[Bug 396055] [NEW] Lighttpd web application development disturbance through aliasing on 127.0.0.1

[tobyS]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: lighttpd

This bug affects Ubuntu 9.04, package Lighttpd in version
1.4.19-5ubuntu7

In the default lighttpd.conf there is a global section to alias /images/
to /usr/share/images/. This breaks all local /images/ folders in web
development projects.

    $HTTP["remoteip"] =~ "127.0.0.1" {
        alias.url += (
            "/doc/" => "/usr/share/doc/",
            "/images/" => "/usr/share/images/"
        )   
        $HTTP["url"] =~ "^/doc/|^/images/" {
            dir-listing.activate = "enable"
        }   
    }   

I'd suggest to add another condition around this aliases, which check
for the host name in addition. This way, users who use different host
names that localhost for their projects to not run into this issue.

    $HTTP["host"] = "localhost" {
        $HTTP["remoteip"] =~ "127.0.0.1" {
            alias.url += (
                "/doc/" => "/usr/share/doc/",
                "/images/" => "/usr/share/images/"
            )
            $HTTP["url"] =~ "^/doc/|^/images/" {
                dir-listing.activate = "enable"
            }
        }
    }

** Affects: lighttpd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Lighttpd web application development disturbance through aliasing on 127.0.0.1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/396055
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