Deny access to .svn directories with Apache2 / lighttpd / nginx
If you’re using SVN to control your web application, like I do, your certainly need to deny access to .svn sub-directories. With Apache2 <DirectoryMatch "^/.*/.svn/"> Order allow,deny Deny from...
View ArticleHow to log the user’s IP, not the proxy’s, in Lighttpd access log
When you run a webserver behind a reverse proxy or HTTP accelerator like Squid or Varnish, or as I do HAProxy, the webserver access logs will display the IP of the proxy (generally the proxy IP)...
View Articlehaproxy, keepalived and IPv6 workarround
The scenario: High-availability setup with 2 HAProxy/Keepalived load-balancers on a dualstack IPv4/IPv6 setup. The problem: HAProxy won’t start (cannot bind socket) because the virtual IPv6 address is...
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Nginx config for www to non-www and non-www to www redirection
There are many ways to force Nginx to use either WWW version or non-WWW version of URLs for your site. I use the following code for my websites. Redirect non-www to WWW server { server_name...
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