Re: A critical .htaccess problem

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On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 1:07 AM, J. Bakshi <joydeep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Brian Mearns wrote:
>>
>> Let's start with the obvious question first: how are you trying to
>> access SVN outside the LAN? You've configured your repos location to
>> only require SSL for certain methods, and GET is not one of them. So
>> if your only issue is that you're able to browser your repos online
>> without SSL, then you need to get rid of the LimitExcept tag, and move
>> the SSLRequireSSL into the top level of the <Location /repos> tag.
>>
>> If that's not the issue (i.e., if you are also able to perform other
>> methods without SSL), try adding "Satisfy All" inside you <Location
>> /repos> tag (and possibly inside the LimitExcept tag). There is a
>> "Satisfy Any" in your htdocs config file which I assume is getting
>> inherited here, that could be causing you problems.
>>
>> Another note, the <Location> tag alone doesn't create a vhost, you
>> need to explicitly set that up if you want one. However, I'm going to
>> politely disagree with the previous comments: you don't /need/ to make
>> svn a separate vhost for it to work. Properly configured, you can use
>> the SSLRequireSSL directive to make sure it is only accessed via
>> HTTPS, without it being it's own Virtual Host.
>>
>> Somewhat off topic, it sounds like your primary server configuration
>> is in a .htaccess file under your DocumentRoot (htdocs). Is that
>> right? That can cause serious performance degradation because it's
>> going to have to searhc for and parse this file for every request. The
>> "preferred" way is to use an httpd.conf file which only get's parsed
>> once when the server starts. The .htaccess files should generally be
>> limited to just a few cases where things need to be overridden. Even
>> that isn't always necessary because Directory overrides can be used in
>> httpd.conf. The only real use I can think of for .htacess files is for
>> virtual hosts whose owners don't have access to the httpd.conf file.
>>
>> Any of that help?
>> -Brian
>>
>>
>
> Hello Brain,
>
> Thanks a lot for this in-depth know how.
>
> You are right as I don't like to allow browsing svn repos through HTTP.
> Your other assumption is also right that the .htaccess is somehow
> inherited. But .htaccess does not contain the primary server
> configuration. It is only demarcating the LAN from the Internet. I don't
> mind though if svn is accessable through http inside the LAN but the
> important point is even from the internet it is also accessable through
> HTTP. That's why I am looking a way so that I force the svn to allow
> only HTTPS. I have also placed the SSLRequireSSL inside <Location
> /repos> part but it had no effect i.e. still an internet user can access
> it through HTTP.
>

Sorry if this is a duplicate message, I got a bounce the first time I tried:

Did you try the Satisdy All directive in the <Location /repos>?

-Brian

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