Changing Web settings 

 
Changing the number of Web connections
 

    Up to 150 users can simultaneously visit your Web site. To improve Web & File Server performance, you can allow fewer simultaneous Web connections. (The maximum number includes administrators using AppleShare IP Remote Admin.)

    Note: If you are hosting multiple Web sites, the maximum of 150 applies to all sites combined.

    To change the number of concurrent Web connections, follow these steps:
    1 Log on to AppleShare IP Remote Admin.
    2

    Click the Web server button.


       
    3 In the Server Settings list, click Web Service.
    4 Enter a new number in the Maximum Client Connections box.
    5 Click the Save button.
    Your changes take effect after you stop and start the Web & File Server. You should do this when you're sure no one is using it. You'll need to go to the server to start the Web & File Server again.

 
Enabling and disabling Web logging
 

    By default, Web logging is turned off. When Web logging is turned on, the server captures information about visits to your Web site. The log files are stored in the HTTP Log Files folder in the AppleShare IP Preferences folder, which is inside the Preferences folder in the System Folder. If you are hosting multiple Web sites, information for all sites is stored in the same file.

    For more information about the HTTP logs, see Monitoring Web Server activity.

    If your Web site has a lot of visitors, the log files can take up a large amount of disk space. You should remove old log files regularly.

    Note: Web logging may decrease the performance of your AppleShare IP servers.

    To turn Web logging on or off, follow these steps:
    1 Log on to AppleShare IP Remote Admin.
    2

    Click the Web server button.


       
    3 In the Server Settings list, click Web service.
    4 To turn on Web logging, select the Enable Web Log checkbox.
    To turn off Web logging, deselect the Enable Web Log checkbox.
    5 Click the Save button.

 
Enabling and disabling directory listing
 

    By default, directory listing is on when Web service is on. A directory listing shows a clickable listing of the contents of the folder (if the user has the appropriate access privileges). A directory listing only appears (instead of a home page) if the Web folder the URL matches does not contain a file with the Default Document Name specified on the Server Settings page.

    If directory listing is turned off and there is no file with the Default Document Name inside a Web site's folder, the user will receive an error message in his or her browser.

    Note: The directory listing setting you choose applies to all Web sites on your server.

    To turn directory listing on or off, follow these steps:
    1 Log on to AppleShare IP Remote Admin.
    2

    Click the Web server button.


       
    3 In the Server Settings list, click Web Service.
    4 To turn on Web directory listing, select the Enable Directory Listing checkbox.
    To turn off Web directory listing, deselect the Enable Directory Listing checkbox.
    5 Click the Save button.

 
Changing your Web folder or home page
 

    When you install AppleShare IP, a file named Default.html is installed in a folder named Web Folder at the root of the server's startup disk. By default, the Default.html file is your home page and the Web Folder is your default Web folder.
    • If you are hosting a single Web site on your server, follow these steps to change the default Web folder if you want the Web server to look for your Web site files and Web Plug-ins, Error Files, and Remote Admin folders in a different folder. You can also designate a different file as your home page.
    • If you are hosting multiple Web sites on your server, the Web Server looks in the Multi Domain Settings file for the location of your Web site folders. Your default Web folder only needs to contain the Web Plug-ins and Error Files folders. The Remote Admin folder must reside in the folder defined in the first entry in the Multi Domain Settings file. You can follow these steps to change the location of the default Web folder and the folders it contains, or to designate a different file name for your sites' home pages. (The name of the home page for every Web site on your server must be the same.)

    To specify another Web folder or display another file as your home page, follow these steps:
    1 Log on to AppleShare IP Remote Admin.
    2

    Click the Web server button.


       
    3 In the Server Settings list, click Web Service.
    4 To change the default Web folder, enter a new path. Folder names should be separated by colons. For example:
    <hard disk name>: <new Web folder name>
    or
    <hard disk name>: <folder name>: <new Web folder name>
    5 To specify a new home page, enter the name of the file.
    The file must be located in the default Web folder and must contain HTML code.
    6 Click the Save button.
    7 Go to the server computer and drag the contents of your previous default Web folder to your new default Web folder.
    Your changes take effect after you stop and start the Web & File Server. You should stop the server when you're sure no one is using it. You'll need to go to the server to start the Web & File Server again. For instructions, see Starting and stopping the server and disconnecting users.
    For information about protecting the current Web folder from unauthorized modification, see Controlling access to your Web site.

 
Editing Web error messages
 

    You can change the text in Web error messages (for example, "404: File not found") that appear on a client's computer.

    Note: The error messages apply to all Web sites on your server.

    The default error files are located in the Error Files folder, inside the Web folder listed on the Web & File Server Settings page. You can edit these files using any HTML editing tool, but be sure not to change the format of the file names. The files must contain HTML code, and must be named as follows: "xxx.html," where the "xxx" is the error number.

    Following are the eight error files and messages:
    • 400 Bad Syntax: The request appears to be improperly formatted. <more information>
    • 401 Unauthorized: Reason: <more information>
    • 403 Forbidden: You are not allowed to access this object: <URL the user typed in the browser>
    • 404 Not Found: No such object exists on this server. <URL the user typed in the browser>
    • 409 Conflict: The file <URL the user typed in the browser> temporarily cannot be accessed, because <more information>
    • 500 Internal Server Error: The server encountered an internal error. <more information>
    • 501 Not Implemented: <more information>
    • 504 Gateway Timeout: The server, while acting as a gateway to the CGI: <URL the user typed in the browser>, did not receive a timely response. It is unlikely that the requested object is a CGI.

 
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