Hmmm... Some users use SSH port forwarding, and then the real URL might be http://localhost/xyz.html from a client perspective. I'm not sure if you can change that URL without breaking things. SSH takes care of forwarding the stream to the destination, but the user really connected to localhost. If the server using virtual hosts however, just using the ip address will not work. SSH doesn't modify the stream...
Roland Roehrich Lonnie Abelbeck wrote: > 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] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
