On Sat, 11 Nov 2000, you wrote: > I've had a number of people comment that httpd.conf needs help in two > regards. > > First, although the copious comments are wonderful for the beginner, > they are excessive for someone moderately experienced. There needs to be > an abridged version of the config file with minimal comments. > > Second, the file is arranged a little randomly, and could stand to be > arranged in a somewhat more coherent manner. (Although I've had a number > of people mention this to me, none of them have suggested a better > arrangement.) > > I was wondering if anyone had any particular objections to including a > file called, say, httpd.conf.abbrev or .minimal, or .abridged (or some > other qualifier) which contained only minimal comments on each block? > This is something that I frequently do for myself on my own servers, so > that I don't have to paw through dozens of lines of comments to get to > the part that I want to modify.
I like the idea, but those names carry a risk of new users thinking "Oh, the simple configuration option - I'll try that".... How about httpd.conf.expert or similar? That, after all, is who it is aimed at: expert users, who don't need the explanation of each option. James.
