Based on some suggestions from the list for a way to manage 3 similar configurations for our dev, stage and production clusters, I moved our deployment system to a templated solution and am very happy with it. I intend to expand it to use a config file to hold defaults and environment-specific values.
For us it was pretty easy once I got my head around the abstraction we were talking about, because we already had an automated deployment system based on our tagging our code to DEV, STAGE, or PROD. Effectively I just had to replace a line that copied file a to location b with one that rendered a to b. Simple. You could definitely do that with your vhosts. Set up your base types, and then for those things that are different create data that points to a type and has it's vhost-specific info. Read those in and write/render the files. Then you can hack that into your current deployment system, or wrap a makefile around it or something like that to facilitate creating the files you need. Hope this helps. Eric > -----Original Message----- > From: Igor Galić [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 10:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] configuration file management > > > > Probing to see if people have a good way/tools which people > use to manage > > their apache configuration file(s). we have roughly 50 > virtual hosts which > > are divided into roughly four major applications with each > application > > having some common configuration directives. While > copy/paste works, it is > > easy to get lost in the text files (which virtual host am I > in). does anyone > > You should put common directives into a separate file and > Include[1] them, > to avoid repetition. > > > have a useful utility (I know about webmin) or a way to > arrange the files > > and/or "tricks" other things which greatly ease the > management of the files > > & virtual hosts -- especially when some directives are > common between > > virtual hosts. > > Also you should set sane defaults in the Server Context[2]. > > Aside from those general advices, there's also things such as > mod_vhost_alias[3][4] and mod_macro[5]. > > > Thank You > > So long, > > Igor > > 1. http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#include > 2. http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/directive-dict.html#Context > 3. http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_vhost_alias.html > 4. http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/VirtualHostAlias > 5. http://www.cri.ensmp.fr/~coelho/mod_macro/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP > Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, an official confirmation of any transaction, or as an official statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All information is subject to change without notice. -------- IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: Please be advised that any discussion of U.S. tax matters contained within this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used and cannot be used for the purpose of (i) avoiding U.S. tax related penalties or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
