Install Questions

[angus]

Several questions from going through the install process outlined in the wiki. First, kudos for wonderfully clear instructions. Now onto the gritty:

1. Allowing the apache user to log in isn't something I'd choose to do, esp simply to allow the startup script to su to apache. There must be a better way, but it's way to late (or early) for me to think of it right now.

2. The default apache config places the wiki at the root level of the web pages. It would be nice to also provide a config that allowed the wiki to be a a subfolder, such as /wiki.

Along those lines, the comments in the config files about the apache ServerName having to match the DEKI_SERVERNAME are straightforward, but more information about why that's required and what that is actually used for would be great.

[SteveB]

If you can think of a better way for #1, please suggest away. As for #2, Deki Wiki does not work as sub-folder. It's a limitation of the software. Instead, we recommend using virtual-hosts to work around it.

[jmfreier]

As for #2, Deki Wiki does not work as sub-folder. It's a limitation of the software. Instead, we recommend using virtual-hosts to work around it.

So would that allow users to change the apache config so that you can have multiple virtual hosts, and not have it use the default virtual host "*" pointing directly to deki?

[SteveB]

Correct, you could register http://wiki.yourserver.com as a virtualhost and then have crm.yourserver.com on the same apache server.

[jmfreier]

Would you then have to just add a new line to the apache2 default configuration file:

NameVirtualHost 1 (links to deki-hayes with appropriate change to deki conf file)
NameVirtualHost 2 (links to other virtual server with appropriate conf file)

Is that the correct way of doing it or am I missing something?