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>4.4. HTTP Server Configuration</H1
><P
>The Bugzilla Team recommends Apache when using Bugzilla, however, any web server
that can be configured to run <A
HREF="glossary.html#gloss-cgi"
><I
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should be able to handle Bugzilla. No matter what web server you choose, but
especially if you choose something other than Apache, you should be sure to read
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>The plan for this section is to eventually document the specifics of how to lock
down permissions on individual web servers.
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><DIV
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>4.4.1. Apache <SPAN
CLASS="productname"
>httpd</SPAN
></H2
><P
>As mentioned above, the Bugzilla Team recommends Apache for use
with Bugzilla. You will have to make sure that Apache is properly
configured to run the Bugzilla CGI scripts. You also need to make sure
that the <TT
CLASS="filename"
>.htaccess</TT
> files created by
<B
CLASS="command"
>./checksetup.pl</B
> (shown in <A
HREF="http.html#http-apache-htaccess"
>Example 4-1</A
>
for the curious) are allowed to override Apache's normal access
permissions or else important password information may be exposed to the
Internet.
</P
><P
>Many Apache installations are not configured to run scripts
anywhere but in the <TT
CLASS="filename"
>cgi-bin</TT
>
directory; however, we recommend that Bugzilla not be installed in the
<TT
CLASS="filename"
>cgi-bin</TT
>, otherwise the static
files such as images and <A
HREF="glossary.html#gloss-javascript"
><I
CLASS="glossterm"
>JavaScript</I
></A
>
will not work correctly. To allow scripts to run in the normal
web space, the following changes should be made to your
<TT
CLASS="filename"
>httpd.conf</TT
> file.
</P
><P
>To allow files with a .cgi extension to be run, make sure the
following line exists and is uncommented:</P
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><FONT
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><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
> AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
</PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
><P
>To allow <TT
CLASS="filename"
>.htaccess</TT
> files to override
permissions and .cgi files to run in the Bugzilla directory, make sure
the following two lines are in a <TT
CLASS="computeroutput"
>Directory</TT
>
directive that applies to the Bugzilla directory on your system
(either the Bugzilla directory or one of its parents).
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> Options +ExecCGI
AllowOverride Limit
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><P
>For more information on Apache and its directives, see the
glossary entry on <A
HREF="glossary.html#gloss-apache"
><I
CLASS="glossterm"
>Apache</I
></A
>.
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><P
><B
>Example 4-1. <TT
CLASS="filename"
>.htaccess</TT
> files for Apache</B
></P
><P
><TT
CLASS="filename"
>$BUGZILLA_HOME/.htaccess</TT
>
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> # don't allow people to retrieve non-cgi executable files or our private data
<FilesMatch ^(.*\.pl|.*localconfig.*|processmail|runtests.sh)$>
deny from all
</FilesMatch>
<FilesMatch ^(localconfig.js|localconfig.rdf)$>
allow from all
</FilesMatch>
</PRE
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>
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><P
><TT
CLASS="filename"
>$BUGZILLA_HOME/data/.htaccess</TT
>
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> # nothing in this directory is retrievable unless overriden by an .htaccess
# in a subdirectory; the only exception is duplicates.rdf, which is used by
# duplicates.xul and must be loadable over the web
deny from all
<Files duplicates.rdf>
allow from all
</Files>
</PRE
></FONT
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>
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><P
><TT
CLASS="filename"
>$BUGZILLA_HOME/data/webdot</TT
>
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> # Restrict access to .dot files to the public webdot server at research.att.com
# if research.att.com ever changed their IP, or if you use a different
# webdot server, you'll need to edit this
<FilesMatch ^[0-9]+\.dot$>
Allow from 192.20.225.10
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>
# Allow access by a local copy of 'dot' to .png, .gif, .jpg, and
# .map files
<FilesMatch ^[0-9]+\.(png|gif|jpg|map)$>
Allow from all
</FilesMatch>
# And no directory listings, either.
Deny from all
</PRE
></FONT
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>
</P
><P
><TT
CLASS="filename"
>$BUGZILLA_HOME/Bugzilla/.htaccess</TT
>
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><TD
><FONT
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><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
> # nothing in this directory is retrievable unless overriden by an .htaccess
# in a subdirectory
deny from all
</PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
>
</P
><P
><TT
CLASS="filename"
>$BUGZILLA_HOME/template/.htaccess</TT
>
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><TD
><FONT
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><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
> # nothing in this directory is retrievable unless overriden by an .htaccess
# in a subdirectory
deny from all
</PRE
></FONT
></TD
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>
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><H2
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><A
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>4.4.2. Microsoft <SPAN
CLASS="productname"
>Internet Information Services</SPAN
></H2
><P
>If you need, or for some reason even want, to use Microsoft's
<SPAN
CLASS="productname"
>Internet Information Services</SPAN
> or
<SPAN
CLASS="productname"
>Personal Web Server</SPAN
> you should be able
to. You will need to configure them to know how to run CGI scripts,
however. This is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article
<A
HREF="http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q245/2/25.asp"
TARGET="_top"
>Q245225 </A
>
for <SPAN
CLASS="productname"
>Internet Information Services</SPAN
> and
<A
HREF="http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q231/9/98.asp"
TARGET="_top"
>Q231998</A
>
for <SPAN
CLASS="productname"
>Personal Web Server</SPAN
>.
</P
><P
>Also, and this can't be stressed enough, make sure that files such as
<TT
CLASS="filename"
>localconfig</TT
> and your <TT
CLASS="filename"
>data</TT
>
directory are secured as described in <A
HREF="security.html"
>Section 5.6</A
>.
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><H2
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><A
NAME="http-aol"
></A
>4.4.3. AOL Server</H2
><P
>Ben FrantzDale reported success using AOL Server with Bugzilla. He
reported his experience and what appears below is based on that.
</P
><P
>AOL Server will have to be configured to run
<A
HREF="glossary.html#gloss-cgi"
><I
CLASS="glossterm"
>CGI</I
></A
> scripts, please consult
the documentation that came with your server for more information on
how to do this.
</P
><P
>Because AOL Server doesn't support <TT
CLASS="filename"
>.htaccess</TT
>
files, you'll have to create a <A
HREF="glossary.html#gloss-tcl"
><I
CLASS="glossterm"
>TCL</I
></A
>
script. You should create an <TT
CLASS="filename"
>aolserver/modules/tcl/filter.tcl</TT
>
file (the filename shouldn't matter) with the following contents (change
<TT
CLASS="computeroutput"
>/bugzilla/</TT
> to the web-based path to
your Bugzilla installation):
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><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
> ns_register_filter preauth GET /bugzilla/localconfig filter_deny
ns_register_filter preauth GET /bugzilla/*.pl filter_deny
ns_register_filter preauth GET /bugzilla/localconfig filter_deny
ns_register_filter preauth GET /bugzilla/processmail filter_deny
ns_register_filter preauth GET /bugzilla/syncshadowdb filter_deny
ns_register_filter preauth GET /bugzilla/runtests.sh filter_deny
proc filter_deny { why } {
ns_log Notice "filter_deny"
return "filter_return"
}
</PRE
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><P
>This doesn't appear to account for everything mentioned in
<A
HREF="security.html"
>Section 5.6</A
>. In particular, it doesn't block access
to the <TT
CLASS="filename"
>data</TT
> or
<TT
CLASS="filename"
>template</TT
> directories. It also
doesn't account for the editor backup files that were the topic of
<A
HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186383"
TARGET="_top"
>bug
186383</A
>, <A
HREF="http://online.securityfocus.com/bid/6501"
TARGET="_top"
>Bugtraq ID 6501</A
>,
and a partial cause for the 2.16.2 release.
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