How to setup apache for intranet purpose only?

[sayedsohail]

Hi everone,

 

I have W2003 server with colleges connected via a LAN based on one network card and the cable modem/broadband  connected to the server on second card (Natting).  Everyone able to share the files from the server and browse internet.  Its working fine.

 

Now, we got a new webapplication in php, mysql.  I wish to install apache on this w2003 server, so the internal users can internally connect to the webapplication.  I don't want to serve the webapplication on the interent. 

 

I have to set apache on this w2003 server in a way, that only internal requests can reach the webapplication.

 

Can someone advised how to configure?

 

Note:  I am not sure which section on this forum will be appropriate to ask this question, so please except my apology and I would be grateful, if you wish to move this thread to the relevant section.

 

Thanks

[twistedtwig]

you need to do something like:

 

in your <location> section or your virtualhost section

 

set the allow from to be your internal network..

 

i.e. my ip is 156.178.10.15

 

so I would put

 

allow from 156.178.10.0/24

 

I hope this guides you in the righr direction sorry it is not a complete answer

[trq]

Better yet, let your firewall handle it.

[steviewdr]

I would do it with vhosts.

 

<VirtualHost internalip:80>

#usual config

</VirtualHost>

 

This will allow you to create another website/vhost at a later stage to host a website on the external ip etc.

Think flexibility.

 

-steve

[sayedsohail]

Steviewdr, your method is excellent, i am not sure where i need to add this details:

1. inside my .htaccess file or 2. httpdconf file, i am not sure where i need to put this details and do i need to also add my domain controller ip address inside the following lines.

 

Millions thanks, sorry i am not very technically sound, can you please explain a bit more please.

 

<VirtualHost internalip:80>

#usual config

</VirtualHost>

[sayedsohail]

can you also please explain what is #usual config is? thanks.

[steviewdr]

A VirtualHost entry is made in the main httpd.conf. A full sample vhostconfig is as follows:

 

<VirtualHost your.internal.ip:80>

        ServerAdmin root@localhost

        ServerName internal_computer_name

        DocumentRoot c:\www\website

        CustomLog c:\www\access.log combined

        ErrorLog c:\www\error.log

        Loglevel warn

        <Directory />

                Options FollowSymLinks Indexes MultiViews

                AllowOverride All

        </Directory>

</VirtualHost>

 

That should work it.

 

-steve