Configuring Apache for Subversion

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Accessing Subversion Repositories via Apache has several advantages. This page describes how to setup Apache to Serve Subversion Repositories.

Codebeamer must be installed and started before this description can be used.

The mod_evasive apache module must be disabled (if enabled) to ensure that remote-api and webdav work properly.

Windows

Choose the 32 bits version of all software mentioned below even when running 64 bits Windows.

This description assumes that Codebeamer has been installed into :

C:\CB-5.5

• Download Apache 2.2.17 from the location below or from a mirror:

http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/ftp.apache.org/dist//httpd/binaries/win32/httpd-2.2.17-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi

• Install Apache to the default location (C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation) and take Typical Installation.

• Edit the Apache configuration:

Click Start > All Programs > Apache HTTP > Server 2.2 > Configure Apache Server > Edit the Apache

The configuration file is:httpd.conf

• Append the lines of C:\\CB-5.5\repository\scmweb\httpd.conf.svn to the end of Apachehttpd.conf

• Copy mod_authz_svn.so andmod_dav_svn.so from C:\CB-5.5\libexec\svn\bin to C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\modules

• AddC:\CB-5.5\libexec\svn\bin to your PATH on Control Panel > System > Advanced.

• Test configuration:

Click Start > All Programs > Apache HTTP Server 2.2 > Configure Apache Server > Test Configuration

• If everything's fine restart Apache:

Click Start > All Programs > Apache HTTP Server 2.2 > Configure Apache Server > Control Apache Server > Restart

Linux/Unix

It is important that Codebeamer operating system user and apache belong to the same GID.

Ubuntu

This description assumes that Codebeamer has been installed into

/home/codebeamer/CB

1. Install Apache HTTP Server using :sudo apt-get install apache2.

2. Execute:sudo apt-get install libapache2-svn.

This will install and enable the modules required in order to user Subversion with Apache.

1. Copy httpd.conf.svn : sudo cp /home/codebeamer/CB/repository/scmweb/httpd.conf.svn /etc/apache2/mods-available/svn.conf.

2. Enable svn support :sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/svn.conf /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/svn.conf.

3. Test the apache configuration:sudo apache2ctl configtest.

4. Restart Apache:sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart.

RedHat

1. Install Apache HTTP Server and the required moduled: sudo yum install httpd subversion mod_dav_svn.

2. Copy /home/codebeamer/CB/repository/scmweb/httpd.conf.svn to /etc/httpd/conf.d/svn.conf.

3. Test the apache configuration:apachectl configtest.

4. Restart Apache:sudo /etc/init.d/httpd restart.

SUSE 11

1. Install subversion and subversions' apache2 modules using :

sudo zypper install subversion subversion-server subversion-tools

svn --version

2. Copy /home/codebeamer/CB/repository/scmweb/httpd.conf.svn to /etc/apache2/conf.d/httpd.conf.svn.

3. Edit the newly copied /etc/apache2/conf.d/httpd.conf.svn file and remove all LoadModule statements, for example the final result should be:

<Location /svn>
# AuthBasicAuthoritative Off # http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_auth_basic.html

DAV svn
SVNParentPath "/home/codebeamer/CB/repository/svn/"
#SVNListParentPath on

AuthzSVNAccessFile "/home/codebeamer/CB/repository/access/acl.svn"
AuthName "Subversion Repository"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile "/home/codebeamer/CB/repository/access/.htaccess"

require valid-user
</Location>

4. Edit /etc/apache2/httpd.conf file and add this line to the end so the new SVN configuration will be loaded

Include /etc/apache2/conf.d/httpd.conf.svn

5. Edit /etc/sysconfig/apache2 file and add these modules to APACHE_MODULES line:

APACHE_MODULES="... dav_svn authz_svn"

6. Restart Apache2 using this command:

rcapache2 restart

7. Now the SVN checkout and commit should work. You can test this using a checkout command like:

svn co http://suse.codebeamer.com/svn/mysvn

The path of the /home/Codebeamer/CB/repository/access/acl.svn and .htaccess has been changed in 9.3, it was /home/Codebeamer/CB/repository/acl.svn and .htaccess before 9.3

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