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Peter Smit
Asked: 2011-01-25 07:30:12 +0800 CST

Discovering Apache configuration without access to http.conf

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For my webpage at my university I can place files in a directory that can be served by apache. Also at least php is supported.

What I am wondering is, what apache modules are available? E.g. I want to know or I can use wsgi or mod_python.

How can I discover or this modules are enabled? I have access to: all files in my directory (including .htaccess) and the access + error logs. I don't have access to the webserver itself. Is there some easy way I can display all modules in use or other config variables?

apache-2.2

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  1. Best Answer

    I would run phpinfo() in a php file to discover what Apache modules are loaded. Create a file with the following line of code:

    <?php phpinfo(); ?>

    Executing on the server gives tons of information about PHP but also some about Apache:

    Apache2handler

    You can see what modules are loaded in Apache and some other information. You don't get the full configuration file (as that would also be a security problem) but you can get which modules are loaded.

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  2. There's two ways you can check this

    • Check the apache header (look for the Server Signature) and see which modules are declared (keep in mind not always modules declare themselves)

    • Just try directly to execute code and see what works and what not, not the best way but 100% success rate ;)

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