No Christopher, the "localhost" is just a placeholder (special case) that gets dynamically changed before it is placed in the URL Link.
Think of it like a proxy, to another web service on the astlinux box. http://localhost is not actually used. Take a look at the description [1.1.08] #3: http://lonnie.abelbeck.com/astlinux/altweb-changelog.txt Lonnie On Sep 17, 2008, at 12:52 PM, Chris Abnett wrote: > hOw are people logging into their astlinux box as http://localhost > when the > astlinux machine has no x windows or browser on it. Wouldn't the web > interface user always be someone on a client machine and not at the > console > of the astlinux? > -Christopher > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Lonnie > Abelbeck > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 12:09 PM > To: AstLinux Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] web interface: user.conf in rc.conf.d > > On Sep 17, 2008, at 10:55 AM, Philip Prindeville wrote: > >>>> You can just serve back whatever prefix came in the original GET >>>> request, right? >>>> >>>> If the user said: >>>> >>>> http://host.mydomain.com/foo >>>> >>>> then return something starting with http://host.mydomain.com/ and >>>> if >>>> he >>>> said: >>>> >>>> http://192.168.1.1/foo >>>> >>>> then return something starting with http://192.168.1.1/ -- this >>>> will >>>> also make it more compatible with reverse-proxy servers operating >>>> through a NATting gateway. >>>> >>>> -Philip >>>> >>> >>> Philip, I think I understand what you are saying... >>> >>> Use the $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] to generate the public host and the >>> Prefs tab URL string for the local path... in this special case. >>> >>> Possibly if the user specified http://localhost/bla..bla, I could >>> replace "://localhost" with ://$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'], since >>> localhost >>> would normally have no application in an HTML anchor href= >>> >>> Anyone see a problem with this? >>> >>> Lonnie >>> >> >> But the user never would specify "http://localhost/..."; would he? >> >> -Philip > > Exactly, so it is fair-game to specify in the Prefs tab External URL > and I dynamically change 'localhost' before it hits the browser. > > Philip, thanks for the tip to solve this. > > Lonnie > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in > the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win > great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in > the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > . > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
