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Gavin Mabie

Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

Hi

I am battling to get Ofbiz to serve pages to Apache. I looked at the
documentation but am non-the-wiser. The installation on Linux Ubuntu works
fine for serving pages through port:8080. But when I try to get it to work
with port:80, that's when the problems start.

This is my setup:

. Ubuntu 8.x

. Apache2

The documentation
https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBIZ/faq-tips-tricks-cookbook-howto.html#FAQ-Tips-
Tricks-Cookbook-HowTo-HTTPD and the apaches config files are not necessarily
the same. For example http.conf in the Ubuntu version of Apache2 is empty.

Help!

What Apache files do I need to change/adjust to configure the VirtualHost
and SSL. My app is deployed in the hot-deploy component - and I would like
m,y visitors to use www.example.com.

Thanks in advance.

Gavin

hardik handa

RE: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

We did the same for Windows, hope the following helps u in certain way

Steps to use Apache web server to cater all browser request for Ofbiz application on Windows OS

Steps

a. I had chosen the path as D:\ApacheWebServer

b. Open httpd.conf file present in “D:\ApacheWebServer\bin” folder and perform below mentioned changes in it

i. Enable below mentioned modules

LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule proxy_ajp_module modules/mod_proxy_ajp.so
LoadModule proxy_balancer_module modules/mod_proxy_balancer.so
LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
LoadModule proxy_ftp_module modules/mod_proxy_ftp.so
LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so
LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so
LoadModule vhost_alias_module modules/mod_vhost_alias.so

ii. Enable below mentioned includes

Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf

iii. Add below mentioned lines at the end of httpd.conf file

<Proxy balancer://live-http>
BalancerMember ajp://localhost:8009 route=APP01 connectiontimeout=20 timeout=300
</Proxy>
<Proxy balancer://live-https>
BalancerMember ajp://localhost:8009 route=APP01 connectiontimeout=20 timeout=300
</Proxy>

c. Open httpd-vhosts.conf file present in “D:\ApacheWebServer\conf\extra” folder and do mentioned changes in it

i. Add mentioned lines immediately above the NameVirtualHost*:80 directive

ProxyRequests Off
<Proxy *>
AddDefaultCharset off
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Proxy>
ProxyVia On

ii. Modify ServerName to be ‘localhost’ and add ProxyPass entry within VirtualHost tag. Sample is shown below

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin [hidden email]
DocumentRoot "D:/ApacheWebServer/docs/dummy-host. hardik.in "
ServerName localhost
ServerAlias www.dummy-host. hardik.in
ErrorLog "logs/localhost-error.log"
CustomLog "logs/localhost-access.log" common
ProxyPass / balancer://live-http/
</VirtualHost>

d. Open httpd-ssl.conf file present in “D:\ApacheWebServer\conf\extra” folder and do mentioned changes in it

i. Change Virtual Host tag from <VirtualHost _default_:443> to <VirtualHost *:443>

ii. Modify ServerName entry to be localhost:443

iii. Add ProxyPass entry just before the end of <VirtualHost> tag.

ProxyPass / balancer://live-https/

Final <Virtual Host> tag should look like
<VirtualHost *:443>
DocumentRoot "D:/ApacheWebServer/htdocs"
ServerName localhost:443
ServerAdmin admin@ hardik.in
ErrorLog "D:/ApacheWebServer/logs/error.log"
TransferLog "D:/ApacheWebServer/logs/access.log"
SSLEngine on
SSLCipherSuite ALL:!ADH:!EXPORT56:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:+LOW:+SSLv2:+EXP:+eNULL
SSLCertificateFile "D:/ApacheWebServer/conf/server.crt"
SSLCertificateKeyFile "D:/ApacheWebServer/conf/server.key"
<FilesMatch "\.(cgi|shtml|phtml|php)$">
SSLOptions +StdEnvVars
</FilesMatch>
<Directory "D:/ApacheWebServer/cgi-bin">
SSLOptions +StdEnvVars
</Directory>
BrowserMatch ".*MSIE.*" \
nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown \
downgrade-1.0 force-response-1.0
CustomLog "D:/ApacheWebServer/logs/ssl_request.log" \
"%t %h %{SSL_PROTOCOL}x %{SSL_CIPHER}x \"%r\" %b"
ProxyPass / balancer://live-https/
</VirtualHost>

e. Now we have to generate a security certificate for Apache SSL.
We will use OpenSSL utility which comes bundled with Apache installation.
OpenSSL utility presence can be checked by checking the presence of ‘openssl.exe’ file in “D:\ApacheWebServer\bin” folder
i. Open command and move to “D:\ApacheWebServer\bin” folder
ii. Run below mentioned command

openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -config D:/ApacheWebServer/conf/openssl.cnf -days 60 -out D:/ApacheWebServer/conf/server.crt -keyout D:/ApacheWebServer/conf/server.key

This will ask some basic certificate related questions. Make sure that “Common Name” should be given as “localhost”. Here certificate validity duration is given as 60 days

This will generate two files “server.crt” and “server.key” files in “D:\ApacheWebServer\conf” folder. Path of these files are already been configured in httpd-ssl.conf file in ‘SSLCertificateFile’ and ‘SSLCertificateKeyFile’ attributes

f. Changes related to Apache web sever are done. Restart the Apache web server. If Apache server does not start successfully then please check all configuration whether these are being done correctly or not

Now we have to tell Ofbiz to start picking up Browser requests (http and https) from Apache. Perform below mentioned steps

a. Open url.properties file (present in D:\ofBiz\framework\webapp\config(wherever u have kept ur Ofbiz ) folder) and change http and https port to 80 and 443 respectively

b. Open ofbiz-containers.xml file (present in D:\ofBiz\framework\base\config folder) and perform below mentioned changes
i. Comment whole “http-connector” property tag. This is required so that Ofbiz does not entertain any direct http request. Every http request should come via Apache
ii. Comment whole “https-connector” property tag. This is required so that Ofbiz does not entertain any direct https request. Every https request should come via Apache
iii. Add ‘packetSize’ property under “ajp-connector” property tag
<property name="ajp-connector" value="connector">
.
.
.
<property name="packetSize" value="20000"/>
.
.
</property>

iv. Modify two properties ‘default-host’ and ‘jvm-route’ present within <container> tag to values as shown below

<container name="catalina-container" class="org.ofbiz.catalina.container.CatalinaContainer">
.
.
.
<property name="default-host" value="localhost"/>
<property name="jvm-route" value="APP01"/>
.
.
</container>

v. Changes in Ofbiz are over. Now restart the Ofbiz server

Time to test the changes …

a. First open http://localhost/ecommerce URL on browser. You should get home page. This certify that Ofbiz has started picking up http browser request through Apache.

b. Now check HTTPS page. So click on “Sign in” link in header. Sign in page will be displayed. Check that page URL is https , JSession ID has route id as APP01 and we have got a certificate error. This proves that Ofbiz has started picking up https browser request through Apache.

Certificate error is due to self-signed certificate that we have created. Once we get proper trusted certificate from 3rd party this error will be fixed.
If you view the certificate , you will find that this is newly created certificate that we have created earlier (in one of the steps in this email).

Click on “Signin” button after enyering valid username and password. We will get logged in page

c. To access Ofbiz admin console, URL becomes https://localhost/catalog/control/main

After login, admin console is shown

d. If you hit old Ofbiz URL http://localhost:8080/ecommerce (which have old port number attached ), Ofbiz ecommerce page will not be opened. This proves that access to Ofbiz through old port has been removed

Regards,
Hardik Handa

-----Original Message-----
From: Gavin Mabie [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 7:33 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

Hi

I am battling to get Ofbiz to serve pages to Apache. I looked at the documentation but am non-the-wiser. The installation on Linux Ubuntu works fine for serving pages through port:8080. But when I try to get it to work with port:80, that's when the problems start.

This is my setup:

. Ubuntu 8.x

. Apache2

The documentation
https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBIZ/faq-tips-tricks-cookbook-howto.html#FAQ-Tips-
Tricks-Cookbook-HowTo-HTTPD and the apaches config files are not necessarily the same. For example http.conf in the Ubuntu version of Apache2 is empty.

Help!

What Apache files do I need to change/adjust to configure the VirtualHost and SSL. My app is deployed in the hot-deploy component - and I would like m,y visitors to use www.example.com.

Thanks in advance.

Gavin

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rajsaini

Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

In reply to this post by Gavin Mabie

Hi Gavin,

It should not be difficult to do it on Ubuntu. I will suggest you to use
Apache mod_proxy and mod_proxy_ajp. You just need to configure your
virtual host and you don't need to change any thing OFBiz side. Wiki
page you mentioned have pretty much every thing you need to do.

Ubuntu Apache web server structure is different than other Linux
distributions such as RedHat. Virtual hosts in Ubuntu are configured in
/etc/apache2/site-available and /etc/apache2/site-enabled. "a2ensite".
To enable modules you can use "a2enmod" command line utility. Apache
module configuration files are in /etc/apache2/mod-enabled and
/etc/apache2/mod-available/

So steps to get the job done are:

1. Create your virtual host in /etc/apache2/site-available folder
following the instruction on wiki page.
2. Enable the required modules using he commands mentioned above. You
will need mod_proxy, mod_proxy_ajp and may be mod_rewrite.
3. Enable your virtual host using a2ensite <virtual host file name>
4. Restart the Apache web server.

Thanks,

Raj

On Tuesday 17 May 2011 07:32 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:

> Hi
>
>
>
> I am battling to get Ofbiz to serve pages to Apache. I looked at the
> documentation but am non-the-wiser. The installation on Linux Ubuntu works
> fine for serving pages through port:8080. But when I try to get it to work
> with port:80, that's when the problems start.
>
>
>
> This is my setup:
>
> . Ubuntu 8.x
>
> . Apache2
>
>
>
> The documentation
> https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBIZ/faq-tips-tricks-cookbook-howto.html#FAQ-Tips-
> Tricks-Cookbook-HowTo-HTTPD and the apaches config files are not necessarily
> the same. For example http.conf in the Ubuntu version of Apache2 is empty.
>
>
>
> Help!
>
> What Apache files do I need to change/adjust to configure the VirtualHost
> and SSL. My app is deployed in the hot-deploy component - and I would like
> m,y visitors to use www.example.com.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> Gavin
>
>
>
>

Jacques Le Roux

Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

Administrator

There is a comment about Debian/Ubuntu (a2ensite) at

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/FAQ+-+Tips+-+Tricks+-+Cookbook+-+HowTo#FAQ-Tips-Tricks-Cookbook-HowTo-Howtousemodproxyajp

Just follow

Jacques

Raj Saini wrote:

> Hi Gavin,
>
> It should not be difficult to do it on Ubuntu. I will suggest you to use
> Apache mod_proxy and mod_proxy_ajp. You just need to configure your
> virtual host and you don't need to change any thing OFBiz side. Wiki
> page you mentioned have pretty much every thing you need to do.
>
> Ubuntu Apache web server structure is different than other Linux
> distributions such as RedHat. Virtual hosts in Ubuntu are configured in
> /etc/apache2/site-available and /etc/apache2/site-enabled. "a2ensite".
> To enable modules you can use "a2enmod" command line utility. Apache
> module configuration files are in /etc/apache2/mod-enabled and
> /etc/apache2/mod-available/
>
> So steps to get the job done are:
>
> 1. Create your virtual host in /etc/apache2/site-available folder
> following the instruction on wiki page.
> 2. Enable the required modules using he commands mentioned above. You
> will need mod_proxy, mod_proxy_ajp and may be mod_rewrite.
> 3. Enable your virtual host using a2ensite <virtual host file name>
> 4. Restart the Apache web server.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Raj
>
> On Tuesday 17 May 2011 07:32 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>>
>>
>> I am battling to get Ofbiz to serve pages to Apache. I looked at the
>> documentation but am non-the-wiser. The installation on Linux Ubuntu works
>> fine for serving pages through port:8080. But when I try to get it to work
>> with port:80, that's when the problems start.
>>
>>
>>
>> This is my setup:
>>
>> . Ubuntu 8.x
>>
>> . Apache2
>>
>>
>>
>> The documentation
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBIZ/faq-tips-tricks-cookbook-howto.html#FAQ-Tips-
>> Tricks-Cookbook-HowTo-HTTPD and the apaches config files are not necessarily
>> the same. For example http.conf in the Ubuntu version of Apache2 is empty.
>>
>>
>>
>> Help!
>>
>> What Apache files do I need to change/adjust to configure the VirtualHost
>> and SSL. My app is deployed in the hot-deploy component - and I would like
>> m,y visitors to use www.example.com.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>
>> Gavin

Gavin Mabie

RE: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

In reply to this post by rajsaini

Hi Raj

I managed to get Apache going for http pages, but https does not work. This
happened before I got your post - by which time I had manually configured
/ect/sites-enabled/000-default and /ect/sites-available/default-ssl.

I notice that proxy.load, proxy_ajp.load and rewrite.load are in the
mods-enabled directory. Does this mean that they are enabled or should I
still run a2enmod?

Thanks

Gavin

-----Original Message-----
From: Raj Saini [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: 18 May 2011 08:37 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

Hi Gavin,

It should not be difficult to do it on Ubuntu. I will suggest you to use
Apache mod_proxy and mod_proxy_ajp. You just need to configure your
virtual host and you don't need to change any thing OFBiz side. Wiki
page you mentioned have pretty much every thing you need to do.

Ubuntu Apache web server structure is different than other Linux
distributions such as RedHat. Virtual hosts in Ubuntu are configured in
/etc/apache2/site-available and /etc/apache2/site-enabled. "a2ensite".
To enable modules you can use "a2enmod" command line utility. Apache
module configuration files are in /etc/apache2/mod-enabled and
/etc/apache2/mod-available/

So steps to get the job done are:

1. Create your virtual host in /etc/apache2/site-available folder
following the instruction on wiki page.
2. Enable the required modules using he commands mentioned above. You
will need mod_proxy, mod_proxy_ajp and may be mod_rewrite.
3. Enable your virtual host using a2ensite <virtual host file name>
4. Restart the Apache web server.

Thanks,

Raj

On Tuesday 17 May 2011 07:32 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:
> Hi
>
>
>
> I am battling to get Ofbiz to serve pages to Apache. I looked at the
> documentation but am non-the-wiser. The installation on Linux Ubuntu
works
> fine for serving pages through port:8080. But when I try to get it to
work

> with port:80, that's when the problems start.
>
>
>
> This is my setup:
>
> . Ubuntu 8.x
>
> . Apache2
>
>
>
> The documentation
>

https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBIZ/faq-tips-tricks-cookbook-howto.html#FAQ-Tips-
> Tricks-Cookbook-HowTo-HTTPD and the apaches config files are not
necessarily
> the same. For example http.conf in the Ubuntu version of Apache2 is
empty.
>
>
>
> Help!
>
> What Apache files do I need to change/adjust to configure the VirtualHost
> and SSL. My app is deployed in the hot-deploy component - and I would
like

> m,y visitors to use www.example.com.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> Gavin
>
>
>
>

Gavin Mabie

RE: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

Hi Raj

The modules are all already enabled.

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: Gavin Mabie [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: 18 May 2011 10:10 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: RE: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

Hi Raj

I managed to get Apache going for http pages, but https does not work. This
happened before I got your post - by which time I had manually configured
/ect/sites-enabled/000-default and /ect/sites-available/default-ssl.

I notice that proxy.load, proxy_ajp.load and rewrite.load are in the
mods-enabled directory. Does this mean that they are enabled or should I
still run a2enmod?

Thanks

Gavin

-----Original Message-----
From: Raj Saini [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: 18 May 2011 08:37 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

Hi Gavin,

It should not be difficult to do it on Ubuntu. I will suggest you to use
Apache mod_proxy and mod_proxy_ajp. You just need to configure your
virtual host and you don't need to change any thing OFBiz side. Wiki
page you mentioned have pretty much every thing you need to do.

Ubuntu Apache web server structure is different than other Linux
distributions such as RedHat. Virtual hosts in Ubuntu are configured in
/etc/apache2/site-available and /etc/apache2/site-enabled. "a2ensite".
To enable modules you can use "a2enmod" command line utility. Apache
module configuration files are in /etc/apache2/mod-enabled and
/etc/apache2/mod-available/

So steps to get the job done are:

1. Create your virtual host in /etc/apache2/site-available folder
following the instruction on wiki page.
2. Enable the required modules using he commands mentioned above. You
will need mod_proxy, mod_proxy_ajp and may be mod_rewrite.
3. Enable your virtual host using a2ensite <virtual host file name>
4. Restart the Apache web server.

Thanks,

Raj

On Tuesday 17 May 2011 07:32 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:
> Hi
>
>
>
> I am battling to get Ofbiz to serve pages to Apache. I looked at the
> documentation but am non-the-wiser. The installation on Linux Ubuntu
works
> fine for serving pages through port:8080. But when I try to get it to
work

> with port:80, that's when the problems start.
>
>
>
> This is my setup:
>
> . Ubuntu 8.x
>
> . Apache2
>
>
>
> The documentation
>

> m,y visitors to use www.example.com.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> Gavin
>
>
>
>

rajsaini

Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

In reply to this post by Gavin Mabie

If they are in mods-enabled directory, they are already enabled. Check
the Apache error logs and you will certainly find the cause.

Thanks,

Raj
On Wednesday 18 May 2011 01:39 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:

> Hi Raj
>
> I managed to get Apache going for http pages, but https does not work. This
> happened before I got your post - by which time I had manually configured
> /ect/sites-enabled/000-default and /ect/sites-available/default-ssl.
>
> I notice that proxy.load, proxy_ajp.load and rewrite.load are in the
> mods-enabled directory. Does this mean that they are enabled or should I
> still run a2enmod?
>
> Thanks
>
> Gavin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raj Saini [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: 18 May 2011 08:37 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front
>
> Hi Gavin,
>
> It should not be difficult to do it on Ubuntu. I will suggest you to use
> Apache mod_proxy and mod_proxy_ajp. You just need to configure your
> virtual host and you don't need to change any thing OFBiz side. Wiki
> page you mentioned have pretty much every thing you need to do.
>
> Ubuntu Apache web server structure is different than other Linux
> distributions such as RedHat. Virtual hosts in Ubuntu are configured in
> /etc/apache2/site-available and /etc/apache2/site-enabled. "a2ensite".
> To enable modules you can use "a2enmod" command line utility. Apache
> module configuration files are in /etc/apache2/mod-enabled and
> /etc/apache2/mod-available/
>
> So steps to get the job done are:
>
> 1. Create your virtual host in /etc/apache2/site-available folder
> following the instruction on wiki page.
> 2. Enable the required modules using he commands mentioned above. You
> will need mod_proxy, mod_proxy_ajp and may be mod_rewrite.
> 3. Enable your virtual host using a2ensite<virtual host file name>
> 4. Restart the Apache web server.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Raj
>
> On Tuesday 17 May 2011 07:32 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>>
>>
>> I am battling to get Ofbiz to serve pages to Apache. I looked at the
>> documentation but am non-the-wiser. The installation on Linux Ubuntu
> works
>> fine for serving pages through port:8080. But when I try to get it to
> work
>> with port:80, that's when the problems start.
>>
>>
>>
>> This is my setup:
>>
>> . Ubuntu 8.x
>>
>> . Apache2
>>
>>
>>
>> The documentation
>>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBIZ/faq-tips-tricks-cookbook-howto.html#FAQ-Tips-
>> Tricks-Cookbook-HowTo-HTTPD and the apaches config files are not
> necessarily
>> the same. For example http.conf in the Ubuntu version of Apache2 is
> empty.
>>
>>
>> Help!
>>
>> What Apache files do I need to change/adjust to configure the VirtualHost
>> and SSL. My app is deployed in the hot-deploy component - and I would
> like
>> m,y visitors to use www.example.com.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>
>> Gavin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

Gavin Mabie

RE: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

Hi Raj

I pick this up in Apache error log when I try to access a https location.

"proxy: dialog to 127.0.0.1:8009 (localhost) failed"

Thanks

Gavin

-----Original Message-----
From: Raj Saini [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: 18 May 2011 11:31 AM
To: [hidden email]
Cc: Gavin Mabie
Subject: Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

If they are in mods-enabled directory, they are already enabled. Check
the Apache error logs and you will certainly find the cause.

Thanks,

Raj
On Wednesday 18 May 2011 01:39 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:
> Hi Raj
>
> I managed to get Apache going for http pages, but https does not work.
This

> happened before I got your post - by which time I had manually configured
> /ect/sites-enabled/000-default and /ect/sites-available/default-ssl.
>
> I notice that proxy.load, proxy_ajp.load and rewrite.load are in the
> mods-enabled directory. Does this mean that they are enabled or should I
> still run a2enmod?
>
> Thanks
>
> Gavin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raj Saini [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: 18 May 2011 08:37 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front
>
> Hi Gavin,
>
> It should not be difficult to do it on Ubuntu. I will suggest you to use
> Apache mod_proxy and mod_proxy_ajp. You just need to configure your
> virtual host and you don't need to change any thing OFBiz side. Wiki
> page you mentioned have pretty much every thing you need to do.
>
> Ubuntu Apache web server structure is different than other Linux
> distributions such as RedHat. Virtual hosts in Ubuntu are configured in
> /etc/apache2/site-available and /etc/apache2/site-enabled. "a2ensite".
> To enable modules you can use "a2enmod" command line utility. Apache
> module configuration files are in /etc/apache2/mod-enabled and
> /etc/apache2/mod-available/
>
> So steps to get the job done are:
>
> 1. Create your virtual host in /etc/apache2/site-available folder
> following the instruction on wiki page.
> 2. Enable the required modules using he commands mentioned above. You
> will need mod_proxy, mod_proxy_ajp and may be mod_rewrite.
> 3. Enable your virtual host using a2ensite<virtual host file name>
> 4. Restart the Apache web server.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Raj
>
> On Tuesday 17 May 2011 07:32 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>>
>>
>> I am battling to get Ofbiz to serve pages to Apache. I looked at the
>> documentation but am non-the-wiser. The installation on Linux Ubuntu
> works
>> fine for serving pages through port:8080. But when I try to get it to
> work
>> with port:80, that's when the problems start.
>>
>>
>>
>> This is my setup:
>>
>> . Ubuntu 8.x
>>
>> . Apache2
>>
>>
>>
>> The documentation
>>
>

https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBIZ/faq-tips-tricks-cookbook-howto.html#FAQ-Tips-

>> Tricks-Cookbook-HowTo-HTTPD and the apaches config files are not
> necessarily
>> the same. For example http.conf in the Ubuntu version of Apache2 is
> empty.
>>
>>
>> Help!
>>
>> What Apache files do I need to change/adjust to configure the VirtualHost
>> and SSL. My app is deployed in the hot-deploy component - and I would
> like
>> m,y visitors to use www.example.com.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>
>> Gavin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

rajsaini

Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

Hi Gavin,

It means AJP is not listening on port 8009. Are you sure port 8009 is
enabled in ofbiz-container.xml?

Thanks,

Raj

On Wednesday 18 May 2011 05:24 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:

> Hi Raj
>
> I pick this up in Apache error log when I try to access a https location.
>
> "proxy: dialog to 127.0.0.1:8009 (localhost) failed"
>
> Thanks
>
> Gavin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raj Saini [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: 18 May 2011 11:31 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Cc: Gavin Mabie
> Subject: Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front
>
> If they are in mods-enabled directory, they are already enabled. Check
> the Apache error logs and you will certainly find the cause.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Raj
> On Wednesday 18 May 2011 01:39 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:
>> Hi Raj
>>
>> I managed to get Apache going for http pages, but https does not work.
> This
>> happened before I got your post - by which time I had manually configured
>> /ect/sites-enabled/000-default and /ect/sites-available/default-ssl.
>>
>> I notice that proxy.load, proxy_ajp.load and rewrite.load are in the
>> mods-enabled directory. Does this mean that they are enabled or should I
>> still run a2enmod?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Gavin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Raj Saini [mailto:[hidden email]]
>> Sent: 18 May 2011 08:37 AM
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front
>>
>> Hi Gavin,
>>
>> It should not be difficult to do it on Ubuntu. I will suggest you to use
>> Apache mod_proxy and mod_proxy_ajp. You just need to configure your
>> virtual host and you don't need to change any thing OFBiz side. Wiki
>> page you mentioned have pretty much every thing you need to do.
>>
>> Ubuntu Apache web server structure is different than other Linux
>> distributions such as RedHat. Virtual hosts in Ubuntu are configured in
>> /etc/apache2/site-available and /etc/apache2/site-enabled. "a2ensite".
>> To enable modules you can use "a2enmod" command line utility. Apache
>> module configuration files are in /etc/apache2/mod-enabled and
>> /etc/apache2/mod-available/
>>
>> So steps to get the job done are:
>>
>> 1. Create your virtual host in /etc/apache2/site-available folder
>> following the instruction on wiki page.
>> 2. Enable the required modules using he commands mentioned above. You
>> will need mod_proxy, mod_proxy_ajp and may be mod_rewrite.
>> 3. Enable your virtual host using a2ensite<virtual host file name>
>> 4. Restart the Apache web server.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Raj
>>
>> On Tuesday 17 May 2011 07:32 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am battling to get Ofbiz to serve pages to Apache. I looked at the
>>> documentation but am non-the-wiser. The installation on Linux Ubuntu
>> works
>>> fine for serving pages through port:8080. But when I try to get it to
>> work
>>> with port:80, that's when the problems start.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This is my setup:
>>>
>>> . Ubuntu 8.x
>>>
>>> . Apache2
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The documentation
>>>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBIZ/faq-tips-tricks-cookbook-howto.html#FAQ-Tips-
>>> Tricks-Cookbook-HowTo-HTTPD and the apaches config files are not
>> necessarily
>>> the same. For example http.conf in the Ubuntu version of Apache2 is
>> empty.
>>>
>>> Help!
>>>
>>> What Apache files do I need to change/adjust to configure the VirtualHost
>>> and SSL. My app is deployed in the hot-deploy component - and I would
>> like
>>> m,y visitors to use www.example.com.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Gavin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>

Gavin Mabie

RE: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

Hi Raj

I believe that I have located the issue - in addition to mod_proxy,
mod_proxy_ajp, and mod_rewrite I also needed to a2enmod ssl. Restarting
Apache then picked up the <VirtualHost *:443> config. Offcourse as Murphy's
would have it, my next issue is the pass phrase to the SSL key - which is
already generated and which I will only be able to get tomorrow since today
is a public holiday in ZA.

Thanks for your help.

Gavin

-----Original Message-----
From: Raj Saini [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: 18 May 2011 02:32 PM
To: [hidden email]
Cc: Gavin Mabie
Subject: Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

Hi Gavin,

It means AJP is not listening on port 8009. Are you sure port 8009 is
enabled in ofbiz-container.xml?

Thanks,

Raj

On Wednesday 18 May 2011 05:24 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:

https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBIZ/faq-tips-tricks-cookbook-howto.html#FAQ-Tips-
>>> Tricks-Cookbook-HowTo-HTTPD and the apaches config files are not
>> necessarily
>>> the same. For example http.conf in the Ubuntu version of Apache2 is
>> empty.
>>>
>>> Help!
>>>
>>> What Apache files do I need to change/adjust to configure the
VirtualHost

>>> and SSL. My app is deployed in the hot-deploy component - and I would
>> like
>>> m,y visitors to use www.example.com.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Gavin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>

rajsaini

Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front

Hi Gavin,

I am happy that it worked. For production, you can remove the pass phase
from your private key as it may not be possible to type a password in
unattended production environment. Be aware, removing pass phrase will
make your key readable by anyone having access to your server.

Thanks,

Raj

On Wednesday 18 May 2011 07:38 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:

> Hi Raj
>
> I believe that I have located the issue - in addition to mod_proxy,
> mod_proxy_ajp, and mod_rewrite I also needed to a2enmod ssl. Restarting
> Apache then picked up the<VirtualHost *:443> config. Offcourse as Murphy's
> would have it, my next issue is the pass phrase to the SSL key - which is
> already generated and which I will only be able to get tomorrow since today
> is a public holiday in ZA.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Gavin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raj Saini [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: 18 May 2011 02:32 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Cc: Gavin Mabie
> Subject: Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front
>
> Hi Gavin,
>
> It means AJP is not listening on port 8009. Are you sure port 8009 is
> enabled in ofbiz-container.xml?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Raj
>
> On Wednesday 18 May 2011 05:24 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:
>> Hi Raj
>>
>> I pick this up in Apache error log when I try to access a https location.
>>
>> "proxy: dialog to 127.0.0.1:8009 (localhost) failed"
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Gavin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Raj Saini [mailto:[hidden email]]
>> Sent: 18 May 2011 11:31 AM
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Cc: Gavin Mabie
>> Subject: Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front
>>
>> If they are in mods-enabled directory, they are already enabled. Check
>> the Apache error logs and you will certainly find the cause.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Raj
>> On Wednesday 18 May 2011 01:39 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:
>>> Hi Raj
>>>
>>> I managed to get Apache going for http pages, but https does not work.
>> This
>>> happened before I got your post - by which time I had manually configured
>>> /ect/sites-enabled/000-default and /ect/sites-available/default-ssl.
>>>
>>> I notice that proxy.load, proxy_ajp.load and rewrite.load are in the
>>> mods-enabled directory. Does this mean that they are enabled or should I
>>> still run a2enmod?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Gavin
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Raj Saini [mailto:[hidden email]]
>>> Sent: 18 May 2011 08:37 AM
>>> To: [hidden email]
>>> Subject: Re: Running Ofbiz on Ubuntu with Apache front
>>>
>>> Hi Gavin,
>>>
>>> It should not be difficult to do it on Ubuntu. I will suggest you to use
>>> Apache mod_proxy and mod_proxy_ajp. You just need to configure your
>>> virtual host and you don't need to change any thing OFBiz side. Wiki
>>> page you mentioned have pretty much every thing you need to do.
>>>
>>> Ubuntu Apache web server structure is different than other Linux
>>> distributions such as RedHat. Virtual hosts in Ubuntu are configured in
>>> /etc/apache2/site-available and /etc/apache2/site-enabled. "a2ensite".
>>> To enable modules you can use "a2enmod" command line utility. Apache
>>> module configuration files are in /etc/apache2/mod-enabled and
>>> /etc/apache2/mod-available/
>>>
>>> So steps to get the job done are:
>>>
>>> 1. Create your virtual host in /etc/apache2/site-available folder
>>> following the instruction on wiki page.
>>> 2. Enable the required modules using he commands mentioned above. You
>>> will need mod_proxy, mod_proxy_ajp and may be mod_rewrite.
>>> 3. Enable your virtual host using a2ensite<virtual host file name>
>>> 4. Restart the Apache web server.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Raj
>>>
>>> On Tuesday 17 May 2011 07:32 PM, Gavin Mabie wrote:
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am battling to get Ofbiz to serve pages to Apache. I looked at the
>>>> documentation but am non-the-wiser. The installation on Linux Ubuntu
>>> works
>>>> fine for serving pages through port:8080. But when I try to get it to
>>> work
>>>> with port:80, that's when the problems start.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This is my setup:
>>>>
>>>> . Ubuntu 8.x
>>>>
>>>> . Apache2
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The documentation
>>>>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBIZ/faq-tips-tricks-cookbook-howto.html#FAQ-Tips-
>>>> Tricks-Cookbook-HowTo-HTTPD and the apaches config files are not
>>> necessarily
>>>> the same. For example http.conf in the Ubuntu version of Apache2 is
>>> empty.
>>>> Help!
>>>>
>>>> What Apache files do I need to change/adjust to configure the
> VirtualHost
>>>> and SSL. My app is deployed in the hot-deploy component - and I would
>>> like
>>>> m,y visitors to use www.example.com.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Gavin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>