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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
CLASS="glossterm"
>CGI</I
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    should be able to handle Bugzilla. No matter what web server you choose, but
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><P
>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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><H2
CLASS="section"
><A
NAME="http-apache"
></A
>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
><TABLE
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><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;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).
        </P
><TABLE
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><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;Options +ExecCGI
AllowOverride Limit
        </PRE
></FONT
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><DIV
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><P
></P
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><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
><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
>.
          </P
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="example"
><A
NAME="http-apache-htaccess"
></A
><P
><B
>Example 4-1. <TT
CLASS="filename"
>.htaccess</TT
> files for Apache</B
></P
><P
><TT
CLASS="filename"
>$BUGZILLA_HOME/.htaccess</TT
>
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>&#13;# don't allow people to retrieve non-cgi executable files or our private data
&#60;FilesMatch ^(.*\.pl|.*localconfig.*|processmail|runtests.sh)$&#62;
  deny from all
&#60;/FilesMatch&#62;
&#60;FilesMatch ^(localconfig.js|localconfig.rdf)$&#62;
  allow from all
&#60;/FilesMatch&#62;
          </PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
> 
          </P
><P
><TT
CLASS="filename"
>$BUGZILLA_HOME/data/.htaccess</TT
> 
          <TABLE
BORDER="0"
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><TD
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CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;# 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
&#60;Files duplicates.rdf&#62;
  allow from all
&#60;/Files&#62;
          </PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
>
          </P
><P
><TT
CLASS="filename"
>$BUGZILLA_HOME/data/webdot</TT
>
          <TABLE
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><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;# Restrict access to .dot files to the public webdot server at research.att.com 
# if research.att.com ever changed their IP, or if you use a different
# webdot server, you'll need to edit this
&#60;FilesMatch ^[0-9]+\.dot$&#62;
  Allow from 192.20.225.10
  Deny from all
&#60;/FilesMatch&#62;

# Allow access by a local copy of 'dot' to .png, .gif, .jpg, and
# .map files
&#60;FilesMatch ^[0-9]+\.(png|gif|jpg|map)$&#62;
  Allow from all
&#60;/FilesMatch&#62;

# And no directory listings, either.
Deny from all
          </PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
>
          </P
><P
><TT
CLASS="filename"
>$BUGZILLA_HOME/Bugzilla/.htaccess</TT
>
          <TABLE
BORDER="0"
BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
WIDTH="100%"
><TR
><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;# nothing in this directory is retrievable unless overriden by an .htaccess
# in a subdirectory
deny from all
          </PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
>
          </P
><P
><TT
CLASS="filename"
>$BUGZILLA_HOME/template/.htaccess</TT
>
          <TABLE
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><TR
><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;# nothing in this directory is retrievable unless overriden by an .htaccess
# in a subdirectory
deny from all
          </PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
>
          </P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
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><H2
CLASS="section"
><A
NAME="http-iis"
></A
>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
>.
      </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="section"
><H2
CLASS="section"
><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):
      </P
><TABLE
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><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;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
></FONT
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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.
        </P
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