** Using WeBWorK **

I have problem in config the webwork on my local system, which run on Linux, Apache2.055, mod_perl-2.03, perl5.8.7 and PHP5 I've got the sources code and documentation on http://devel.webwork.rochester.edu/twiki/bin/view/Webwork/WebHome

after getting the webwork source code, I run bin/check_modules.pl. It looks OK(all modules installed!)

I want a URL looks like: http://webwork.ucmrced.edu so I have the webwork2 directory @ /opt/webwork/webwork2 and so pg: /opt/webwork/pg

Change in global.conf
$webwork_url = "/";
$webwork_htdocs_url = "/webwork2_files";
$webwork_courses_url = "/webwork2_course_files";

Change on Apache: httpd.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin ccb_info@ucmerced.edu
ServerName webwork.ucmerced.edu
ServerAlias webwork
#DocumentRoot /var/empty
DocumentRoot /opt/webwork/webwork2
#ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /opt/webwork/webwork2/cgi
ErrorLog /opt/webwork/logs/error-log
CustomLog /opt/webwork/logs/access-log common
</VirtualHost>

Does any one have any idea what wrong on my configuration? Thanks

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It looks like you are trying to configure the top level page http://webwork.ucmerced.edu to be the one which has the automatic course listing. Normally, this would be at http://webwork.ucmerced.edu/webwork2. I don't know if this is possible, but it is likely related to your problem. I would change $webwork_url back to the more standard value of "/webwork2". There may be a corresponding change in your apache configuration.

In an earlier e-mail, you had asked about my site's configuration/setup. I realize now you may have been thinking specifically of our top level page http://webwork.asu.edu. That page is not generated by webwork. That page is essentially created by hand. The top/left/bottom are copied from another page to make this page match the other department web pages, and the big table in the middle is editted by hand every semester.

John

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if the URL like http://webwork.ucmerced.edu/webwork2. and the global.conf is

# URL of WeBWorK handler.
$webwork_url         = "/webwork2";

# Root directory of PG.
$pg_dir = "/opt/webwork/pg";

# URL and path to htdocs directory.
$webwork_htdocs_url = "/webwork2_files";
$webwork_htdocs_dir = "$webwork_dir/htdocs";

# URL and path to courses directory.
$webwork_courses_url = "/webwork2_course_files";
$webwork_courses_dir = "/opt/webwork/courses";

webwork.apache2-config

...
# Set this variable to the path to your WeBWorK installation.
my $webwork_dir = "/opt/webwork/webwork2";
...

Do I need to add

"Include /opt/webwork/webwork2/conf/webwork.apache-config"  line to main Apache Conf httpd.conf?

What do I need to change on httpd.conf file?

Thanks, -Q

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If you really want the top level page for the server to be the webwork course-selection page, you can do that by using a line like

    Redirect permanent /index.html http://webwork.ucmrced.edu/webwork2/

As for apache's configuration file, you need to add

    Include /opt/webwork/webwork2/conf/webwork.apache2-config

Davide

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conf/httpd.conf
...
...
<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerAdmin ccb_info@ucmerced.edu
   ServerName ccb.ucmerced.edu
   ServerAlias ccb
   DocumentRoot /usr/www/server/ccb/html
   ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/www/server/ccb/cgi-bin/
   ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/ccb-error-log
   CustomLog /var/log/apache2/ccb-access-log common
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerAdmin ccb_info@ucmerced.edu
   ServerName ccb.ucmerced.edu
   ServerAlias ccb
   DocumentRoot /usr/www/server/ccb/html
   ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/www/server/ccb/cgi-bin/
   ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/ccb-error-log
   CustomLog /var/log/apache2/ccb-access-log common
</VirtualHost>

Now come with webwork. I want to have the URL looks like either http://webwork.ucmerced.edu or http://webwork.ucmerced.edu/webwork2/

What do I need to change on http.conf file?

If I add this on httpd.conf 
<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerAdmin ccb_info@ucmerced.edu
   ServerName webwork.ucmerced.edu
   ServerAlias webwork
   DocumentRoot /var/empty
   ErrorLog /opt/webwork/logs/error-log
   CustomLog /opt/webwork/logs/access-log common
</VirtualHost>

The http://webwork.ucmerced.edu static work.
Now I like http://webwork.ucmerced.edu/webwork2/
What do I need to do on the httpd.conf file?

I have the global.conf file: ( http://qsb.ucmerced.edu/ww-config/webwork2/conf/global.conf) and the webwork.apache2-config: http://qsb.ucmerced.edu/ww-config/webwork2/conf/webwork.apache2-config

If the URL is http://webwork.ucmerced.edu/webwork2/ what would be a right configuration? Any help would be very appreciated! Thank you very much.

Cheers, -Q

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    Include /opt/webwork/webwork2/conf/webwork.apache2-config

Davide

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The links are working now. Thanks

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