Re: [users@httpd] Fw: favicon.ico

2011-10-17 Thread Tom Evans
On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Steve Swift swi...@swiftys.org.uk wrote: It is surprising that the installation of apache does not install a sample favicon.ico (the apache feather, perhaps). Apache used to* install a more complete welcome page, with favicon, links to docs, everything a

Re: [users@httpd] Fw: favicon.ico

2011-10-15 Thread Steve Swift
Is not relevant; You're going to get the accesses in there whether they result in 200 or 404. On 15 October 2011 06:35, Dan Trainor dan.trai...@gmail.com wrote: And the access log? On Oct 14, 2011 9:59 PM, Steve Swift swi...@swiftys.org.uk wrote: I don't have any particular axe to grind, but

[users@httpd] Fw: favicon.ico

2011-10-14 Thread Wild Bill Miller
Wild Bill Miller Swampmaster -- From: Wild Bill Miller wildbillsemail...@comcast.net Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 1:30 AM To: users-i...@httpd.apache.org Subject: favicon.ico I am new to the Apache web server. When I inquire on my domain

Re: [users@httpd] Fw: favicon.ico

2011-10-14 Thread Mark H. Wood
On one hand: favicon.ico must be readable by the process which runs the web server. Check the ACL on that file. On the other hand: it is not an error if favicon.ico does not exist. That's the small image which is typically displayed just to the left of the URL entry field near the top of the

Re: [users@httpd] Fw: favicon.ico

2011-10-14 Thread Steve Swift
It is surprising that the installation of apache does not install a sample favicon.ico (the apache feather, perhaps). On 14 October 2011 14:34, Mark H. Wood mw...@iupui.edu wrote: On one hand: favicon.ico must be readable by the process which runs the web server. Check the ACL on that file.

Re: [users@httpd] Fw: favicon.ico

2011-10-14 Thread William A. Rowe Jr.
On 10/14/2011 3:56 PM, Steve Swift wrote: It is surprising that the installation of apache does not install a sample favicon.ico (the apache feather, perhaps). Wouldn't happen. Take a look at the modern rendition of 'it worked'. htmlbodyh1It works!/h1/body/html The arbitrary user installs

Re: [users@httpd] Fw: favicon.ico

2011-10-14 Thread Stormy
At 09:56 PM 10/14/2011 +0100, Steve Swift wrote: It is surprising that the installation of apache does not install a sample favicon.ico (the apache feather, perhaps). Why? It's already above and beyond that httpd gives you a success page. A server is designed to serve what *you* want -- and

Re: [users@httpd] Fw: favicon.ico

2011-10-14 Thread Steve Swift
I don't have any particular axe to grind, but putting a favicon.ico in the documentroot would avoid the error log starting to fill from the outset. Also, for someone who had just installed their first ever server, it would give them a clue how to get their own icon to appear in the browser. This

Re: [users@httpd] Fw: favicon.ico

2011-10-14 Thread Dan Trainor
And the access log? On Oct 14, 2011 9:59 PM, Steve Swift swi...@swiftys.org.uk wrote: I don't have any particular axe to grind, but putting a favicon.ico in the documentroot would avoid the error log starting to fill from the outset. Also, for someone who had just installed their first ever