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IBM HTTP Server for IBM i includes the IBM HTTP Server (powered by Apache).
The IBM HTTP Server for IBM i includes a rich collection of enhancements and features for a secure connection and a rich set of security features and services that pertain to the goals of authentication, authorization, integrity, confidentiality, and auditing.
IBM i OS user profiles can be used for authentication. The advantage of this implementation is that is does not require you to perform additional configuration steps or to maintain a separate user database.
User profiles with limited capabilities and no sign on access, and *SECOFR class users (although this practice is highly discouraged), can be used for this purpose.
Users with limited capabilities may require additional permissions settings:
Grant IBM i user profiles permissions to access PHP when using Basic Authentication
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IBM HTTP Server Configuration (httpd.conf)
The example below is from a Zend Server 202x. installation. *NOTE: If you are running Zend Server 9.1.x, 2018.x, or 2019.x, replace port 10100 with port 10090 (possibly 10080 or the port you have assigned for this version) and zendphp74 with zendphp7
# Listen *:10100 DocumentRoot /www/zendphp7/htdocs NameVirtualHost 10.1.1.47:10100 <VirtualHost 10.1.1.47:10100> ServerName ZendVH.com DocumentRoot /www/zendphp74/htdocs <Directory /www/zendphp74/htdocs> Order Allow,Deny Allow From all </Directory> <Location /> ProfileToken On AuthType Basic AuthName "IBM i OS User Profile" Require valid-user PasswdFile %%SYSTEM%% order deny,allow Allow from all </Location> </VirtualHost
IBM HTTP Server for IBM i secure connection relaying on the system user profiles feature and a Web Administration for IBM i OS that provides a full function GUI interface for configuring and managing many Web technologies, With IBM HTTP Server for i you can quickly and easily establish a Web presence and get started on the road to working the Web for business.
Getting started with the IBM Web Administration for i interface
Setting up virtual hosts on HTTP Server