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Configuration Files
Chapter 1 Basics of Server Operation 21
obj.conf
This file contains instructions for the server about how to process requests from
clients (such as browsers). The server looks at the configuration defined by this file
every time it processes a request from a client.
There is one
obj.conf
file for each virtual server class, or grouping of virtual
servers. Whenever this guide refers to “the
obj.conf
file,” it refers to all
obj.conf
files or to the
obj.conf
file for the virtual server class being described.
All the
obj.conf
files are located in the server_root
/
server_id
/config
directory.
They are typically named vsclass
.obj.conf
, where vsclass is the virtual server class
name.
The
obj.conf
file is essential to the operation of the . When you make changes to
the server through the Server Manager interface, the system automatically updates
obj.conf
.
The file
obj.conf
contains a series of instructions (directives) that tell the what to
do at each stage in the request-response process. Each directive invokes a Server
Application Function (SAF). These functions are written using the Netscape Server
Application Programming Interface (NSAPI). The comes with a set of pre-defined
SAFs, but you can also write your own using NSAPI to create new instructions that
modify the way the server handles requests.
For more information about how the server uses
obj.conf
, see Chapter 2, “Syntax
and Use of obj.conf.”
mime.types
This file maps file extensions to MIME types to enable the server to determine the
content type of a requested resource. For example, requests for resources with
.
html
extensions indicate that the client is requesting an HTML file, while requests
for resources with
.gif
extensions indicate that the client is requesting an image
file in GIF format.
For more information about how the server uses
mime.types
, see Appendix B,
“MIME Types.”