changeset 27301:19fef8a7d0ab

Add instructions how to test the DNS round-robin virtual host, add a webserver configuration checklist and a note about netiquette.
author diego
date Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:27:20 +0000
parents 181f489ead9d
children 3c8ace77019a
files DOCS/tech/mirrors/mirror_howto.txt
diffstat 1 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/DOCS/tech/mirrors/mirror_howto.txt	Mon Jul 21 11:41:13 2008 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/tech/mirrors/mirror_howto.txt	Tue Jul 22 16:27:20 2008 +0000
@@ -188,6 +188,26 @@
 translations, which are written in different encodings.
 
 The second VirtualHost is necessary for the DNS round-robin address.
+To check whether this VirtualHost works, you can add a temporary entry into
+your /etc/hosts file:
+
+1.2.3.4 www.mplayerhq.hu
+
+Replace the IP address by the real IP address of your mirror. Do not forget to
+remove the entry after you finish testing.
+
+
+Webserver checklist
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+After setting up the web server, please verify that the following things work
+both for your mirror address (www#.mplayerhq.hu) and the DNS round-robin
+address (www.mplayerhq.hu):
+
+- The virtual host is reachable by its address.
+- The subdirectories MPlayer, DOCS and homepage work.
+- The man pages and documentation are served with the correct content-type.
+  Try Russian or Chinese, you will notice breakage immediately.
 
 
 Setting up an FTP server
@@ -206,3 +226,4 @@
 mailinglist. It's used to coordinate the efforts and distribute information
 among all admins. It is also very low traffic. Please use the webinterface
 on http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-mirror to subscribe.
+Please do not top-post on this mailing list.