Configuration

Each line of the configuration file is in the form:

<option> <value>

There are ignored during parsing:

Words can be separated by space(s) and tab(s).

The options are:

HostName The host name, if omitted, hserv tries to obtain it from the socket name.
Don't set it if you don't know what you are doing.
Default: none
HostPort The TCP port to use (of course, only valid if running as stand alone, otherwise the port is set in the services database).
Default: 80
Admin Any occurrence of <!admin> in a text is converted to
<A HREF="mailto:admin>WebMaster</A>
Default: none
Status Status of the server
Values are OPENED PAUSED
Default: OPENED
DocumentDir The dir where documents are
Default: PROGDIR:htdocs
DocumentIndex Any request with a null file name is replaced with this.
Default: index.html
Signature This is a complete path to a file, hserv will use as footer anytime it must report an error.
Timeout Timeout in seconds for the receive request and send phase.
Default: 300
KeepAlive Number of persistent connections for one instance of hs.
Default: 4
SendDelta The size of data in tcp send transactions.
Default: 512
Pri At which priority must run any instance of hserv.
Default: -3
CgiDir The directory where CGI macros are.
Default: PROGDIR:cgi-bin
PerlPath Complete path to perl, if you have it.
Default: none
RebolPath Complete path to Rebol, if you have it.
Default: none
CGIMod CGIMod file.
Default: none
DisableCGI Disable the usage of CGI.
Values are YES NO
Default: NO
Auth Authorizations file.
Default none
RejectedIP Rejected IPs file.
Default: none
Mime Mime file.
Default: none
Handlers Handlers file.
Default: none
VirtualHosts Virtual hosts file.
Default: none
Errors Special errors file.
Default: none
Referers Referers file.
Default: none
Specials Specials file.
Default: none
TransferLog A flag that indicates if requests must be logged.
Values are ON OFF SYS
Default: OFF
TransferFile If TransferLog is ON, log requests in this file.
Default: none
ErrorLog A flag that indicates if errors must be logged.
Values are ON OFF SYS
Default: SYS
ErrorFile If ErrorLog is ON, log error in this file.
Default: none
HostNameLookups A flags that indicates if the server should do a GetHostByName() on the client ip.
Values are ON OFF
Default: OFF
Ident A flag that indicates if the client must have the ident service running; the server will connect it and get client ident.
Values are ON OFF
Default: OFF
OnlyAmigaClient Only Amiga client accepted; clients without the word "Amiga" in User-Agent field are rejected.
Values are ON OFF
Default: OFF
DefImage Sends images/def.image on errors.
Values are ON OFF
Default:ON

The DocumentIndex and the access to a single drawer may be controlled specifying a dir.conf file.