BL3 - is there a small 
> > > > > httpd that will work in BL2, or is the BL3 one statically compiled?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The one I submitted to the list, mini_httpd is statically compiled, 
> > > > so it should work with BL2, and it's easier than copying over all 
> > > > of busybox.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I took a look at it but could not understand how to configure it.  
> > > Can you explain how to set it up to work like the busybox httpd, 
> > > just from the directory where it is invoked?  I have not set up a 
> > > web server until yesterday.
> >
> >
> > First of all, if you have the new version there's plenty of 
> > documentation on it in /usr/doc/.
> >
> > I'll explain it however:
> > The -C option specifies a config file. Config files are explained 
> > quite nicely if you read the page in /usr/doc/, and you set the 
> > options like so:
> >
> > optionname=value
> >
> > -p specifies a port. The default of 80 should be what you want.
> >
> > -d specifies a dir to chdir to at startup.
> >
> > -dd is related to chrooting, see the manual.
> >
> > -c is for specifying your cgi-bin. Specify 'cgi-bin/**' (without the 
> > quotes) for anything in cgi-bin/. '**.cgi' (yet again, without the 
> > quotes) for all files ending in .cgi. Note that this path is relative 
> > to the directory specified with -d.
> >
> > -u specifies a user to switch to after initialization as root. 
> > Default is nobody. If you leave this alone in BL3, it'll somehow 
> > magically change to nobody just fine, despite the user 'nobody' not 
> > being existing.
> >
> > -h and -v are related to virtual hosting. See the manual.
> >
> > -l specifies a log file name. Default is no logging.
> >
> > -i specifies a pidfile (a file that it writes it's PID to)
> >
> > -T specifies a character set to use when sending text files. Default 
> > should be fine.
> >
> > -P specifies a P3P server header. See manual for details.
> >
> > -M is related to caching, see manual for details.
> >
> > -S is related to SSL, which I have disabled. Useless unless you 
> > recompile with SSL support.
> >
> > -E is also related to SSL. Yet again, see the manual.
> >
> > -D is for debug mode. Note, however that mini_httpd does not become a 
> > daemon in this mode, so it's great for a restart script.
> >
> > -V prints the version and exits.
> >
> > So, now that we have that covered, here's an example configuration file:
> >
> > dir=/var/www/
> > cgipat=cgi-bin/**
> > logfile=/var/log/mini_httpd.log
> >
> > With this configuration file, you'd put your files in /var/www/, and 
> > your cgi files in /var/www/cgi-bin/. It would log to 
> > /var/log/mini_httpd.log.
> >
> > You would invoke mini_httpd like this:
> >
> > mini_httpd -C /path/to/config/file
> >
> > Hope this clears things up a bit. By the way, if you have an old 
> > version that does not have the (essential) manual in /usr/doc/, 
> > e-mail me for the new package. The manual is essential.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Stephen Clement
> >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Stephen Clement
> > > >
> > > > > On Sun, 13 Mar 2005, Alejandro Lieber wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Today I used httpd:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1) made directory www
> > > > > > 2) loaded a index.html file there.
> > > > > > 3) cd to /www
> > > > > > 4) run httpd
> > > > > > 5) run ppp-on
> > > > > > 6) read myip address (200.32.16.17) after loging to my IP.
> > > > > > 7) run links
> > > > > > 8) g 200.32.16.17
> > > > > > 9) links got my /www/index.html page
> > > > > >
> > > > > > All using only one machine.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Read net news (USENET) with Arachne: 
> > > > > > http://www.lieber.com.ar/nnews.zip
> > > > > > Sans Serif fonts for MS-DOS at: 
> > > > > > http://www.lieber.com.ar/novafont.zip
> > > > > > Configurable dialing menu for several DOS internet programs at:
> > > > > > http://www.lieber.com.ar/dial_ip.zip
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ---------------------
> > > > > > Ing. Alejandro Lieber
> > > > > > Rosario     Argentina
> > > > > > ---------------------