[SOLVED] Suspected Apache Guidance Needed: Web app errors

[xboxboy]

Continuing on with my nextcloud repair/migration, I have some errors that require attention. Yes, I'm aware that nextcloud is in the repos, but I've been burnt previously with web apps when performing OS updates: This is why I prefer to manually manage such a web app, and TBF the packagers go through hell with this PHP update/uprgrade stuff.

Due to me attempting to repair a crashed install, I've messed around more than I should, but I believe it's still salvageable.

I intend to run more than 1 web app on this machine, hence nextcloud being installed in a sub directory of the webserver root. I'm not sure if this means I should have set up a virtual host or not. I have not set up a virtual host.

I have the classic four warnings that I wish to fix first:

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  Your web server is not properly set up to resolve "/.well-known/webfinger". Further information can be found in the documentation ↗.

    Your web server is not properly set up to resolve "/.well-known/nodeinfo". Further information can be found in the documentation ↗.

    Your web server is not properly set up to resolve "/.well-known/caldav". Further information can be found in the documentation ↗.

    Your web server is not properly set up to resolve "/.well-known/carddav". Further information can be found in the documentation ↗.


I have Apache/2.4.53

Webserver root is, as per Mageia default.

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/var/www/html

I have the nextcloud html directory at:

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/srv/data/FamilyCloud/NextCloudHTML

With a symbolic link from webserver, subdirectory:

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/var/www/html/FamilyCloud

the 'directory/link'

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lrwxrwxrwx 1 apache apache      37 Dec 31 14:40 FamilyCloud -> /srv/data/FamilyCloud/NextCloudHTML/

As per nextcloud docs, I copied the .htaccess file from /srv/data/FamilyCloud/NextCloudHTML/.htaccess to the webserver root at /var/www/html/.htaccess

As per the documents, I added the following to the bottom of that .htaccess

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<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
             RewriteRule ^\.well-known/carddav /FamilyCloud/remote.php/dav [R=301,L]
             RewriteRule ^\.well-known/caldav /FamilyCloud/remote.php/dav [R=301,L]
             RewriteRule ^\.well-known/webfinger /FamilyCloud/index.php/.well-known/webfinger [R=301,L]
             RewriteRule ^\.well-known/nodeinfo /FamilyCloud/index.php/.well-known/nodeinfo [R=301,L]
</IfModule>

When I visit

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my.lan.ip.addy/FamilyCloud/remote.php/dav

the address is accepted, and I get

This is the WebDAV interface. It can only be accessed by WebDAV clients such as the Nextcloud desktop sync client.

As I'd expect: So it appears the DAV side of the install is all OK.

And when I visit

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my.lan.ip.addy/FamilyCloud/index.php/.well-known/carddav

I get some diagnostic/data page with "message" carddav not supported

Same for caldav, webfinger and nodeinfo

So I assume the nextcloud diagnostic is correct, and the address isn't being resolved correctly: Although it does make me wonder if that's not the issue, and I have a problem with carddav/caldav/webfinger/nodeinfo, given when I go to those addresses the browser reports they're not supported.

I also will need to fix/repair my attempt at forcing https only, I have a memory cache warning that comes and goes which shouldn't be too hard to fix (i have before on another install), and the last warning is

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The "Strict-Transport-Security" HTTP header is not set to at least "15552000" seconds. For enhanced security, it is recommended to enable HSTS as described in the security tips ↗.


And, I've also fixed that once previously too: So it really is just the four initial warnings that are driving me crazy.

The web app seems to be fine once logged in, so I doubt it's broken beyond repair. I can see files, move around the menu etc. I just really would like/need to fix these last errors.

Any help most appreciated. Many thanks.

[xboxboy]

Well I've got it sorted:
I updated the web app, and copied the NEW .htaccess file into /var/www/html, and modifed that as per the documents: Taa-daa, it works.

Now I've backed up the working .htaccess file: but given it's outside the web app directory, I doubt the in app updater knows how to update it: Does anyone know if I can create a link from the webserver root, up to the updated .htaccess file that gets installed when the app updates??

[filip]

I guess you can link to it but I don't think most of tha webapp will update it.
I prefer diff programs like Meld or something like that to manually implement changes.