Dear all, I have a Debian Apache VPS where I run 2 sites (OTRS and Owncloud) both use SSL. Now I want to install ISP, but run into issues. Mainly related I guess to the apache conf files. I run the ispconfig install process through SSH but after that my apache webserver didn't start so I changed a few things so that at least my 2 sites are running again. When I acces the ISPadmin panel url I get a 403 error in my browser. This is the error is from the apache error log: [Wed Jun 26 10:49:16 2013] [error] [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] client denied by server configuration: /usr/local/ispconfig/interface/web/ [Wed Jun 26 10:49:16 2013] [debug] mod_deflate.c(615): [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] Zlib: Compressed 202 to 161 : URL / See the conf files below. httpd.conf ========== include /etc/apache2/ssl/httpd-ssl-new.conf <FilesMatch \.php$> SetHandler application/x-httpd-php </FilesMatch> ========== apache2.conf ========== # # Based upon the NCSA server configuration files originally by Rob McCool. # # This is the main Apache server configuration file. It contains the # configuration directives that give the server its instructions. # See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/ for detailed information about # the directives. # # Do NOT simply read the instructions in here without understanding # what they do. They're here only as hints or reminders. If you are unsure # consult the online docs. You have been warned. # # The configuration directives are grouped into three basic sections: # 1. Directives that control the operation of the Apache server process as a # whole (the 'global environment'). # 2. Directives that define the parameters of the 'main' or 'default' server, # which responds to requests that aren't handled by a virtual host. # These directives also provide default values for the settings # of all virtual hosts. # 3. Settings for virtual hosts, which allow Web requests to be sent to # different IP addresses or hostnames and have them handled by the # same Apache server process. # # Configuration and logfile names: If the filenames you specify for many # of the server's control files begin with "/" (or "drive:/" for Win32), the # server will use that explicit path. If the filenames do *not* begin # with "/", the value of ServerRoot is prepended -- so "foo.log" # with ServerRoot set to "/etc/apache2" will be interpreted by the # server as "/etc/apache2/foo.log". # ### Section 1: Global Environment # # The directives in this section affect the overall operation of Apache, # such as the number of concurrent requests it can handle or where it # can find its configuration files. # # # ServerRoot: The top of the directory tree under which the server's # configuration, error, and log files are kept. # # NOTE! If you intend to place this on an NFS (or otherwise network) # mounted filesystem then please read the LockFile documentation (available # at <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mpm_common.html#lockfile>); # you will save yourself a lot of trouble. # # Do NOT add a slash at the end of the directory path. # #ServerRoot "/etc/apache2" # # The accept serialization lock file MUST BE STORED ON A LOCAL DISK. # LockFile ${APACHE_LOCK_DIR}/accept.lock # # PidFile: The file in which the server should record its process # identification number when it starts. # This needs to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars # PidFile ${APACHE_PID_FILE} # # Timeout: The number of seconds before receives and sends time out. # TimeOut 300 # # KeepAlive: Whether or not to allow persistent connections (more than # one request per connection). Set to "Off" to deactivate. # KeepAlive on # # MaxKeepAliveRequests: The maximum number of requests to allow # during a persistent connection. Set to 0 to allow an unlimited amount. # We recommend you leave this number high, for maximum performance. # MaxKeepAliveRequests 100 # # KeepAliveTimeout: Number of seconds to wait for the next request from the # same client on the same connection. # KeepAliveTimeout 15 ## ## Server-Pool Size Regulation (MPM specific) ## # prefork MPM # StartServers: number of server processes to start # MinSpareServers: minimum number of server processes which are kept spare # MaxSpareServers: maximum number of server processes which are kept spare # MaxClients: maximum number of server processes allowed to start # MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves <IfModule mpm_prefork_module> StartServers 5 MinSpareServers 5 MaxSpareServers 10 MaxClients 150 MaxRequestsPerChild 0 </IfModule> # worker MPM # StartServers: initial number of server processes to start # MaxClients: maximum number of simultaneous client connections # MinSpareThreads: minimum number of worker threads which are kept spare # MaxSpareThreads: maximum number of worker threads which are kept spare # ThreadLimit: ThreadsPerChild can be changed to this maximum value during a # graceful restart. ThreadLimit can only be changed by stopping # and starting Apache. # ThreadsPerChild: constant number of worker threads in each server process # MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves <IfModule mpm_worker_module> StartServers 2 MinSpareThreads 25 MaxSpareThreads 75 ThreadLimit 64 ThreadsPerChild 25 MaxClients 150 MaxRequestsPerChild 0 </IfModule> # event MPM # StartServers: initial number of server processes to start # MaxClients: maximum number of simultaneous client connections # MinSpareThreads: minimum number of worker threads which are kept spare # MaxSpareThreads: maximum number of worker threads which are kept spare # ThreadsPerChild: constant number of worker threads in each server process # MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves <IfModule mpm_event_module> StartServers 2 MaxClients 150 MinSpareThreads 25 MaxSpareThreads 75 ThreadLimit 64 ThreadsPerChild 25 MaxRequestsPerChild 0 </IfModule> # These need to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars User ${APACHE_RUN_USER} Group ${APACHE_RUN_GROUP} # # AccessFileName: The name of the file to look for in each directory # for additional configuration directives. See also the AllowOverride # directive. # AccessFileName .htaccess # # The following lines prevent .htaccess and .htpasswd files from being # viewed by Web clients. # <Files ~ "^\.ht"> Order allow,deny Deny from all Satisfy all </Files> # # DefaultType is the default MIME type the server will use for a document # if it cannot otherwise determine one, such as from filename extensions. # If your server contains mostly text or HTML documents, "text/plain" is # a good value. If most of your content is binary, such as applications # or images, you may want to use "application/octet-stream" instead to # keep browsers from trying to display binary files as though they are # text. # DefaultType text/plain # # HostnameLookups: Log the names of clients or just their IP addresses # e.g., www.apache.org (on) or 204.62.129.132 (off). # The default is off because it'd be overall better for the net if people # had to knowingly turn this feature on, since enabling it means that # each client request will result in AT LEAST one lookup request to the # nameserver. # HostnameLookups Off # ErrorLog: The location of the error log file. # If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a <VirtualHost> # container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be # logged here. If you *do* define an error logfile for a <VirtualHost> # container, that host's errors will be logged there and not here. # ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log # # LogLevel: Control the number of messages logged to the error_log. # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit, # alert, emerg. # LogLevel debug #LogLevel debug # Include module configuration: Include mods-enabled/*.load Include mods-enabled/*.conf # Include all the user configurations: Include httpd.conf # Include ports listing Include ports.conf # # The following directives define some format nicknames for use with # a CustomLog directive (see below). # If you are behind a reverse proxy, you might want to change %h into %{X-Forwarded-For}i # LogFormat "%v:%p %h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" vhost_combined LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O" common LogFormat "%{Referer}i -> %U" referer LogFormat "%{User-agent}i" agent # Include of directories ignores editors' and dpkg's backup files, # see README.Debian for details. # Include generic snippets of statements Include conf.d/ # Include the virtual host configurations: # Include sites-enabled/ include sites-available ========== ports.conf ========== # If you just change the port or add more ports here, you will likely also # have to change the VirtualHost statement in # /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default # This is also true if you have upgraded from before 2.2.9-3 (i.e. from # Debian etch). See /usr/share/doc/apache2.2-common/NEWS.Debian.gz and # README.Debian.gz NameVirtualHost xx.xx.xx.xxx NameVirtualHost *:80 Listen *:80 NameVirtualHost *:8080 Listen *:8080 <IfModule mod_ssl.c> # If you add NameVirtualHost *:443 here, you will also have to change # the VirtualHost statement in /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl # to <VirtualHost *:443> # Server Name Indication for SSL named virtual hosts is currently not # supported by MSIE on Windows XP. # Listen 443 </IfModule> <IfModule mod_gnutls.c> Listen 443 </IfModule> ========== conf.d / OTRS.conf ========== # -- # added for OTRS (http://otrs.org/) # $Id: apache2-httpd.include.conf,v 1.25 2011/11/05 17:39:09 mb Exp $ # -- # agent, admin and customer frontend ScriptAlias /otrs/ "/opt/otrs/bin/cgi-bin/" Alias /otrs-web/ "/opt/otrs/var/httpd/htdocs/" # activate this if you are using an Oracle database #SetEnv ORACLE_HOME /path/to/your/oracle/ #SetEnv ORACLE_SID YOUR_SID #SetEnv NLS_LANG AMERICAN_AMERICA.UTF8 #SetEnv NLS_DATE_FORMAT 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS' # if mod_perl is used <IfModule mod_perl.c> # load all otrs modules Perlrequire /opt/otrs/scripts/apache2-perl-startup.pl # Apache::Reload - Reload Perl Modules when Changed on Disk PerlModule Apache2::Reload PerlInitHandler Apache2::Reload PerlModule Apache2::RequestRec # set mod_perl2 options <Location /otrs> # ErrorDocument 403 /otrs/customer.pl ErrorDocument 403 /otrs/index.pl SetHandler perl-script PerlResponseHandler ModPerl::Registry Options +ExecCGI PerlOptions +ParseHeaders PerlOptions +SetupEnv Order allow,deny Allow from all </Location> # set mod_perl2 option for generic interface <Location /otrs/nph-genericinterface.pl> PerlOptions -ParseHeaders </Location> </IfModule> # directory settings <Directory "/opt/otrs/bin/cgi-bin/"> AllowOverride None Options +ExecCGI -Includes Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> <Directory "/opt/otrs/var/httpd/htdocs/"> AllowOverride None Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> <IfModule mod_headers.c> <Directory "/opt/otrs/var/httpd/htdocs/skins/*/*/css-cache"> <FilesMatch "\.(css|CSS)$"> Header set Cache-Control "max-age=2592000 must-revalidate" </FilesMatch> </Directory> <Directory "/opt/otrs/var/httpd/htdocs/js/js-cache"> <FilesMatch "\.(js|JS)$"> Header set Cache-Control "max-age=2592000 must-revalidate" </FilesMatch> </Directory> </IfModule> # MaxRequestsPerChild (so no apache child will be to big!) MaxRequestsPerChild 4000 ========== conf.d / Owncloud ========== <IfModule mod_alias.c> Alias /owncloud /var/www/owncloud/ </IfModule> <Directory /var/www/owncloud/> Options None Order allow,deny allow from all AllowOverride All AllowOverride All </Directory> ========== Sites-available/default ========== <VirtualHost _default_:80> DocumentRoot /var/www/owncloud ServerName cloud.example.com ServerAlias cloud.example.com Redirect permanent / https://cloud.example.com/owncloud </VirtualHost> <VirtualHost *:80> Servername otrs.example.com ServerAlias www.otrs.example.com Redirect permanent / https://otrs.example.com/ </VirtualHost> ###################################################### # This virtual host contains the configuration # for the ISPConfig controlpanel ###################################################### NameVirtualHost *:8080 <VirtualHost _default_:8080> ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost <FilesMatch "\.ph(p3?|tml)$"> SetHandler None </FilesMatch> <IfModule mod_fcgid.c> DocumentRoot /var/www/ispconfig/ SuexecUserGroup ispconfig ispconfig <Directory /var/www/ispconfig/> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews +ExecCGI AllowOverride AuthConfig Indexes Limit Options FileInfo AddHandler fcgid-script .php FCGIWrapper /var/www/php-fcgi-scripts/ispconfig/.php-fcgi-starter .php Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> IPCCommTimeout 7200 MaxRequestLen 15728640 </IfModule> <IfModule mpm_itk_module> DocumentRoot /usr/local/ispconfig/interface/web/ AssignUserId ispconfig ispconfig AddType application/x-httpd-php .php <Directory /usr/local/ispconfig/interface/web> # php_admin_value open_basedir "/usr/local/ispconfig/interface:/usr/share:/tmp" Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None Order allow,deny Allow from all php_value magic_quotes_gpc 0 </Directory> </IfModule> # ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log # CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access.log combined ServerSignature Off ServerName ispconfig.example.com ServerAlias ispconfig.example.com DocumentRoot /usr/local/ispconfig/interface/web <IfModule mod_security2.c> SecRuleEngine Off </IfModule> # SSL Configuration #SSLEngine On #SSLCertificateFile /usr/local/ispconfig/interface/ssl/ispserver.crt #SSLCertificateKeyFile /usr/local/ispconfig/interface/ssl/ispserver.key #SSLCACertificateFile /usr/local/ispconfig/interface/ssl/ispserver.bundle </VirtualHost> <Directory /var/www/php-cgi-scripts> AllowOverride None Order Deny,Allow Deny from all </Directory> <Directory /var/www/php-fcgi-scripts> AllowOverride None Order Deny,Allow Deny from all </Directory> ========== Sites-available/ispconfig.conf ========== ################################################ # ISPConfig Logfile configuration for vlogger ################################################ LogFormat "%v %h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %B \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined_ispconfig CustomLog "| /usr/local/ispconfig/server/scripts/vlogger -s access.log -t \"%Y%m%d-access.log\" /var/log/ispconfig/httpd" combined_ispconfig <Directory /var/www/clients> AllowOverride None Order Deny,Allow Deny from all </Directory> # Do not allow access to the root file system of the server for security reasons <Directory /> AllowOverride None Order Deny,Allow Deny from all </Directory> <Directory /var/www/conf> AllowOverride None Order Deny,Allow Deny from all </Directory> # Except of the following directories that contain website scripts <Directory /usr/share/phpmyadmin> Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> <Directory /usr/share/phpMyAdmin> Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> <Directory /usr/share/squirrelmail> Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> # allow path to awstats and alias for awstats icons <Directory /usr/share/awstats> Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> Alias /awstats-icon "/usr/share/awstats/icon" #NameVirtualHost *:80 #NameVirtualHost *:443 ==========
It is fixed, the actual issue was related to FCGI in the SSH client I entered this : apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-fcgid php5-cgi And the issue was resolved For more background info I used this: http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-60798.html and http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-set-up-apache2-with-mod_fcgid-and-php5-on-debian-etch