conf, skel, and subdomains

[ArchStanton]

How to create a vhost.conf file in the skel directory for subdomains?

I'm creating a bunch of subdomains that I would like to be able to include php files from the parent domain. Of course open_basedir restriction is a problem. I am going to try using the skeletons to add a conf directory with a vhost.conf file to overcome this problem. Will the skel files work with the subdomains?

Does the @domain_name@ refer to the parent domain, or the subdomain? How would I create a conf file that would accomplish the following:

<Directory  /home/httpd/vhosts/domain.com/subdomains/sub_name/httpdocs>

        php_admin_value open_basedir "/home/httpd/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs:/home/httpd/vhosts/domain.com/subdomains/sub_name/httpdocs:/tmp"

</Directory>

The following obviously would not work, but does anyone know something similar to this that would?

<Directory  /home/httpd/vhosts/@domain_name@/subdomains/@sub_domain_name@/httpdocs>

        php_admin_value open_basedir "/home/httpd/vhosts/@domain_name@/httpdocs:/home/httpd/vhosts/@domain_name@/subdomains/@sub_domain_name@/httpdocs:/tmp"

</Directory>

 

[ArchStanton]

Another thought. Somewhere is the template or script used to create the httpd.include files for each domain. Is there any way to edit these?

 

[ArchStanton]

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[ArchStanton]

Any help here would be appreciated.

 

[ArchStanton]

Does anyone even have a clue if I'm on the right track?

 

[ArchStanton]

Is there anybody out there?

 

[Charles Coleman]

Did you find and answer to this question yet? I am interested in exactly how I can use the skel directory. I thought I read somewhere that the conf directory would be removed automatically for security reasons but someone would have to confirm this for this to be a legitimate comment

 

[ArchStanton]

Originally posted by Charles Coleman
Did you find and answer to this question yet? I am interested in exactly how I can use the skel directory. I thought I read somewhere that the conf directory would be removed automatically for security reasons but someone would have to confirm this for this to be a legitimate comment

Never got an answer from anyone on this. I eventually gave up.

My solution, which may or may not help anyone, much like this forum, was this: instead of trying to include the files from another directory, I used PHP's FTP functions to transfer the files from the server to itself. The owners of the site can run the script whenever they create a new sub-domain. I also have the script create symbolit links to files that don't need to be executed, like images and css.

If you think this might be helpful to you, I can dig up some example code.

 

[Charles Coleman]

Hey, check out this thread thread... I'm sure you already know about this but you may not have thought of doing it quite this way.