README.md

# apache

[Module description]: #module-description

[Setup]: #setup
[Beginning with Apache]: #beginning-with-apache

[Usage]: #usage
[Configuring virtual hosts]: #configuring-virtual-hosts
[Configuring virtual hosts with SSL]: #configuring-virtual-hosts-with-ssl
[Configuring virtual host port and address bindings]: #configuring-virtual-host-port-and-address-bindings
[Configuring virtual hosts for apps and processors]: #configuring-virtual-hosts-for-apps-and-processors
[Configuring IP-based virtual hosts]: #configuring-ip-based-virtual-hosts
[Installing Apache modules]: #installing-apache-modules
[Installing arbitrary modules]: #installing-arbitrary-modules
[Installing specific modules]: #installing-specific-modules
[Configuring FastCGI servers]: #configuring-fastcgi-servers-to-handle-php-files
[Load balancing examples]: #load-balancing-examples

[Reference]: #reference
[Public classes]: #public-classes
[Private classes]: #private-classes
[Public defines]: #public-defines
[Private defines]: #private-defines
[Templates]: #templates

[Limitations]: #limitations

[Development]: #development
[Contributing]: #contributing
[Running tests]: #running-tests

[`AddDefaultCharset`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#adddefaultcharset
[`add_listen`]: #add_listen
[`Alias`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_alias.html#alias
[`AliasMatch`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_alias.html#aliasmatch
[aliased servers]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/urlmapping.html
[`AllowEncodedSlashes`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#allowencodedslashes
[`apache`]: #class-apache
[`apache_version`]: #apache_version
[`apache::balancer`]: #define-apachebalancer
[`apache::balancermember`]: #define-apachebalancermember
[`apache::fastcgi::server`]: #define-apachefastcgiserver
[`apache::mod`]: #define-apachemod
[`apache::mod::<MODULE NAME>`]: #classes-apachemodmodule-name
[`apache::mod::alias`]: #class-apachemodalias
[`apache::mod::auth_cas`]: #class-apachemodauth_cas
[`apache::mod::auth_mellon`]: #class-apachemodauth_mellon
[`apache::mod::disk_cache`]: #class-apachemoddisk_cache
[`apache::mod::event`]: #class-apachemodevent
[`apache::mod::geoip`]: #class-apachemodgeoip
[`apache::mod::itk`]: #class-apachemoditk
[`apache::mod::passenger`]: #class-apachemodpassenger
[`apache::mod::peruser`]: #class-apachemodperuser
[`apache::mod::prefork`]: #class-apachemodprefork
[`apache::mod::proxy_html`]: #class-apachemodproxy_html
[`apache::mod::security`]: #class-apachemodsecurity
[`apache::mod::shib`]: #class-apachemodshib
[`apache::mod::ssl`]: #class-apachemodssl
[`apache::mod::status`]: #class-apachemodstatus
[`apache::mod::worker`]: #class-apachemodworker
[`apache::mod::wsgi`]: #class-apachemodwsgi
[`apache::params`]: #class-apacheparams
[`apache::version`]: #class-apacheversion
[`apache::vhost`]: #define-apachevhost
[`apache::vhost::WSGIImportScript`]: #wsgiimportscript
[Apache HTTP Server]: http://httpd.apache.org
[Apache modules]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/
[array]: https://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/latest/reference/lang_data_array.html

[beaker-rspec]: https://github.com/puppetlabs/beaker-rspec

[certificate revocation list]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslcarevocationfile
[certificate revocation list path]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslcarevocationpath
[common gateway interface]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/howto/cgi.html
[`confd_dir`]: #confd_dir
[`content`]: #content
[custom error documents]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/custom-error.html
[`custom_fragment`]: #custom_fragment

[`default_mods`]: #default_mods
[`default_ssl_crl`]: #default_ssl_crl
[`default_ssl_crl_path`]: #default_ssl_crl_path
[`default_ssl_vhost`]: #default_ssl_vhost
[`dev_packages`]: #dev_packages
[`directory`]: #directory
[`directories`]: #parameter-directories-for-apachevhost
[`DirectoryIndex`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_dir.html#directoryindex
[`docroot`]: #docroot
[`docroot_owner`]: #docroot_owner
[`docroot_group`]: #docroot_group
[`DocumentRoot`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#documentroot

[`EnableSendfile`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#enablesendfile
[`ExpiresByType`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_expires.html#expiresbytype
[enforcing mode]: http://selinuxproject.org/page/Guide/Mode
[`ensure`]: https://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/latest/type.html#package-attribute-ensure
[exported resources]: http://docs.puppetlabs.com/latest/reference/lang_exported.md
[`ExtendedStatus`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#extendedstatus

[Facter]: http://docs.puppetlabs.com/facter/
[FastCGI]: http://www.fastcgi.com/
[FallbackResource]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_dir.html#fallbackresource
[`fallbackresource`]: #fallbackresource
[filter rules]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/filter.html
[`filters`]: #filters
[`ForceType`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#forcetype

[GeoIPScanProxyHeaders]: http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/legacy/mod_geoip2/#Proxy-Related_Directives
[`gentoo/puppet-portage`]: https://github.com/gentoo/puppet-portage

[Hash]: https://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/latest/reference/lang_data_hash.html

[`IncludeOptional`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#includeoptional
[`Include`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#include
[interval syntax]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_expires.html#AltSyn
[`ip`]: #ip
[`ip_based`]: #ip_based
[IP-based virtual hosts]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/vhosts/ip-based.html

[`KeepAlive`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#keepalive
[`KeepAliveTimeout`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#keepalivetimeout
[`keepalive` parameter]: #keepalive
[`keepalive_timeout`]: #keepalive_timeout

[`lib`]: #lib
[`lib_path`]: #lib_path
[`Listen`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/bind.html
[`ListenBackLog`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mpm_common.html#listenbacklog
[`LoadFile`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_so.html#loadfile
[`LogFormat`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_log_config.html#logformat
[`logroot`]: #logroot
[Log security]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/logs.html#security

[`manage_user`]: #manage_user
[`manage_group`]: #manage_group
[`MaxConnectionsPerChild`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mpm_common.html#maxconnectionsperchild
[`max_keepalive_requests`]: #max_keepalive_requests
[`MaxRequestWorkers`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mpm_common.html#maxrequestworkers
[`MaxSpareThreads`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mpm_common.html#maxsparethreads
[MIME `content-type`]: https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml
[`MinSpareThreads`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mpm_common.html#minsparethreads
[`mod_alias`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_alias.html
[`mod_auth_cas`]: https://github.com/Jasig/mod_auth_cas
[`mod_authnz_external`]: https://code.google.com/p/mod-auth-external/
[`mod_auth_mellon`]: https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon
[`mod_expires`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_expires.html
[`mod_fcgid`]: https://httpd.apache.org/mod_fcgid/mod/mod_fcgid.html
[`mod_geoip`]: http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/legacy/mod_geoip2/
[`mod_info`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_info.html
[`mod_mpm_event`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/event.html
[`mod_negotiation`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_negotiation.html
[`mod_pagespeed`]: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/module/?hl=en
[`mod_php`]: http://php.net/manual/en/book.apache.php
[`mod_proxy`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html
[`mod_proxy_balancer`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy_balancer.html
[`mod_reqtimeout`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_reqtimeout.html
[`mod_security`]: https://www.modsecurity.org/
[`mod_ssl`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html
[`mod_status`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_status.html
[`mod_version`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_version.html
[`mod_wsgi`]: http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
[module contribution guide]: http://docs.puppetlabs.com/forge/contributing.html
[`mpm_module`]: #mpm_module
[multi-processing module]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mpm.html

[name-based virtual hosts]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/vhosts/name-based.html

[open source Puppet]: http://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/
[`Options`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#options

[`path`]: #path
[`Peruser`]: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/www/apache22-peruser-mpm/pkg-descr
[`port`]: #port
[`priority`]: #defines-apachevhost
[`ProxyPass`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypass
[`ProxySet`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxyset
[Puppet Enterprise]: http://docs.puppetlabs.com/pe/
[Puppet Forge]: http://forge.puppetlabs.com
[Puppet Labs]: http://puppetlabs.com
[Puppet module]: http://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/latest/reference/modules_fundamentals.html
[Puppet module's code]: https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-apache/blob/master/manifests/default_mods.pp
[`purge_configs`]: #purge_configs
[`purge_vhost_dir`]: #purge_vhost_dir
[Python]: https://www.python.org/

[Rack]: http://rack.github.io/
[`rack_base_uris`]: #rack_base_uris
[RFC 2616]: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt
[`RequestReadTimeout`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_reqtimeout.html#requestreadtimeout
[rspec-puppet]: http://rspec-puppet.com/

[`ScriptAlias`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_alias.html#scriptalias
[`ScriptAliasMatch`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_alias.html#scriptaliasmatch
[`scriptalias`]: #scriptalias
[SELinux]: http://selinuxproject.org/
[`ServerAdmin`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#serveradmin
[`serveraliases`]: #serveraliases
[`ServerLimit`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mpm_common.html#serverlimit
[`ServerName`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#servername
[`ServerRoot`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#serverroot
[`ServerTokens`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#servertokens
[`ServerSignature`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#serversignature
[Service attribute restart]: http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/latest/type.html#service-attribute-restart
[`source`]: #source
[`SSLCARevocationCheck`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslcarevocationcheck
[SSL certificate key file]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslcertificatekeyfile
[SSL chain]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslcertificatechainfile
[SSL encryption]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/ssl/index.html
[`ssl`]: #ssl
[`ssl_cert`]: #ssl_cert
[`ssl_compression`]: #ssl_compression
[`ssl_key`]: #ssl_key
[`StartServers`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mpm_common.html#startservers
[suPHP]: http://www.suphp.org/Home.html
[`suphp_addhandler`]: #suphp_addhandler
[`suphp_configpath`]: #suphp_configpath
[`suphp_engine`]: #suphp_engine
[supported operating system]: https://forge.puppetlabs.com/supported#puppet-supported-modules-compatibility-matrix

[`ThreadLimit`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mpm_common.html#threadlimit
[`ThreadsPerChild`]: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mpm_common.html#threadsperchild
[`TimeOut`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#timeout
[template]: http://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/latest/reference/lang_template.html
[`TraceEnable`]: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#traceenable

[`verify_config`]: #verify_config
[`vhost`]: #define-apachevhost
[`vhost_dir`]: #vhost_dir
[`virtual_docroot`]: #virtual_docroot

[Web Server Gateway Interface]: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-3333/#abstract
[`WSGIPythonPath`]: https://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/ConfigurationDirectives#WSGIPythonPath
[`WSGIPythonHome`]: https://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/ConfigurationDirectives#WSGIPythonHome

#### Table of Contents

1. [Module description - What is the apache module, and what does it do?][Module description]
2. [Setup - The basics of getting started with apache][Setup]
    - [Beginning with Apache - Installation][Beginning with Apache]
3. [Usage - The classes and defined types available for configuration][Usage]
    - [Configuring virtual hosts - Examples to help get started][Configuring virtual hosts]
    - [Configuring FastCGI servers to handle PHP files][Configuring FastCGI servers]
    - [Load balancing with exported and non-exported resources][Load balancing examples]
4. [Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how][Reference]
    - [Public classes][]
    - [Private classes][]
    - [Public defines][]
    - [Private defines][]
    - [Templates][]
5. [Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.][Limitations]
6. [Development - Guide for contributing to the module][Development]
    - [Contributing to the apache module][Contributing]
    - [Running tests - A quick guide][Running tests]

## Module description

[Apache HTTP Server][] (also called Apache HTTPD, or simply Apache) is a widely used web server. This [Puppet module][] simplifies the task of creating configurations to manage Apache servers in your infrastructure. It can configure and manage a range of virtual host setups and provides a streamlined way to install and configure [Apache modules][].

## Setup

**What the apache Puppet module affects:**

- Configuration files and directories (created and written to)
  - **WARNING**: Configurations *not* managed by Puppet will be purged.
- Package/service/configuration files for Apache
- Apache modules
- Virtual hosts
- Listened-to ports
- `/etc/make.conf` on FreeBSD and Gentoo

On Gentoo, this module depends on the [`gentoo/puppet-portage`][] Puppet module. Note that while several options apply or enable certain features and settings for Gentoo, it is not a [supported operating system][] for this module.

**Note**: This module modifies Apache configuration files and directories and purges any configuration not managed by Puppet. Apache configuration should be managed by Puppet, as unmanaged configuration files can cause unexpected failures.

To temporarily disable full Puppet management, set the [`purge_configs`][] parameter in the [`apache`][] class declaration to 'false'. We recommend using this only as a temporary means of saving and relocating customized configurations.

### Beginning with Apache

To have Puppet install Apache with the default parameters, declare the [`apache`][] class:

~~~ puppet
class { 'apache': }
~~~

The Puppet module applies a default configuration based on your operating system; Debian, Red Hat, FreeBSD, and Gentoo systems each have unique default configurations. These defaults work in testing environments but are not suggested for production, and Puppet recommends customizing the class's parameters to suit your site. Use the [Reference](#reference) section to find information about the class's parameters and their default values.

You can customize parameters when declaring the `apache` class. For instance, this declaration installs Apache without the apache module's [default virtual host configuration][Configuring virtual hosts], allowing you to customize all Apache virtual hosts:

~~~ puppet
class { 'apache':
  default_vhosts => false,
}
~~~

## Usage

### Configuring a virtual host

The default [`apache`][] class sets up a virtual host on port 80, listening on all interfaces and serving the [`docroot`][] parameter's default directory of `/var/www`.

**Note**: See the [`apache::vhost`][] define's reference for a list of all virtual host parameters.

To configure basic [name-based virtual hosts][], specify the [`port`][] and [`docroot`][] parameters in the [`apache::vhost`][] define:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'vhost.example.com':
  port    => '80',
  docroot => '/var/www/vhost',
}
~~~

**Note**: Apache processes virtual hosts in alphabetical order, and server administrators can prioritize Apache's virtual host processing by prefixing a virtual host's configuration file name with a number. The [`apache::vhost`][] define applies a default [`priority`][] of 15, which Puppet interprets by prefixing the virtual host's file name with `15-`. This all means that if multiple sites have the same priority, or if you disable priority numbers by setting the `priority` parameter's value to 'false', Apache still processes virtual hosts in alphabetical order.

To configure user and group ownership for `docroot`, use the [`docroot_owner`][] and [`docroot_group`][] parameters:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'user.example.com':
  port          => '80',
  docroot       => '/var/www/user',
  docroot_owner => 'www-data',
  docroot_group => 'www-data',
}
~~~

#### Configuring virtual hosts with SSL

To configure a virtual host to use [SSL encryption][] and default SSL certificates, set the [`ssl`][] parameter. You must also specify the [`port`][] parameter, typically with a value of '443', to accomodate HTTPS requests:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'ssl.example.com':
  port    => '443',
  docroot => '/var/www/ssl',
  ssl     => true,
}
~~~

To configure a virtual host to use SSL and specific SSL certificates, use the paths to the certificate and key in the [`ssl_cert`][] and [`ssl_key`][] parameters, respectively:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'cert.example.com':
  port     => '443',
  docroot  => '/var/www/cert',
  ssl      => true,
  ssl_cert => '/etc/ssl/fourth.example.com.cert',
  ssl_key  => '/etc/ssl/fourth.example.com.key',
}
~~~

To configure a mix of SSL and unencrypted virtual hosts at the same domain, declare them with separate [`apache::vhost`] defines:

~~~ puppet
# The non-ssl virtual host
apache::vhost { 'mix.example.com non-ssl':
  servername => 'mix.example.com',
  port       => '80',
  docroot    => '/var/www/mix',
}

# The SSL virtual host at the same domain
apache::vhost { 'mix.example.com ssl':
  servername => 'mix.example.com',
  port       => '443',
  docroot    => '/var/www/mix',
  ssl        => true,
}
~~~

To configure a virtual host to redirect unencrypted connections to SSL, declare them with separate [`apache::vhost`] defines and redirect unencrypted requests to the virtual host with SSL enabled:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'redirect.example.com non-ssl':
  servername      => 'redirect.example.com',
  port            => '80',
  docroot         => '/var/www/redirect',
  redirect_status => 'permanent',
  redirect_dest   => 'https://redirect.example.com/'
}

apache::vhost { 'redirect.example.com ssl':
  servername => 'redirect.example.com',
  port       => '443',
  docroot    => '/var/www/redirect',
  ssl        => true,
}
~~~

#### Configuring virtual host port and address bindings

Virtual hosts listen on all IP addresses ('*') by default. To configure the virtual host to listen on a specific IP address, use the [`ip`][] parameter:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'ip.example.com':
  ip      => '127.0.0.1',
  port    => '80',
  docroot => '/var/www/ip',
}
~~~

To configure a virtual host with [aliased servers][], refer to the aliases using the [`serveraliases`][] parameter:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'aliases.example.com':
  serveraliases => [
    'aliases.example.org',
    'aliases.example.net',
  ],
  port          => '80',
  docroot       => '/var/www/aliases',
}
~~~

To set up a virtual host with a wildcard alias for the subdomain mapped to a same-named directory, such as 'http://example.com.loc' mapped to `/var/www/example.com`, define the wildcard alias using the [`serveraliases`][] parameter and the document root with the [`virtual_docroot`][] parameter:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'subdomain.loc':
  vhost_name      => '*',
  port            => '80',
  virtual_docroot => '/var/www/%-2+',
  docroot         => '/var/www',
  serveraliases   => ['*.loc',],
}
~~~

To configure a virtual host with [filter rules][], pass the filter directives as an [array][] using the [`filters`][] parameter:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'subdomain.loc':
  port    => '80',
  filters => [
    'FilterDeclare  COMPRESS',
    'FilterProvider COMPRESS DEFLATE resp=Content-Type $text/html',
    'FilterChain    COMPRESS',
    'FilterProtocol COMPRESS DEFLATE change=yes;byteranges=no',
  ],
  docroot => '/var/www/html',
}
~~~

#### Configuring virtual hosts for apps and processors

To set up a virtual host with [suPHP][], use the [`suphp_engine`][] parameter to enable the suPHP engine, [`suphp_addhandler`][] parameter to define a MIME type, [`suphp_configpath`][] to set which path suPHP passes to the PHP interpreter, and the [`directory`][] parameter to configure Directory, File, and Location directive blocks:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'suphp.example.com':
  port             => '80',
  docroot          => '/home/appuser/myphpapp',
  suphp_addhandler => 'x-httpd-php',
  suphp_engine     => 'on',
  suphp_configpath => '/etc/php5/apache2',
  directories      => [
    { 'path'  => '/home/appuser/myphpapp',
      'suphp' => {
        user  => 'myappuser',
        group => 'myappgroup',
      },
    },
  ],
}
~~~

You can use a set of parameters to configure a virtual host to use the [Web Server Gateway Interface][] (WSGI) for [Python][] applications:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'wsgi.example.com':
  port                        => '80',
  docroot                     => '/var/www/pythonapp',
  wsgi_application_group      => '%{GLOBAL}',
  wsgi_daemon_process         => 'wsgi',
  wsgi_daemon_process_options => {
    processes    => '2',
    threads      => '15',
    display-name => '%{GROUP}',
  },
  wsgi_import_script          => '/var/www/demo.wsgi',
  wsgi_import_script_options  => {
    process-group     => 'wsgi',
    application-group => '%{GLOBAL}',
  },
  wsgi_process_group          => 'wsgi',
  wsgi_script_aliases         => { '/' => '/var/www/demo.wsgi' },
}
~~~

Starting in Apache 2.2.16, Apache supports [FallbackResource][], a simple replacement for common RewriteRules. You can set a FallbackResource using the [`fallbackresource`][] parameter:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'wordpress.example.com':
  port             => '80',
  docroot          => '/var/www/wordpress',
  fallbackresource => '/index.php',
}
~~~

**Note**: The `fallbackresource` parameter only supports the 'disabled' value since Apache 2.2.24.

To configure a virtual host with a designated directory for [Common Gateway Interface][] (CGI) files, use the [`scriptalias`][] parameter to define the `cgi-bin` path:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'cgi.example.com':
  port        => '80',
  docroot     => '/var/www/cgi',
  scriptalias => '/usr/lib/cgi-bin',
}
~~~

To configure a virtual host for [Rack][], use the [`rack_base_uris`][] parameter:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'rack.example.com':
  port           => '80',
  docroot        => '/var/www/rack',
  rack_base_uris => ['/rackapp1', '/rackapp2'],
}
~~~

#### Configuring IP-based virtual hosts

You can configure [IP-based virtual hosts][] to listen on any port and have them respond to requests on specific IP addresses. In this example, we set the server to listen on ports 80 and 81 because the example virtual hosts are _not_ declared with a [`port`][] parameter:

~~~ puppet
apache::listen { '80': }

apache::listen { '81': }
~~~

Then we configure the IP-based virtual hosts with the [`ip_based`][] parameter:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'first.example.com':
  ip       => '10.0.0.10',
  docroot  => '/var/www/first',
  ip_based => true,
}

apache::vhost { 'second.example.com':
  ip       => '10.0.0.11',
  docroot  => '/var/www/second',
  ip_based => true,
}
~~~

You can also configure a mix of IP- and [name-based virtual hosts][], and in any combination of [SSL][SSL encryption] and unencrypted configurations. First, we add two IP-based virtual hosts on an IP address (in this example, 10.0.0.10). One uses SSL and the other is unencrypted:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'The first IP-based virtual host, non-ssl':
  servername => 'first.example.com',
  ip         => '10.0.0.10',
  port       => '80',
  ip_based   => true,
  docroot    => '/var/www/first',
}

apache::vhost { 'The first IP-based vhost, ssl':
  servername => 'first.example.com',
  ip         => '10.0.0.10',
  port       => '443',
  ip_based   => true,
  docroot    => '/var/www/first-ssl',
  ssl        => true,
}
~~~

Next, we add two name-based virtual hosts listening on a second IP address (10.0.0.20):

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'second.example.com':
  ip      => '10.0.0.20',
  port    => '80',
  docroot => '/var/www/second',
}

apache::vhost { 'third.example.com':
  ip      => '10.0.0.20',
  port    => '80',
  docroot => '/var/www/third',
}
~~~

To add name-based virtual hosts that answer on either 10.0.0.10 or 10.0.0.20, you **must** set the [`add_listen`][] parameter to 'false' to disable the default Apache setting of `Listen 80`, as it conflicts with the preceding IP-based virtual hosts.

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'fourth.example.com':
  port       => '80',
  docroot    => '/var/www/fourth',
  add_listen => false,
}

apache::vhost { 'fifth.example.com':
  port       => '80',
  docroot    => '/var/www/fifth',
  add_listen => false,
}
~~~

### Installing Apache modules

There's two ways to install [Apache modules][] using the Puppet apache module:

- Use the [`apache::mod::<MODULE NAME>`][] classes to [install specific Apache modules with parameters][Installing specific modules].
- Use the [`apache::mod`][] define to [install arbitrary Apache modules][Installing arbitrary modules].

#### Installing specific modules

The Puppet apache module supports installing many common [Apache modules][], often with parameterized configuration options. For a list of supported Apache modules, see the [`apache::mod::<MODULE NAME>`][] class references.

For example, you can install the `mod_ssl` Apache module with default settings by declaring the [`apache::mod::ssl`][] class:

~~~ puppet
class { 'apache::mod::ssl': }
~~~

[`apache::mod::ssl`][] has several parameterized options that you can set when declaring it. For instance, to enable `mod_ssl` with compression enabled, set the [`ssl_compression`][] parameter to 'true':

~~~ puppet
class { 'apache::mod::ssl':
  ssl_compression => true,
}
~~~

Note that some modules have prerequisites, which are documented in their references under [`apache::mod::<MODULE NAME>`][].

#### Installing arbitrary modules

You can pass the name of any module that your operating system's package manager can install to the [`apache::mod`][] define to install it. Unlike the specific-module classes, the [`apache::mod`][] define doesn't tailor the installation based on other installed modules or with specific parameters---Puppet only grabs and installs the module's package, leaving detailed configuration up to you.

For example, to install the [`mod_authnz_external`][] Apache module, declare the define with the 'mod_authnz_external' name:

~~~ puppet
apache::mod { 'mod_authnz_external': }
~~~

There's several optional parameters you can specify when defining Apache modules this way. See the [define's reference][`apache::mod`] for details.

### Configuring FastCGI servers to handle PHP files

Add the [`apache::fastcgi::server`][] define to allow [FastCGI][] servers to handle requests for specific files. For example, the following defines a FastCGI server at 127.0.0.1 (localhost) on port 9000 to handle PHP requests:

~~~ puppet
apache::fastcgi::server { 'php':
  host       => '127.0.0.1:9000',
  timeout    => 15,
  flush      => false,
  faux_path  => '/var/www/php.fcgi',
  fcgi_alias => '/php.fcgi',
  file_type  => 'application/x-httpd-php'
}
~~~

You can then use the [`custom_fragment`] parameter to configure the virtual host to have the FastCGI server handle the specified file type:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'www':
  ...
  custom_fragment => 'AddType application/x-httpd-php .php'
  ...
}
~~~

### Load balancing examples

Apache supports load balancing across groups of servers through the [`mod_proxy`][] Apache module. Puppet supports configuring Apache load balancing groups (also known as balancer clusters) through the [`apache::balancer`][] and [`apache::balancermember`][] defines.

To enable load balancing with [exported resources][], export the [`apache::balancermember`][] define from the load balancer member server:

~~~ puppet
@@apache::balancermember { "${::fqdn}-puppet00":
  balancer_cluster => 'puppet00',
  url              => "ajp://${::fqdn}:8009",
  options          => ['ping=5', 'disablereuse=on', 'retry=5', 'ttl=120'],
}
~~~

Then, on the proxy server, create the load balancing group:

~~~ puppet
apache::balancer { 'puppet00': }
~~~

To enable load balancing without exporting resources, declare the following on the proxy server:

~~~ puppet
apache::balancer { 'puppet00': }

apache::balancermember { "${::fqdn}-puppet00":
    balancer_cluster => 'puppet00',
    url              => "ajp://${::fqdn}:8009",
    options          => ['ping=5', 'disablereuse=on', 'retry=5', 'ttl=120'],
  }
~~~

Then declare the `apache::balancer` and `apache::balancermember` defines on the proxy server.

If you need to use the [ProxySet](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxyset) directive on the balancer, use the [`proxy_set`](#proxy_set) parameter of `apache::balancer`:

~~~ puppet
apache::balancer { 'puppet01':
  proxy_set => {
    'stickysession' => 'JSESSIONID',
  },
}
~~~

## Reference

- [**Public Classes**](#public-classes)
    - [Class: apache](#class-apache)
    - [Class: apache::dev](#class-apachedev)
    - [Classes: apache::mod::*](#classes-apachemodname)
- [**Private Classes**](#private-classes)
    - [Class: apache::confd::no_accf](#class-apacheconfdno_accf)
    - [Class: apache::default_confd_files](#class-apachedefault_confd_files)
    - [Class: apache::default_mods](#class-apachedefault_mods)
    - [Class: apache::package](#class-apachepackage)
    - [Class: apache::params](#class-apacheparams)
    - [Class: apache::service](#class-apacheservice)
    - [Class: apache::version](#class-apacheversion)
- [**Public Defines**](#public-defines)
    - [Define: apache::balancer](#define-apachebalancer)
    - [Define: apache::balancermember](#define-apachebalancermember)
    - [Define: apache::custom_config](#define-apachecustom_config)
    - [Define: apache::fastcgi::server](#define-fastcgi-server)
    - [Define: apache::listen](#define-apachelisten)
    - [Define: apache::mod](#define-apachemod)
    - [Define: apache::namevirtualhost](#define-apachenamevirtualhost)
    - [Define: apache::vhost](#define-apachevhost)
- [**Private Defines**](#private-defines)
    - [Define: apache::default_mods::load](#define-default_mods-load)
    - [Define: apache::peruser::multiplexer](#define-apacheperusermultiplexer)
    - [Define: apache::peruser::processor](#define-apacheperuserprocessor)
    - [Define: apache::security::file_link](#define-apachesecurityfile_link)
- [**Templates**](#templates)

### Public Classes

#### Class: `apache`

Guides the basic setup and installation of Apache on your system.

When this class is declared with the default options, Puppet:

- Installs the appropriate Apache software package and [required Apache modules](#default_mods) for your operating system.
- Places the required configuration files in a directory, with the [default location](#conf_dir) determined by your operating system.
- Configures the server with a default virtual host and standard port ('80') and address ('*') bindings.
- Creates a document root directory determined by your operating system, typically `/var/www`.
- Starts the Apache service.

You can simply declare the default `apache` class:

~~~ puppet
class { 'apache': }
~~~

You can establish a default virtual host in this class, by using the [`apache::vhost`][] define, or both. You can also configure additional specific virtual hosts with the [`apache::vhost`][] define. Puppet recommends customizing the `apache` class's declaration with the following parameters, as its default settings are not optimized for production.

**Parameters within `apache`:**

##### `allow_encoded_slashes`

Sets the server default for the [`AllowEncodedSlashes`][] declaration, which modifies the responses to URLs containing '\' and '/' characters. Valid options: 'on', 'off', 'nodecode'. Default: 'undef', which omits the declaration from the server's configuration and uses Apache's default setting of 'off'.

##### `apache_version`

Configures module template behavior, package names, and default Apache modules by defining the version of Apache to use. Default: Determined by your operating system family and release via the [`apache::version`][] class. Puppet recommends against manually configuring this parameter without reason.

##### `conf_dir`

Sets the directory where the Apache server's main configuration file is located. Default: Depends on your operating system.

- **Debian**: `/etc/apache2`
- **FreeBSD**: `/usr/local/etc/apache22`
- **Gentoo**: `/etc/apache2`
- **Red Hat**: `/etc/httpd/conf`

##### `conf_template`

Defines the [template][] used for the main Apache configuration file. Default: `apache/httpd.conf.erb`. Modifying this parameter is potentially risky, as the apache Puppet module is designed to use a minimal configuration file customized by `conf.d` entries.

##### `confd_dir`

Sets the location of the Apache server's custom configuration directory. Default: Depends on your operating system.

- **Debian**: `/etc/apache2/conf.d`
- **FreeBSD**: `/usr/local/etc/apache22`
- **Gentoo**: `/etc/apache2/conf.d`
- **Red Hat**: `/etc/httpd/conf.d`

##### `default_charset`

Used as the [`AddDefaultCharset`][] directive in the main configuration file. Default: 'undef'.

##### `default_confd_files`

Determines whether Puppet generates a default set of includable Apache configuration files in the directory defined by the [`confd_dir`][] parameter. These configuration files correspond to what is typically installed with the Apache package on the server's operating system. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'true'.

##### `default_mods`

Determines whether to configure and enable a set of default [Apache modules][] depending on your operating system. Valid options: 'true', 'false', or an array of Apache module names. Default: 'true'.

If this parameter's value is 'false', Puppet only includes the Apache modules required to make the HTTP daemon work on your operating system, and you can declare any other modules separately using the [`apache::mod::<MODULE NAME>`][] class or [`apache::mod`][] define.

If 'true', Puppet installs additional modules, the list of which depends on the operating system as well as the [`apache_version`][] and [`mpm_module`][] parameters' values. As these lists of modules can change frequently, consult the [Puppet module's code][] for up-to-date lists.

If this parameter contains an array, Puppet instead enables all passed Apache modules.

##### `default_ssl_ca`

Sets the default certificate authority for the Apache server. Default: 'undef'.

While this default value results in a functioning Apache server, you **must** update this parameter with your certificate authority information before deploying this server in a production environment.

##### `default_ssl_cert`

Sets the [SSL encryption][] certificate location. Default: Determined by your operating system.

- **Debian**: `/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem`
- **FreeBSD**: `/usr/local/etc/apache22/server.crt`
- **Gentoo**: `/etc/ssl/apache2/server.crt`
- **Red Hat**: `/etc/pki/tls/certs/localhost.crt`

While the default value results in a functioning Apache server, you **must** update this parameter with your certificate location before deploying this server in a production environment.

##### `default_ssl_chain`

Sets the default [SSL chain][] location. Default: 'undef'.

While this default value results in a functioning Apache server, you **must** update this parameter with your SSL chain before deploying this server in a production environment.

##### `default_ssl_crl`

Sets the path of the default [certificate revocation list][] (CRL) file to use. Default: 'undef'.

While this default value results in a functioning Apache server, you **must** update this parameter with your CRL file's path before deploying this server in a production environment. You can use this parameter with or in place of the [`default_ssl_crl_path`][].

##### `default_ssl_crl_path`

Sets the server's [certificate revocation list path][], which contains your CRLs. Default: 'undef'.

While this default value results in a functioning Apache server, you **must** update this parameter with the CRL path before deploying this server in a production environment.

##### `default_ssl_crl_check`

Sets the default certificate revocation check level via the [`SSLCARevocationCheck`][] directive. Default: 'undef'.

While this default value results in a functioning Apache server, you **must** specify this parameter when using certificate revocation lists in a production environment.

This parameter only applies to Apache 2.4 or higher and is ignored on older versions.

##### `default_ssl_key`

Sets the [SSL certificate key file][] location. Default: Determined by your operating system.

- **Debian**: `/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key`
- **FreeBSD**: `/usr/local/etc/apache22/server.key`
- **Gentoo**: `/etc/ssl/apache2/server.key`
- **Red Hat**: `/etc/pki/tls/private/localhost.key`

While these default values result in a functioning Apache server, you **must** update this parameter with your SSL key's location before deploying this server in a production environment.

##### `default_ssl_vhost`

Configures a default [SSL][SSL encryption] virtual host. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'false'.

If 'true', Puppet automatically configures the following virtual host using the [`apache::vhost`][] define:

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'default-ssl':
  port            => 443,
  ssl             => true,
  docroot         => $docroot,
  scriptalias     => $scriptalias,
  serveradmin     => $serveradmin,
  access_log_file => "ssl_${access_log_file}",
  }
~~~

**Note**: SSL virtual hosts only respond to HTTPS queries.

##### `default_type`

_Apache 2.2 only_. Sets the [MIME `content-type`][] sent if the server cannot otherwise determine an appropriate `content-type`. This directive is deprecated in Apache 2.4 and newer and only exists for backwards compatibility in configuration files. Default: 'undef'.

##### `default_vhost`

Configures a default virtual host when the class is declared. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'true'.

To configure [customized virtual hosts][Configuring virtual hosts], set this parameter's value to 'false'.

##### `docroot`

Sets the default [`DocumentRoot`][] location. Default: Determined by your operating system.

- **Debian**: `/var/www`
- **FreeBSD**: `/usr/local/www/apache22/data`
- **Gentoo**: `/var/www/localhost/htdocs`
- **Red Hat**: `/var/www/html`

##### `error_documents`

Determines whether to enable [custom error documents][] on the Apache server. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'false'.

##### `group`

Sets the group ID that owns any Apache processes spawned to answer requests.

By default, Puppet attempts to manage this group as a resource under the `apache` class, determining the group based on the operating system as detected by the [`apache::params`][] class. To to prevent the group resource from being created and use a group created by another Puppet module, set the [`manage_group`][] parameter's value to 'false'.

**Note**: Modifying this parameter only changes the group ID that Apache uses to spawn child processes to access resources. It does not change the user that owns the parent server process.

##### `httpd_dir`

Sets the Apache server's base configuration directory. This is useful for specially repackaged Apache server builds but might have unintended consequences when combined with the default distribution packages. Default: Determined by your operating system.

- **Debian**: `/etc/apache2`
- **FreeBSD**: `/usr/local/etc/apache22`
- **Gentoo**: `/etc/apache2`
- **Red Hat**: `/etc/httpd`

##### `keepalive`

Determines whether to enable persistent HTTP connections with the [`KeepAlive`][] directive. Valid options: 'Off', 'On'. Default: 'Off'.

If 'On', use the [`keepalive_timeout`][] and [`max_keepalive_requests`][] parameters to set relevant options.

##### `keepalive_timeout`

Sets the [`KeepAliveTimeout`] directive, which determines the amount of time the Apache server waits for subsequent requests on a persistent HTTP connection. Default: '15'.

This parameter is only relevant if the [`keepalive` parameter][] is enabled.

##### `max_keepalive_requests`

Limits the number of requests allowed per connection when the [`keepalive` parameter][] is enabled. Default: '100'.

##### `lib_path`

Specifies the location where [Apache module][Apache modules] files are stored. Default: Depends on the operating system.

- **Debian** and **Gentoo**: `/usr/lib/apache2/modules`
- **FreeBSD**: `/usr/local/libexec/apache24`
- **Red Hat**: `modules`

**Note**: Do not configure this parameter manually without special reason.

##### `loadfile_name`

Sets the [`LoadFile`] directive's filename. Valid options: Filenames in the format `\*.load`.

This can be used to set the module load order.

##### `log_level`

Changes the error log's verbosity. Valid options: 'alert', 'crit', 'debug', 'emerg', 'error', 'info', 'notice', 'warn'. Default: 'warn'.

##### `log_formats`

Define additional [`LogFormat`][] directives. Valid options: A [Hash][], such as:

~~~ puppet
$log_formats = { vhost_common => '%v %h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b' }
~~~

There are a number of predefined `LogFormats` in the `httpd.conf` that Puppet creates:

~~~ httpd
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b" common
LogFormat "%{Referer}i -> %U" referer
LogFormat "%{User-agent}i" agent
~~~

If your `log_formats` parameter contains one of those, it will be overwritten with **your** definition.

##### `logroot`

Changes the directory of Apache log files for the virtual host. Default: Determined by your operating system.

- **Debian**: `/var/log/apache2`
- **FreeBSD**: `/var/log/apache22`
- **Gentoo**: `/var/log/apache2`
- **Red Hat**: `/var/log/httpd`

##### `logroot_mode`

Overrides the default [`logroot`][] directory's mode. Default: 'undef'.

**Note**: Do _not_ grant write access to the directory where the logs are stored without being aware of the consequences. See the [Apache documentation][Log security] for details.

##### `manage_group`

When 'false', stops Puppet from creating the group resource. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'true'.

If you have a group created from another Puppet module that you want to use to run Apache, set this to 'false'. Without this parameter, attempting to use a previously established group results in a duplicate resource error.

##### `manage_user`

When 'false', stops Puppet from creating the user resource. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'true'.

This is for instances when you have a user, created from another Puppet module, you want to use to run Apache. Without this parameter, attempting to use a previously established user would result in a duplicate resource error.

##### `mod_dir`

Sets where Puppet places configuration files for your [Apache modules][]. Default: Determined by your operating system.

- **Debian**: `/etc/apache2/mods-available`
- **FreeBSD**: `/usr/local/etc/apache22/Modules`
- **Gentoo**: `/etc/apache2/modules.d`
- **Red Hat**: `/etc/httpd/conf.d`

##### `mpm_module`

Determines which [multi-processing module][] (MPM) is loaded and configured for the HTTPD process. Valid options: 'event', 'itk', 'peruser', 'prefork', 'worker', or 'false'. Default: Determined by your operating system.

- **Debian**: `worker`
- **FreeBSD, Gentoo, and Red Hat**: `prefork`

You must set this to 'false' to explicitly declare the following classes with custom parameters:

- [`apache::mod::event`][]
- [`apache::mod::itk`][]
- [`apache::mod::peruser`][]
- [`apache::mod::prefork`][]
- [`apache::mod::worker`][]

**Note**: Switching between different MPMs on FreeBSD is possible but quite difficult. Before changing `mpm_module`, you must uninstall all packages that depend on your installed Apache server.

##### `package_ensure`

Controls the `package` resource's [`ensure`][] attribute. Valid options: 'absent', 'installed' (or the equivalent 'present'), or a version string. Default: 'installed'.

##### `pidfile`

Allows settting a custom location for the pid file - useful if using a custom built Apache rpm. Defaults to 'run/httpd.pid' on RedHat, '/var/run/httpd.pid on FreeBSD and '\${APACHE_PID_FILE}' on Debian.

##### `ports_file`

Sets the path to the file containing Apache ports configuration. Default: `{$conf_dir}/ports.conf`.

##### `purge_configs`

Removes all other Apache configs and virtual hosts. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'true'.

Setting this to 'false' is a stopgap measure to allow the apache Puppet module to coexist with existing or unmanaged configurations. We recommend moving your configuration to resources within this module. For virtual host configurations, see [`purge_vhost_dir`][].

##### `purge_vhost_dir`

If the [`vhost_dir`][] parameter's value differs from the [`confd_dir`][] parameter's, the Boolean parameter `purge_vhost_dir` determines whether Puppet removes any configurations inside `vhost_dir` _not_ managed by Puppet. Default: same as [`purge_configs`][].

Setting `purge_vhost_dir` to 'false' is a stopgap measure to allow the apache Puppet module to coexist with existing or otherwise unmanaged configurations within `vhost_dir`.

##### `sendfile`

Forces Apache to use the Linux kernel's `sendfile` support to serve static files, via the [`EnableSendfile`][] directive. Valid options: 'On', 'Off'. Default: 'On'.

##### `serveradmin`

Sets the Apache server administrator's contact information via Apache's [`ServerAdmin`][] directive. Default: 'root@localhost'.

##### `servername`

Sets the Apache server name via Apache's [`ServerName`][] directive. Default: the 'fqdn' fact reported by [Facter][].

##### `server_root`

Sets the Apache server's root directory via Apache's [`ServerRoot`][] directive. Default: determined by your operating system.

- **Debian**: `/etc/apache2`
- **FreeBSD**: `/usr/local`
- **Gentoo**: `/var/www`
- **Red Hat**: `/etc/httpd`

##### `server_signature`

Configures a trailing footer line to display at the bottom of server-generated documents, such as error documents and output of certain [Apache modules][], via Apache's [`ServerSignature`][] directive. Valid options: 'Off', 'On'. Default: 'On'.

##### `server_tokens`

Controls how much information Apache sends to the browser about itself and the operating system, via Apache's [`ServerTokens`][] directive. Defaults to 'OS'.

##### `service_enable`

Determines whether Puppet enables the Apache HTTPD service when the system is booted. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'true'.

##### `service_ensure`

Determines whether Puppet should make sure the service is running. Valid options: 'true' (equivalent to 'running'), 'false' (equivalent to 'stopped'). Default: 'running'.

The 'false' or 'stopped' values set the 'httpd' service resource's `ensure` parameter to 'false', which is useful when you want to let the service be managed by another application, such as Pacemaker.

##### `service_name`

Sets the name of the Apache service. Default: determined by your operating system.

- **Debian and Gentoo**: `apache2`
- **FreeBSD**: `apache22`
- **Red Hat**: `httpd`

##### `service_manage`

Determines whether Puppet manages the HTTPD service's state. Default: 'true'.

##### `service_restart`

Determines whether Puppet should use a specific command to restart the HTTPD service. Valid options: a command to restart the Apache service. Default: 'undef', which uses the [default Puppet behavior][Service attribute restart].

##### `timeout`

Sets Apache's [`TimeOut`][] directive, which defines the number of seconds Apache waits for certain events before failing a request. Defaults to 120.

##### `trace_enable`

Controls how Apache handles `TRACE` requests (per [RFC 2616][]) via the [`TraceEnable`][] directive. Valid options: 'Off', 'On'. Default: 'On'.

##### `use_systemd`

Controls whether the systemd module should be installed on Centos 7 servers, this is especially useful if using custom built rpms. This can either be 'true' or 'false, defaults to 'true'.

##### `vhost_dir`

Changes your virtual host configuration files' location. Default: determined by your operating system.

- **Debian**: `/etc/apache2/sites-available`
- **FreeBSD**: `/usr/local/etc/apache22/Vhosts`
- **Gentoo**: `/etc/apache2/vhosts.d`
- **Red Hat**: `/etc/httpd/conf.d`

##### `user`

Changes the user Apache uses to answer requests. Apache's parent process will continue to be run as root, but child processes will access resources as the user defined by this parameter.

Default: Puppet sets the default value via the [`apache::params`][] class, which manages the user based on your operating system:

- **Debian**: 'www-data'
- **FreeBSD**: 'www'
- **Gentoo** and **Red Hat**: 'apache'

To prevent Puppet from managing the user, set the [`manage_user`][] parameter to 'false'.

##### `apache_name`

The name of the Apache package to install. Default: Puppet sets the default value via the [`apache::params`][] class, which manages the user based on your operating system:

The default value is determined by your operating system:

- **Debian**: 'apache2'
- **FreeBSD**: 'apache24'
- **Gentoo**: 'www-servers/apache'
- **Red Hat**: 'httpd'

You might need to override this if you are using a non-standard Apache package, such as those from Red Hat's software collections.

#### Class: `apache::dev`

Installs Apache development libraries. By default, the package name is defined by the [`dev_packages`][] parameter of the [`apache::params`][] class based on your operating system:

The default value is determined by your operating system:

- **Debian** : 'libaprutil1-dev', 'libapr1-dev'; 'apache2-dev' on Ubuntu 13.10 and Debian 8; 'apache2-prefork-dev' on other versions
- **FreeBSD**: 'undef'; see note below
- **Gentoo**: 'undef'
- **Red Hat**: 'httpd-devel'

**Note**: On FreeBSD, you must declare the `apache::package` or `apache` classes before declaring `apache::dev`.

#### Classes: `apache::mod::<MODULE NAME>`

Enables specific [Apache modules][]. You can enable and configure an Apache module by declaring its class. For example, to install and enable [`mod_alias`][] with no icons, you can declare the [`apache::mod::alias`][] class with the `icons_options` parameter set to 'None':

~~~ puppet
class { 'apache::mod::alias':
  icons_options => 'None',
}
~~~

The following Apache modules have supported classes, many of which allow for parameterized configuration. You can install other Apache modules with the [`apache::mod`][] define.

* `actions`
* `alias` (see [`apache::mod::alias`][])
* `auth_basic`
* `auth_cas`* (see [`apache::mod::auth_cas`][])
* `auth_mellon`* (see [`apache::mod::auth_mellon`][])
* `auth_kerb`
* `authn_core`
* `authn_file`
* `authnz_ldap`*
* `authz_default`
* `authz_user`
* `autoindex`
* `cache`
* `cgi`
* `cgid`
* `dav`
* `dav_fs`
* `dav_svn`*
* `deflate`
* `dev`
* `dir`*
* `disk_cache` (see [`apache::mod::disk_cache`][])
* `event` (see [`apache::mod::event`][])
* `expires`
* `fastcgi`
* `fcgid`
* `filter`
* `geoip` (see [`apache::mod::geoip`][])
* `headers`
* `include`
* `info`*
* `itk`
* `ldap`
* `mime`
* `mime_magic`*
* `negotiation`
* `nss`*
* `pagespeed` (see [`apache::mod::pagespeed`][])
* `passenger`*
* `perl`
* `peruser`
* `php` (requires [`mpm_module`][] set to `prefork`)
* `prefork`*
* `proxy`*
* `proxy_ajp`
* `proxy_balancer`
* `proxy_html`
* `proxy_http`
* `python`
* `reqtimeout`
* `remoteip`*
* `rewrite`
* `rpaf`*
* `setenvif`
* `security`
* `shib`* (see [`apache::mod::shib`])
* `speling`
* `ssl`* (see [`apache::mod::ssl`][])
* `status`* (see [`apache::mod::status`][])
* `suphp`
* `userdir`*
* `version`
* `vhost_alias`
* `worker`*
* `wsgi` (see [`apache::mod::wsgi`][])
* `xsendfile`

Modules noted with a * indicate that the module has settings and a template that includes parameters to configure the module. Most Apache module class parameters have default values and don't require configuration. For modules with templates, Puppet installs template files with the module; these template files are required for the module to work.

##### Class: `apache::mod::alias`

Installs and manages [`mod_alias`][].

**Parameters within `apache::mod::alias`**:

* `icons_options`: Disables directory listings for the icons directory, via Apache [`Options`] directive. Default: 'Indexes MultiViews'.
* `icons_path`: Sets the local path for an `/icons/` Alias. Default: depends on your operating system.

- **Debian**: `/usr/share/apache2/icons`
- **FreeBSD**: `/usr/local/www/apache24/icons`
- **Gentoo**: `/var/www/icons`
- **Red Hat**: `/var/www/icons`, except on Apache 2.4, where it's `/usr/share/httpd/icons`

####Class: `apache::mod::disk_cache`

Installs and configures mod_disk_cache. The cache root is determined based on apache version and OS. It can be specified directly as well.

Specifying the cache root:
```puppet
  class {'::apache::mod::disk_cache':
    cache_root => '/path/to/cache',
  }
```

##### Class: `apache::mod::event`

Installs and manages [`mod_mpm_event`][]. You can't include both `apache::mod::event` and [`apache::mod::itk`][], [`apache::mod::peruser`][], [`apache::mod::prefork`][], or [`apache::mod::worker`][] on the same server.

**Parameters within `apache::mod::event`**:

- `listenbacklog`: Sets the maximum length of the pending connections queue via the module's [`ListenBackLog`][] directive. Default: '511'.
- `maxclients` (_Apache 2.3.12 or older_: `maxrequestworkers`): Sets the maximum number of connections Apache can simultaneously process, via the module's [`MaxRequestWorkers`][] directive. Default: '150'.
- `maxconnectionsperchild` (_Apache 2.3.8 or older_: `maxrequestsperchild`): Limits the number of connections a child server handles during its life, via the module's [`MaxConnectionsPerChild`][] directive. Default: '0'.
- `maxsparethreads` and `minsparethreads`: Sets the maximum and minimum number of idle threads, via the [`MaxSpareThreads`][] and [`MinSpareThreads`][] directives. Default: '75' and '25', respectively.
- `serverlimit`: Limits the configurable number of processes via the [`ServerLimit`][] directive. Default: '25'.
- `startservers`: Sets the number of child server processes created at startup, via the module's [`StartServers`][] directive. Default: '2'.
- `threadlimit`: Limits the number of event threads via the module's [`ThreadLimit`][] directive. Default: '64'.
- `threadsperchild`: Sets the number of threads created by each child process, via the [`ThreadsPerChild`][] directive. Default: '25'.

##### Class: `apache::mod::auth_cas`

Installs and manages [`mod_auth_cas`][]. Its parameters share names with the Apache module's directives.

The `cas_login_url` and `cas_validate_url` parameters are required; several other parameters have 'undef' default values.

**Parameters within `apache::mod::auth_cas`**:

- `cas_authoritative`: Determines whether an optional authorization directive is authoritative and binding. Default: 'undef'.
- `cas_certificate_path`: Sets the path to the X509 certificate of the Certificate Authority for the server in `cas_login_url` and `cas_validate_url`. Default: 'undef'.
- `cas_cache_clean_interval`: Sets the minimum number of seconds that must pass between cache cleanings. Default: 'undef'.
- `cas_cookie_domain`: Sets the value of the `Domain=` parameter in the `Set-Cookie` HTTP header. Default: 'undef'.
- `cas_cookie_entropy`: Sets the number of bytes to use when creating session identifiers. Default: 'undef'.
- `cas_cookie_http_only`: Sets the optional `HttpOnly` flag when `mod_auth_cas` issues cookies. Default: 'undef'.
- `cas_debug`: Determines whether to enable the module's debugging mode. Default: 'Off'.
- `cas_idle_timeout`: Default: 'undef'.
- `cas_login_url`: **Required**. Sets the URL to which the module redirects users when they attempt to access a CAS-protected resource and don't have an active session.
- `cas_root_proxied_as`: Sets the URL end users see when access to this Apache server is proxied. Default: 'undef'.
- `cas_timeout`: Limits the number of seconds a `mod_auth_cas` session can remain active. Default: 'undef'.
- `cas_validate_depth`: Limits the depth for chained certificate validation. Default: 'undef'.
- `cas_validate_url`: **Required**. Sets the URL to use when validating a client-presented ticket in an HTTP query string.
- `cas_version`: The CAS protocol version to adhere to. Valid options: '1', '2'. Default: '2'.

##### Class: `apache::mod::auth_mellon`

Installs and manages [`mod_auth_mellon`][]. It's parameters share names with the Apache module's directives.

~~~puppet
class{'apache::mod::auth_mellon':
  mellon_cache_size => 101
}
~~~

**Parameters within `apache::mod::auth_mellon`**:

- `mellon_cache_size`: Size in megabytes of mellon cache.
- `mellon_cache_entry_size`: Maximum size for single session.
- `mellon_lock_file`: Location of lock file.
- `mellon_post_directory`: Full path where post requests are saved.
- `mellon_post_ttl`: Time to keep post requests.
- `mellon_post_size`: Maximum size of post requests.
- `mellon_post_count`: Maxmum number of post requests.

##### Class: `apache::mod::deflate`

Installs and configures [`mod_deflate`][].

**Parameters within `apache::mod::deflate`:**

- `types`: An [array][] of [MIME types][MIME `content-type`] to be deflated. Default: [ 'text/html text/plain text/xml', 'text/css', 'application/x-javascript application/javascript application/ecmascript', 'application/rss+xml' ].
- `notes`: A [Hash][] where the key represents the type and the value represents the note name. Default: { 'Input'  => 'instream', 'Output' => 'outstream', 'Ratio'  => 'ratio' }

##### Class: `apache::mod::expires`

Installs [`mod_expires`][] and uses the `expires.conf.erb` template to generate its configuration.

**Parameters within `apache::mod::expires`**:

- `expires_active`: Enables generation of `Expires` headers for a document realm. Default: 'true'.
- `expires_default`: Default algorithm for calculating expiration time using [`ExpiresByType`][] syntax or [interval syntax][]. Default: undef.
- `expires_by_type`: Describes a set of [MIME `content-type`][] and their expiration times. Valid options: An [array][] of [Hashes][Hash], with each Hash's key a valid MIME `content-type` (i.e. 'text/json') and its value following valid [interval syntax][]. Default: undef.

##### Class: `apache::mod::fcgid`

Installs and configures [`mod_fcgid`][].

The class makes no effort to individually parameterize all available options. Instead, configure `mod_fcgid` using the `options` [Hash][]. For example:

~~~ puppet
class { 'apache::mod::fcgid':
  options => {
    'FcgidIPCDir'  => '/var/run/fcgidsock',
    'SharememPath' => '/var/run/fcgid_shm',
    'AddHandler'   => 'fcgid-script .fcgi',
  },
}
~~~

For a full list of options, see the [official `mod_fcgid` documentation][`mod_fcgid`].

If you include `apache::mod::fcgid`, you can set the [`FcgidWrapper`][] per directory, per virtual host. The module must be loaded first; Puppet will not automatically enable it if you set the `fcgiwrapper` parameter in `apache::vhost`.

~~~ puppet
include apache::mod::fcgid

apache::vhost { 'example.org':
  docroot     => '/var/www/html',
  directories => {
    path        => '/var/www/html',
    fcgiwrapper => {
      command => '/usr/local/bin/fcgiwrapper',
    }
  },
}
~~~

##### Class: `apache::mod::geoip`

Installs and manages [`mod_geoip`][].

**Parameters within `apache::mod::geoip`**:

- `db_file`: Sets the path to your GeoIP database file. Valid options: a path, or an [array][] paths for multiple GeoIP database files. Default: `/usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIP.dat`.
- `enable`: Determines whether to globally enable [`mod_geoip`][]. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'false'.
- `flag`: Sets the GeoIP flag. Valid options: 'CheckCache', 'IndexCache', 'MemoryCache', 'Standard'. Default: 'Standard'.
- `output`: Defines which output variables to use. Valid options: 'All', 'Env', 'Request', 'Notes'. Default: 'All'.
- `enable_utf8`: Changes the output from ISO-8859-1 (Latin-1) to UTF-8. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'undef'.
- `scan_proxy_headers`: Enables the [GeoIPScanProxyHeaders][] option. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'undef'.
- `scan_proxy_header_field`: Specifies which header [`mod_geoip`][] should look at to determine the client's IP address. Default: 'undef'.
- `use_last_xforwarededfor_ip` (sic): Determines whether to use the first or last IP address for the client's IP if a comma-separated list of IP addresses is found. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'undef'.

##### Class: `apache::mod::info`

Installs and manages [`mod_info`][], which provides a comprehensive overview of the server configuration.

**Parameters within `apache::mod::info`**:

- `allow_from`: Whitelist of IPv4 or IPv6 addresses or ranges that can access `/server-info`. Valid options: One or more octets of an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address or range, or an array of either. Default: ['127.0.0.1','::1']
- `apache_version`: Default: `$::apache::apache_version`,
- `restrict_access`: Determines whether to enable access restrictions. If 'false', the `allow_from` whitelist is ignored and any IP address can access `/server-info`. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'true'.

##### Class: `apache::mod::negotiation`

Installs and configures [`mod_negotiation`][].

**Parameters within `apache::mod::negotiation`:**

- `force_language_priority`: Sets the `ForceLanguagePriority` option. Valid option: String. Default: `Prefer Fallback`.
- `language_priority`: An [array][] of languages to set the `LanguagePriority` option of the module. Default: [ 'en', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'fr', 'he', 'hr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'ltz', 'nl', 'nn', 'no', 'pl', 'pt', 'pt-BR', 'ru', 'sv', 'zh-CN', 'zh-TW' ]

##### Class: `apache::mod::pagespeed`

Installs and manages [`mod_pagespeed`], a Google module that rewrites web pages to reduce latency and bandwidth.

While this Apache module requires the `mod-pagespeed-stable` package, Puppet **doesn't** manage the software repositories required to automatically install the package. If you declare this class when the package is either not installed or not available to your package manager, your Puppet run will fail.

**Parameters within `apache::mod::info`**:

- `inherit_vhost_config`: Default: 'on'.
- `filter_xhtml`: Default: false.
- `cache_path`: Default: '/var/cache/mod_pagespeed/'.
- `log_dir`: Default: '/var/log/pagespeed'.
- `memcache_servers`: Default: [].
- `rewrite_level`: Default: 'CoreFilters'.
- `disable_filters`: Default: [].
- `enable_filters`: Default: [].
- `forbid_filters`: Default: [].
- `rewrite_deadline_per_flush_ms`: Default: 10.
- `additional_domains`: Default: undef.
- `file_cache_size_kb`: Default: 102400.
- `file_cache_clean_interval_ms`: Default: 3600000.
- `lru_cache_per_process`: Default: 1024.
- `lru_cache_byte_limit`: Default: 16384.
- `css_flatten_max_bytes`: Default: 2048.
- `css_inline_max_bytes`: Default: 2048.
- `css_image_inline_max_bytes`: Default: 2048.
- `image_inline_max_bytes`: Default: 2048.
- `js_inline_max_bytes`: Default: 2048.
- `css_outline_min_bytes`: Default: 3000.
- `js_outline_min_bytes`: Default: 3000.
- `inode_limit`: Default: 500000.
- `image_max_rewrites_at_once`: Default: 8.
- `num_rewrite_threads`: Default: 4.
- `num_expensive_rewrite_threads`: Default: 4.
- `collect_statistics`: Default: 'on'.
- `statistics_logging`: Default: 'on'.
- `allow_view_stats`: Default: [].
- `allow_pagespeed_console`: Default: [].
- `allow_pagespeed_message`: Default: [].
- `message_buffer_size`: Default: 100000.
- `additional_configuration`: Default: { }.

The class's parameters correspond to the module's directives. See the [module's documentation][`mod_pagespeed`] for details.

##### Class: `apache::mod::php`

Installs and configures [`mod_php`][].

**Parameters within `apache::mod::php`**:

Default values depend on your operating system.

> **Note**: This list is incomplete. Most of this class's parameters correspond to `mod_php` directives; see the [module's documentation][`mod_php`] for details.

- `package_name`: Names the package that installs `php_mod`.
- `path`: Defines the path to the `mod_php` shared object (`.so`) file.
- `source`: Defines the path to the default configuration. Valid options include a `puppet:///` paths.
- `template`: Defines the path to the `php.conf` template Puppet uses to generate the configuration file.
- `content`: Adds arbitrary content to `php.conf`.

##### Class: `apache::mod::reqtimeout`

Installs and configures [`mod_reqtimeout`][].

**Parameters within `apache::mod::reqtimeout`**:

- `timeouts`: A string or [array][] that sets the [`RequestReadTimeout`][] option. Default: ['header=20-40,MinRate=500', 'body=20,MinRate=500'].

##### Class: `apache::mod::shib`

Installs the [Shibboleth](http://shibboleth.net/) Apache module `mod_shib`, which enables SAML2 single sign-on (SSO) authentication by Shibboleth Identity Providers and Shibboleth Federations. This class only installs and configures the Apache components of a web application that consumes Shibboleth SSO identities, also known as a Shibboleth Service Provider. You can manage the Shibboleth configuration manually, with Puppet, or using a [Shibboleth Puppet Module](https://github.com/aethylred/puppet-shibboleth).

Defining this class enables Shibboleth-specific parameters in `apache::vhost` instances.

##### Class: `apache::mod::ssl`

Installs [Apache SSL features][`mod_ssl`] and uses the `ssl.conf.erb` template to generate its configuration.

**Parameters within `apache::mod::ssl`**:

- `ssl_cipher`: Default: 'HIGH:MEDIUM:!aNULL:!MD5'.
- `ssl_compression`: Default: 'false'.
- `ssl_cryptodevice`: Default: 'builtin'.
- `ssl_honorcipherorder`: Default: 'On'.
- `ssl_openssl_conf_cmd`: Default: 'undef'.
- `ssl_options`: Default: [ 'StdEnvVars' ]
- `ssl_pass_phrase_dialog`: Default: 'builtin'.
- `ssl_protocol`: Default: [ 'all', '-SSLv2', '-SSLv3' ].
- `ssl_random_seed_bytes`: Default: '512'.
- `ssl_sessioncachetimeout`: Default: '300'.

To use SSL with a virtual host, you must either set the [`default_ssl_vhost`][] parameter in `::apache` to 'true' **o**r the [`ssl`][] parameter in [`apache::vhost`][] to 'true'.

##### Class: `apache::mod::status`

Installs [`mod_status`][] and uses the `status.conf.erb` template to generate its configuration.

**Parameters within `apache::mod::status`**:

- `allow_from`: An [array][] of IPv4 or IPv6 addresses that can access `/server-status`. Default: ['127.0.0.1','::1'].
- `extended_status`: Determines whether to track extended status information for each request, via the [`ExtendedStatus`][] directive. Valid options: 'Off', 'On'. Default: 'On'.
- `status_path`: The server location of the status page. Default: '/server-status'.

##### Class: `apache::mod::version`

Installs [`mod_version`][] on many operating systems and Apache configurations.

If Debian and Ubuntu systems with Apache 2.4 are classified with `apache::mod::version`, Puppet warns that `mod_version` is built-in and can't be loaded.

##### Class: `apache::mod::security`

Installs and configures Trustwave's [`mod_security`][]. It is enabled and runs by default on all virtual hosts.

**Parameters within `apache::mod::security`**:

- `activated_rules`: An [array][] of rules from the `modsec_crs_path` to activate via symlinks. Default: `modsec_default_rules` in [`apache::params`][].
- `allowed_methods`: A space-separated list of allowed HTTP methods. Default: 'GET HEAD POST OPTIONS'.
- `content_types`: A list of one or more allowed [MIME types][MIME `content-type`]. Default: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded|multipart/form-data|text/xml|application/xml|application/x-amf'
- `crs_package`: Names the package that installs CRS rules. Default: `modsec_crs_package` in [`apache::params`][].
- `modsec_dir`: Defines the path where Puppet installs the modsec configuration and activated rules links. Default: 'On', set by `modsec_dir` in [`apache::params`][].
${modsec_dir}/activated_rules.
- `modsec_secruleengine`: Configures the modsec rules engine. Valid options: 'On', 'Off', and 'DetectionOnly'. Default: `modsec_secruleengine` in [`apache::params`][].
- `restricted_extensions`: A space-separated list of prohibited file extensions. Default: '.asa/ .asax/ .ascx/ .axd/ .backup/ .bak/ .bat/ .cdx/ .cer/ .cfg/ .cmd/ .com/ .config/ .conf/ .cs/ .csproj/ .csr/ .dat/ .db/ .dbf/ .dll/ .dos/ .htr/ .htw/ .ida/ .idc/ .idq/ .inc/ .ini/ .key/ .licx/ .lnk/ .log/ .mdb/ .old/ .pass/ .pdb/ .pol/ .printer/ .pwd/ .resources/ .resx/ .sql/ .sys/ .vb/ .vbs/ .vbproj/ .vsdisco/ .webinfo/ .xsd/ .xsx/'.
- `restricted_headers`: A list of restricted headers separated by slashes and spaces. Default: 'Proxy-Connection/ /Lock-Token/ /Content-Range/ /Translate/ /via/ /if/'.

##### Class: `apache::mod::wsgi`

Enables Python support via [`mod_wsgi`][].

**Parameters within `apache::mod::wsgi`**:

- `mod_path`: Defines the path to the `mod_wsgi` shared object (`.so`) file. Default: undef.
  - If the `mod_path` parameter doesn't contain `/`, Puppet prefixes it with your operating system's default module path.
Otherwise, Puppet follows it literally.
- `package_name`: Names the package that installs `mod_wsgi`. Default: undef.
- `wsgi_python_home`: Defines the [`WSGIPythonHome`][] directive, such as '/path/to/venv'. Valid options: path. Default: undef.
- `wsgi_python_path`: Defines the [`WSGIPythonPath`][] directive, such as '/path/to/venv/site-packages'. Valid options: path. Default: undef.
- `wsgi_socket_prefix`: Defines the [`WSGISocketPrefix`][] directive, such as "\${APACHE_RUN_DIR}WSGI". Default: `wsgi_socket_prefix` in [`apache::params`][].

The class's parameters correspond to the module's directives. See the [module's documentation][`mod_wsgi`] for details.

### Private Classes

#### Class: `apache::confd::no_accf`

Creates the `no-accf.conf` configuration file in `conf.d`, required by FreeBSD's Apache 2.4.

#### Class: `apache::default_confd_files`

Includes `conf.d` files for FreeBSD.

#### Class: `apache::default_mods`

Installs the Apache modules required to run the default configuration. See the `apache` class's [`default_mods`][] parameter for details.

#### Class: `apache::package`

Installs and configures basic Apache packages.

#### Class: `apache::params`

Manages Apache parameters for different operating systems.

#### Class: `apache::service`

Manages the Apache daemon.

#### Class: `apache::version`

Attempts to automatically detect the Apache version based on the operating system.

### Public Defines

#### Define: `apache::balancer`

Creates an Apache load balancing group, also known as a balancer cluster, using [`mod_proxy`][]. Each load balancing group needs one or more balancer members, which you can declare in Puppet with the  [`apache::balancermember`][] define.

Declare one `apache::balancer` define for each Apache load balancing group. You can export `apache::balancermember` defines for all balancer members and collect them on a single Apache load balancer server using [exported resources][].

**Parameters within `apache::balancer`**:

##### `name`

Sets the title of the balancer cluster and name of the `conf.d` file containing its configuration.

##### `proxy_set`

Configures key-value pairs as [`ProxySet`][] lines. Valid options: [Hash][]. Default: '{}'.

##### `collect_exported`

Determines whether to use [exported resources][]. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'true'.

If you statically declare all of your backend servers, set this parameter to 'false' to rely on existing, declared balancer member resources. Also, use `apache::balancermember` with [array][] arguments.

To dynamically declare backend servers via exported resources collected on a central node, set this parameter to 'true' to collect the balancer member resources exported by the balancer member nodes.

If you don't use exported resources, a single Puppet run configures all balancer members. If you use exported resources, Puppet has to run on the balanced nodes first, then run on the balancer.

#### Define: `apache::balancermember`

Defines members of [`mod_proxy_balancer`][], which sets up a balancer member inside a listening service configuration block in the load balancer's `apache.cfg`.

**Parameters within `apache::balancermember`**:

##### `balancer_cluster`

**Required**. Sets the Apache service's instance name, and must match the name of a declared [`apache::balancer`][] resource.

##### `url`

Specifies the URL used to contact the balancer member server. Default:  'http://${::fqdn}/'.

##### `options`

Specifies an [array][] of [options](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#balancermember) after the URL, and accepts any key-value pairs available to [`ProxyPass`][]. Default: an empty array.

#### Define: `apache::custom_config`

Adds a custom configuration file to the Apache server's `conf.d` directory. If the file is invalid and this define's `$verify_config` parameter is 'true', Puppet throws an error during a Puppet run.

**Parameters within `apache::custom_config`**:

##### `ensure`

Specifies whether the configuration file should be present. Valid options: 'absent', 'present'. Default: 'present'.

##### `confdir`

Sets the directory in which Puppet places configuration files. Default: '$::apache::confd_dir'.

##### `content`

Sets the configuration file's content. The `content` and [`source`][] parameters are exclusive of each other.

##### `priority`

Sets the configuration file's priority by prefixing its filename with this parameter's numeric value, as Apache processes configuration files in alphanumeric order. The default value is `25`.

To omit the priority prefix in the configuration file's name, set this parameter to `false`.

##### `source`

Points to the configuration file's source. The [`content`][] and `source` parameters are exclusive of each other.

##### `verify_command`

Specifies the command Puppet uses to verify the configuration file. Use a fully qualified command. Default: `/usr/sbin/apachectl -t`.

This parameter is only used if the [`verify_config`][] parameter's value is 'true'. If the `verify_command` fails, the Puppet run deletes the configuration file, does not notify the Apache service, and raises an error.

##### `verify_config`

Specifies whether to validate the configuration file before notifying the Apache service. Valid options: Boolean. Default: `true`.

#### Define: `apache::fastcgi::server`

Defines one or more external FastCGI servers to handle specific file types. Use this define with [`mod_fastcgi`][FastCGI].

**Parameters within `apache::fastcgi::server`:**

##### `host`

Determines the FastCGI's hostname or IP address and TCP port number (1-65535).

##### `timeout`

Sets the number of seconds a [FastCGI][] application can be inactive before aborting the request and logging the event at the error LogLevel. The inactivity timer applies only as long as a connection is pending with the FastCGI application. If a request is queued to an application, but the application doesn't respond by writing and flushing within this period, the request is aborted. If communication is complete with the application but incomplete with the client (the response is buffered), the timeout does not apply.

##### `flush`

Forces [`mod_fastcgi`][FastCGI] to write to the client as data is received from the application. By default, `mod_fastcgi` buffers data in order to free the application as quickly as possible.

##### `faux_path`

Apache has [FastCGI][] handle URIs that resolve to this filename. The path set in this parameter does not have to exist in the local filesystem.

##### `alias`

Internally links actions with the FastCGI server. This alias must be unique.

##### `file_type`

Sets the [MIME `content-type`][] of the file to be processed by the FastCGI server.

#### Define: `apache::listen`

Adds [`Listen`][] directives to `ports.conf` in the Apache configuration directory that define the Apache server's or a virtual host's listening address and port. The [`apache::vhost`][] class uses this define, and titles take the form '<PORT>', '<IPV4>:<PORT>', or '<IPV6>:<PORT>'.

#### Define: `apache::mod`

Installs packages for an Apache module that doesn't have a corresponding [`apache::mod::<MODULE NAME>`][] class, and checks for or places the module's default configuration files in the Apache server's `module` and `enable` directories. The default locations depend on your operating system.

**Parameters within `apache::mod`**:

##### `package`

**Required**. Names the package Puppet uses to install the Apache module.

##### `package_ensure`

Determines whether Puppet ensures the Apache module should be installed. Valid options: 'absent', 'present'. Default: 'present'.

##### `lib`

Defines the module's shared object name. Its default value is `mod_$name.so`, and it should not be configured manually without special reason.

##### `lib_path`

Specifies a path to the module's libraries. Default: the `apache` class's [`lib_path`][] parameter.

Don't manually set this parameter without special reason. The [`path`][] parameter overrides this value.

##### `loadfile_name`

Sets the filename for the module's [`LoadFile`][] directive, which can also set the module load order as Apache processes them in alphanumeric order. Valid options: filenames formatted `\*.load`. Default: `$name.load`.

##### `loadfiles`

Specifies an [array][] of [`LoadFile`][] directives.

##### `path`

Specifies a path to the module. Default: [`lib_path`][]/[`lib`][]. Don't manually set this parameter without special reason.

#### Define: `apache::namevirtualhost`

Enables [name-based virtual hosts][] and adds all related directives to the `ports.conf` file in the Apache HTTPD configuration directory. Titles can take the forms '\*', '*:<PORT>', '\_default_:<PORT>, '<IP>', or '<IP>:<PORT>'.

#### Define: `apache::vhost`

The Apache module allows a lot of flexibility in the setup and configuration of virtual hosts. This flexibility is due, in part, to `vhost` being a defined resource type, which allows Apache to evaluate it multiple times with different parameters.

The `apache::vhost` define allows you to have specialized configurations for virtual hosts that have requirements outside the defaults. You can set up a default virtual host within the base `::apache` class, as well as set a customized virtual host as the default. Customized virtual hosts have a lower numeric [`priority`][] than the base class's, causing Apache to process the customized virtual host first.

The `apache::vhost` define uses `concat::fragment` to build the configuration file. To inject custom fragments for pieces of the configuration that the define doesn't inherently support, add a custom fragment.

For the custom fragment's `order` parameter, the `apache::vhost` define uses multiples of 10, so any `order` that isn't a multiple of 10 should work.

**Parameters within `apache::vhost`**:

##### `access_log`

Determines whether to configure `*_access.log` directives (`*_file`,`*_pipe`, or `*_syslog`). Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'true'.

##### `access_log_env_var`

Specifies that only requests with particular environment variables be logged. Defaults to 'undef'.

##### `access_log_file`

Sets the filename of the `*_access.log` placed in [`logroot`][]. Given a virtual host---for instance, example.com---it defaults to 'example.com_ssl.log' for [SSL-encrypted][SSL encryption] virtual hosts and 'example.com_access.log' for unencrypted virtual hosts.

##### `access_log_format`

Specifies the use of either a [`LogFormat`][] nickname or a custom-formatted string for the access log. Default: 'combined'.

##### `access_log_pipe`

Specifies a pipe where Apache sends access log messages. Default: 'undef'.

##### `access_log_syslog`

Sends all access log messages to syslog. Default: 'undef'.

##### `add_default_charset`

Sets a default media charset value for the [`AddDefaultCharset`][] directive, which is added to `text/plain` and `text/html` responses.

##### `add_listen`

Determines whether the virtual host creates a [`Listen`][] statement. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'true'.

Setting `add_listen` to 'false' prevents the virtual host from creating a `Listen` statement. This is important when combining virtual hosts that aren't passed an `ip` parameter with those that are.

##### `use_optional_includes`

Specifies whether Apache uses the [`IncludeOptional`][] directive instead of [`Include`][] for `additional_includes` in Apache 2.4 or newer. Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'false'.

##### `additional_includes`

Specifies paths to additional static, virtual host-specific Apache configuration files. You can use this parameter to implement a unique, custom configuration not supported by this module. Valid options: a string path or [array][] of them. Default: an empty array.

##### `aliases`

Passes a list of [Hashes][Hash] to the virtual host to create [`Alias`][], [`AliasMatch`][], [`ScriptAlias`][] or [`ScriptAliasMatch`][] directives as per the [`mod_alias`][] documentation.

For example:

~~~ puppet
aliases => [
  { aliasmatch       => '^/image/(.*)\.jpg$',
    path             => '/files/jpg.images/$1.jpg',
  },
  { alias            => '/image',
    path             => '/ftp/pub/image',
  },
  { scriptaliasmatch => '^/cgi-bin(.*)',
    path             => '/usr/local/share/cgi-bin$1',
  },
  { scriptalias      => '/nagios/cgi-bin/',
    path             => '/usr/lib/nagios/cgi-bin/',
  },
  { alias            => '/nagios',
    path             => '/usr/share/nagios/html',
  },
],
~~~

For the `alias`, `aliasmatch`, `scriptalias` and `scriptaliasmatch` keys to work, each needs a corresponding context, such as `<Directory /path/to/directory>` or `<Location /some/location/here>`. Puppet creates the directives in the order specified in the `aliases` parameter. As described in the [`mod_alias`][] documentation, add more specific `alias`, `aliasmatch`, `scriptalias` or `scriptaliasmatch` parameters before the more general ones to avoid shadowing.

**Note**: Use the `aliases` parameter instead of the `scriptaliases` parameter because you can precisely control the various alias directives' order. Defining `ScriptAliases` using the `scriptaliases` parameter means *all* `ScriptAlias` directives will come after *all* `Alias` directives, which can lead to `Alias` directives shadowing `ScriptAlias` directives. This often causes problems, for example with Nagios.

If [`apache::mod::passenger`][] is loaded and `PassengerHighPerformance` is 'true', the `Alias` directive might not be able to honor the `PassengerEnabled => off` statement. See [this article](http://www.conandalton.net/2010/06/passengerenabled-off-not-working.html) for details.

##### `allow_encoded_slashes`

Sets the [`AllowEncodedSlashes`][] declaration for the virtual host, overriding the server default. This modifies the virtual host responses to URLs with `\` and `/` characters. Valid options: 'nodecode', 'off', 'on'. Default: undef, which omits the declaration from the server configuration and selects the Apache default setting of `Off`.

##### `block`

Specifies the list of things to which Apache blocks access. Valid option: 'scm', which blocks web access to `.svn`, `.git`, and `.bzr` directories. Default: an empty [array][].

##### `custom_fragment`

Passes a string of custom configuration directives to place at the end of the virtual host configuration. Default: 'undef'.

##### `default_vhost`

Sets a given `apache::vhost` define as the default to serve requests that do not match any other `apache::vhost` defines. Default: 'false'.

##### `directories`

See the [`directories`](#parameter-directories-for-apachevhost) section.

##### `directoryindex`

Sets the list of resources to look for when a client requests an index of the directory by specifying a '/' at the end of the directory name. See the [`DirectoryIndex`][] directive documentation for details. Default: 'undef'.

##### `docroot`

**Required**. Sets the [`DocumentRoot`][] location, from which Apache serves files.

##### `docroot_group`

Sets group access to the [`docroot`][] directory. Defaults to 'root'.

##### `docroot_owner`

Sets individual user access to the docroot directory. Defaults to 'root'.

##### `docroot_mode`

Sets access permissions of the docroot directory. Defaults to 'undef'.

##### `manage_docroot`

Whether to manage to docroot directory at all. Defaults to 'true'.

##### `error_log`

Specifies whether `*_error.log` directives should be configured. Defaults to 'true'.

##### `error_log_file`

Points to the `*_error.log` file. Given a vhost, example.com, it defaults to 'example.com_ssl_error.log' for SSL vhosts and 'example.com_access_error.log' for non-SSL vhosts.

##### `error_log_pipe`

Specifies a pipe to send error log messages to. Defaults to 'undef'.

##### `error_log_syslog`

Sends all error log messages to syslog. Defaults to 'undef'.

##### `error_documents`

A list of hashes which can be used to override the [ErrorDocument](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#errordocument) settings for this vhost. Defaults to '[]'. Example:

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      error_documents => [
        { 'error_code' => '503', 'document' => '/service-unavail' },
        { 'error_code' => '407', 'document' => 'https://example.com/proxy/login' },
      ],
    }
~~~

##### `ensure`

Specifies if the vhost file is present or absent. Defaults to 'present'.

##### `fallbackresource`

Sets the [FallbackResource](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_dir.html#fallbackresource) directive, which specifies an action to take for any URL that doesn't map to anything in your filesystem and would otherwise return 'HTTP 404 (Not Found)'. Valid values must either begin with a / or be 'disabled'. Defaults to 'undef'.

##### `filters`

[Filters](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_filter.html) enable smart, context-sensitive configuration of output content filters.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { "$::fqdn":
      filters => [
        'FilterDeclare   COMPRESS',
        'FilterProvider  COMPRESS DEFLATE resp=Content-Type $text/html',
        'FilterChain     COMPRESS',
        'FilterProtocol  COMPRESS DEFLATE change=yes;byteranges=no',
      ],
    }
~~~

##### `force_type`

Sets the [`ForceType`][] directive, which forces Apache to serve all matching files with the specified [MIME `content-type`][].

##### `headers`

Adds lines to replace, merge, or remove response headers. See [Header](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_headers.html#header) for more information. Can be an array. Defaults to 'undef'.

##### `ip`

Sets the IP address the vhost listens on. Defaults to listen on all IPs.

##### `ip_based`

Enables an [IP-based](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/vhosts/ip-based.html) vhost. This parameter inhibits the creation of a NameVirtualHost directive, since those are used to funnel requests to name-based vhosts. Defaults to 'false'.

##### `itk`

Configures [ITK](http://mpm-itk.sesse.net/) in a hash. Keys can be:

* user + group
* `assignuseridexpr`
* `assigngroupidexpr`
* `maxclientvhost`
* `nice`
* `limituidrange` (Linux 3.5.0 or newer)
* `limitgidrange` (Linux 3.5.0 or newer)

Usage typically looks like:

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot => '/path/to/directory',
      itk     => {
        user  => 'someuser',
        group => 'somegroup',
      },
    }
~~~

##### `logroot`

Specifies the location of the virtual host's logfiles. Defaults to '/var/log/<apache log location>/'.

##### `$logroot_ensure`

Determines whether or not to remove the logroot directory for a virtual host. Valid values are 'directory', or 'absent'.

##### `logroot_mode`

Overrides the mode the logroot directory is set to. Defaults to undef. Do NOT give people write access to the directory the logs are stored
in without being aware of the consequences; see http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/logs.html#security for details.

##### `log_level`

Specifies the verbosity of the error log. Defaults to 'warn' for the global server configuration and can be overridden on a per-vhost basis. Valid values are 'emerg', 'alert', 'crit', 'error', 'warn', 'notice', 'info' or 'debug'.

###### `modsec_body_limit`

Configures the maximum request body size (in bytes) ModSecurity will accept for buffering

###### `modsec_disable_vhost`

Boolean.  Only valid if apache::mod::security is included.  Used to disable mod_security on an individual vhost.  Only relevant if apache::mod::security is included.

###### `modsec_disable_ids`

Array of mod_security IDs to remove from the vhost.  Also takes a hash allowing removal of an ID from a specific location.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      modsec_disable_ids => [ 90015, 90016 ],
    }
~~~

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      modsec_disable_ids => { '/location1' => [ 90015, 90016 ] },
    }
~~~

###### `modsec_disable_ips`

Array of IPs to exclude from mod_security rule matching

##### `no_proxy_uris`

Specifies URLs you do not want to proxy. This parameter is meant to be used in combination with [`proxy_dest`](#proxy_dest).

##### `no_proxy_uris_match`

This directive is equivalent to `no_proxy_uris`, but takes regular expressions.

##### `proxy_preserve_host`

Sets the [ProxyPreserveHost Directive](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypreservehost). Valid options: Boolean. Default: 'false'.

Setting this parameter to 'true' enables the `Host:` line from an incoming request to be proxied to the host instead of hostname. 'false' sets this option to 'Off'.

##### `proxy_error_override`

Sets the [ProxyErrorOverride Directive](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxyerroroverride). This directive controls whether apache should override error pages for proxied content. This option is off by default.

##### `options`

Sets the [`Options`][] for the specified virtual host. Default: ['Indexes','FollowSymLinks','MultiViews'], as demonstrated below:

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      options => ['Indexes','FollowSymLinks','MultiViews'],
    }
~~~

**Note**: If you use the [`directories`][] parameter of [`apache::vhost`][], 'Options', 'Override', and 'DirectoryIndex' are ignored because they are parameters within `directories`.

##### `override`

Sets the overrides for the specified virtual host. Accepts an array of [AllowOverride](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#allowoverride) arguments. Defaults to '[none]'.

##### `passenger_app_root`

Sets [PassengerRoot](https://www.phusionpassenger.com/documentation/Users%20guide%20Apache.html#PassengerAppRoot), the location of the Passenger application root if different from the DocumentRoot.

##### `passenger_app_env`

Sets [PassengerAppEnv](https://www.phusionpassenger.com/documentation/Users%20guide%20Apache.html#PassengerAppEnv), the environment for the Passenger application. If not specifies, defaults to the global setting or 'production'.

##### `passenger_ruby`

Sets [PassengerRuby](https://www.phusionpassenger.com/documentation/Users%20guide%20Apache.html#PassengerRuby) on this virtual host, the Ruby interpreter to use for the application.

##### `passenger_min_instances`

Sets [PassengerMinInstances](https://www.phusionpassenger.com/documentation/Users%20guide%20Apache.html#PassengerMinInstances), the minimum number of application processes to run.

##### `passenger_start_timeout`

Sets [PassengerStartTimeout](https://www.phusionpassenger.com/documentation/Users%20guide%20Apache.html#_passengerstarttimeout_lt_seconds_gt), the timeout for the application startup.

##### `passenger_pre_start`

Sets [PassengerPreStart](https://www.phusionpassenger.com/documentation/Users%20guide%20Apache.html#PassengerPreStart), the URL of the application if pre-starting is required.

##### `php_flags & values`

Allows per-vhost setting [`php_value`s or `php_flag`s](http://php.net/manual/en/configuration.changes.php). These flags or values can be overwritten by a user or an application. Defaults to '{}'.

##### `php_admin_flags & values`

Allows per-vhost setting [`php_admin_value`s or `php_admin_flag`s](http://php.net/manual/en/configuration.changes.php). These flags or values cannot be overwritten by a user or an application. Defaults to '{}'.

##### `port`

Sets the port the host is configured on. The module's defaults ensure the host listens on port 80 for non-SSL vhosts and port 443 for SSL vhosts. The host only listens on the port set in this parameter.

##### `priority`

Sets the relative load-order for Apache HTTPD VirtualHost configuration files. Defaults to '25'.

If nothing matches the priority, the first name-based vhost is used. Likewise, passing a higher priority causes the alphabetically first name-based vhost to be used if no other names match.

*Note:* You should not need to use this parameter. However, if you do use it, be aware that the `default_vhost` parameter for `apache::vhost` passes a priority of '15'.

Pass priority `false` to omit the priority prefix in file names.

##### `proxy_dest`

Specifies the destination address of a [ProxyPass](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypass) configuration. Defaults to 'undef'.

##### `proxy_pass`

Specifies an array of `path => URI` for a [ProxyPass](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypass) configuration. Defaults to 'undef'. Optionally parameters can be added as an array.

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
  …
  proxy_pass => [
    { 'path' => '/a', 'url' => 'http://backend-a/' },
    { 'path' => '/b', 'url' => 'http://backend-b/' },
    { 'path' => '/c', 'url' => 'http://backend-a/c', 'params' => {'max'=>20, 'ttl'=>120, 'retry'=>300}},
    { 'path' => '/l', 'url' => 'http://backend-xy',
      'reverse_urls' => ['http://backend-x', 'http://backend-y'] },
    { 'path' => '/d', 'url' => 'http://backend-a/d',
      'params' => { 'retry' => '0', 'timeout' => '5' }, },
    { 'path' => '/e', 'url' => 'http://backend-a/e',
      'keywords' => ['nocanon', 'interpolate'] },
    { 'path' => '/f', 'url' => 'http://backend-f/',
      'setenv' => ['proxy-nokeepalive 1','force-proxy-request-1.0 1']},
    { 'path' => '/g', 'url' => 'http://backend-g/',
      'reverse_cookies' => [{'path' => '/g', 'url' => 'http://backend-g/',}], },
  ],
}
~~~

`reverse_urls` is optional and can be an array or a string. It is useful when used with `mod_proxy_balancer`.
`reverse_cookies` is optional and is used to set ProxyPassReverseCookiePath.
`params` is an optional parameter. It allows to provide the ProxyPass key=value parameters (Connection settings).
`setenv` is optional and is an array to set environment variables for the proxy directive, for details see http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#envsettings

##### `proxy_dest_match`

This directive is equivalent to proxy_dest, but takes regular expressions, see [ProxyPassMatch](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypassmatch) for details.

##### `proxy_dest_reverse_match`

Allows you to pass a ProxyPassReverse if `proxy_dest_match` is specified. See [ProxyPassReverse](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypassreverse) for details.

##### `proxy_pass_match`

This directive is equivalent to proxy_pass, but takes regular expressions, see [ProxyPassMatch](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypassmatch) for details.

##### `rack_base_uris`

Specifies the resource identifiers for a rack configuration. The file paths specified are listed as rack application roots for [Phusion Passenger](http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide%20Apache.html#_railsbaseuri_and_rackbaseuri) in the _rack.erb template. Defaults to 'undef'.

##### `redirect_dest`

Specifies the address to redirect to. Defaults to 'undef'.

##### `redirect_source`

Specifies the source URIs that redirect to the destination specified in `redirect_dest`. If more than one item for redirect is supplied, the source and destination must be the same length, and the items are order-dependent.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      redirect_source => ['/images','/downloads'],
      redirect_dest   => ['http://img.example.com/','http://downloads.example.com/'],
    }
~~~

##### `redirect_status`

Specifies the status to append to the redirect. Defaults to 'undef'.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      redirect_status => ['temp','permanent'],
    }
~~~

##### `redirectmatch_regexp` & `redirectmatch_status` & `redirectmatch_dest`

Determines which server status should be raised for a given regular expression and where to forward the user to. Entered as arrays. Defaults to 'undef'.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      redirectmatch_status => ['404','404'],
      redirectmatch_regexp => ['\.git(/.*|$)/','\.svn(/.*|$)'],
      redirectmatch_dest => ['http://www.example.com/1','http://www.example.com/2'],
    }
~~~

##### `request_headers`

Modifies collected [request headers](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_headers.html#requestheader) in various ways, including adding additional request headers, removing request headers, etc. Defaults to 'undef'.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      request_headers => [
        'append MirrorID "mirror 12"',
        'unset MirrorID',
      ],
    }
~~~
##### `rewrites`

Creates URL rewrite rules. Expects an array of hashes, and the hash keys can be any of 'comment', 'rewrite_base', 'rewrite_cond', 'rewrite_rule' or 'rewrite_map'. Defaults to 'undef'.

For example, you can specify that anyone trying to access index.html is served welcome.html

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      rewrites => [ { rewrite_rule => ['^index\.html$ welcome.html'] } ]
    }
~~~

The parameter allows rewrite conditions that, when true, execute the associated rule. For instance, if you wanted to rewrite URLs only if the visitor is using IE

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      rewrites => [
        {
          comment      => 'redirect IE',
          rewrite_cond => ['%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^MSIE'],
          rewrite_rule => ['^index\.html$ welcome.html'],
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

You can also apply multiple conditions. For instance, rewrite index.html to welcome.html only when the browser is Lynx or Mozilla (version 1 or 2)

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      rewrites => [
        {
          comment      => 'Lynx or Mozilla v1/2',
          rewrite_cond => ['%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Lynx/ [OR]', '%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Mozilla/[12]'],
          rewrite_rule => ['^index\.html$ welcome.html'],
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

Multiple rewrites and conditions are also possible

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
      …
      rewrites => [
        {
          comment      => 'Lynx or Mozilla v1/2',
          rewrite_cond => ['%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Lynx/ [OR]', '%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Mozilla/[12]'],
          rewrite_rule => ['^index\.html$ welcome.html'],
        },
        {
          comment      => 'Internet Explorer',
          rewrite_cond => ['%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^MSIE'],
          rewrite_rule => ['^index\.html$ /index.IE.html [L]'],
        },
        {
          rewrite_base => /apps/,
          rewrite_rule => ['^index\.cgi$ index.php', '^index\.html$ index.php', '^index\.asp$ index.html'],
        },
        { comment      => 'Rewrite to lower case',
          rewrite_cond => ['%{REQUEST_URI} [A-Z]'],
          rewrite_map  => ['lc int:tolower'],
          rewrite_rule => ['(.*) ${lc:$1} [R=301,L]'],
        },
     ],
    }
~~~

Refer to the [`mod_rewrite` documentation](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_rewrite.html) for more details on what is possible with rewrite rules and conditions.

##### `scriptalias`

Defines a directory of CGI scripts to be aliased to the path '/cgi-bin', for example: '/usr/scripts'. Defaults to 'undef'.

##### `scriptaliases`

*Note*: This parameter is deprecated in favour of the `aliases` parameter.

Passes an array of hashes to the vhost to create either ScriptAlias or ScriptAliasMatch statements as per the [`mod_alias` documentation](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_alias.html). These hashes are formatted as follows:

~~~ puppet
    scriptaliases => [
      {
        alias => '/myscript',
        path  => '/usr/share/myscript',
      },
      {
        aliasmatch => '^/foo(.*)',
        path       => '/usr/share/fooscripts$1',
      },
      {
        aliasmatch => '^/bar/(.*)',
        path       => '/usr/share/bar/wrapper.sh/$1',
      },
      {
        alias => '/neatscript',
        path  => '/usr/share/neatscript',
      },
    ]
~~~

The ScriptAlias and ScriptAliasMatch directives are created in the order specified. As with [Alias and AliasMatch](#aliases) directives, more specific aliases should come before more general ones to avoid shadowing.

##### `serveradmin`

Specifies the email address Apache displays when it renders one of its error pages. Defaults to 'undef'.

##### `serveraliases`

Sets the [ServerAliases](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#serveralias) of the site. Defaults to '[]'.

##### `servername`

Sets the servername corresponding to the hostname you connect to the virtual host at. Defaults to the title of the resource.

##### `setenv`

Used by HTTPD to set environment variables for vhosts. Defaults to '[]'.

Example:

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'setenv.example.com':
      setenv => ['SPECIAL_PATH /foo/bin'],
    }
~~~

##### `setenvif`

Used by HTTPD to conditionally set environment variables for vhosts. Defaults to '[]'.

##### `suphp_addhandler`, `suphp_configpath`, & `suphp_engine`

Set up a virtual host with [suPHP](http://suphp.org/DocumentationView.html?file=apache/CONFIG).

`suphp_addhandler` defaults to 'php5-script' on RedHat and FreeBSD, and 'x-httpd-php' on Debian and Gentoo.

`suphp_configpath` defaults to 'undef' on RedHat and FreeBSD, and '/etc/php5/apache2' on Debian and Gentoo.

`suphp_engine` allows values 'on' or 'off'. Defaults to 'off'

To set up a virtual host with suPHP

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'suphp.example.com':
      port                => '80',
      docroot             => '/home/appuser/myphpapp',
      suphp_addhandler    => 'x-httpd-php',
      suphp_engine        => 'on',
      suphp_configpath    => '/etc/php5/apache2',
      directories         => { path => '/home/appuser/myphpapp',
        'suphp'           => { user => 'myappuser', group => 'myappgroup' },
      }
    }
~~~

##### `vhost_name`

Enables name-based virtual hosting. If no IP is passed to the virtual host, but the vhost is assigned a port, then the vhost name is 'vhost_name:port'. If the virtual host has no assigned IP or port, the vhost name is set to the title of the resource. Defaults to '*'.

##### `virtual_docroot`

Sets up a virtual host with a wildcard alias subdomain mapped to a directory with the same name. For example, 'http://example.com' would map to '/var/www/example.com'. Defaults to 'false'.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'subdomain.loc':
      vhost_name       => '*',
      port             => '80',
      virtual_docroot' => '/var/www/%-2+',
      docroot          => '/var/www',
      serveraliases    => ['*.loc',],
    }
~~~

##### `wsgi_daemon_process`, `wsgi_daemon_process_options`, `wsgi_process_group`, `wsgi_script_aliases`, & `wsgi_pass_authorization`

Set up a virtual host with [WSGI](https://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/).

`wsgi_daemon_process` sets the name of the WSGI daemon. It is a hash, accepting [these keys](http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/configuration-directives/WSGIDaemonProcess.html), and it defaults to 'undef'.

`wsgi_daemon_process_options` is optional and defaults to 'undef'.

`wsgi_process_group` sets the group ID the virtual host runs under. Defaults to 'undef'.

`wsgi_script_aliases` requires a hash of web paths to filesystem .wsgi paths. Defaults to 'undef'.

`wsgi_pass_authorization` the WSGI application handles authorisation instead of Apache when set to 'On'. For more information see [here] (http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/configuration-directives/WSGIPassAuthorization.html).  Defaults to 'undef' where apache sets the defaults setting to 'Off'.

`wsgi_chunked_request` enables support for chunked requests. Defaults to 'undef'.

To set up a virtual host with WSGI

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'wsgi.example.com':
      port                        => '80',
      docroot                     => '/var/www/pythonapp',
      wsgi_daemon_process         => 'wsgi',
      wsgi_daemon_process_options =>
        { processes    => '2',
          threads      => '15',
          display-name => '%{GROUP}',
         },
      wsgi_process_group          => 'wsgi',
      wsgi_script_aliases         => { '/' => '/var/www/demo.wsgi' },
      wsgi_chunked_request        => 'On',
    }
~~~

####Parameter `directories` for `apache::vhost`

The `directories` parameter within the `apache::vhost` class passes an array of hashes to the vhost to create [Directory](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#directory), [File](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#files), and [Location](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#location) directive blocks. These blocks take the form, '< Directory /path/to/directory>...< /Directory>'.

The `path` key sets the path for the directory, files, and location blocks. Its value must be a path for the 'directory', 'files', and 'location' providers, or a regex for the 'directorymatch', 'filesmatch', or 'locationmatch' providers. Each hash passed to `directories` **must** contain `path` as one of the keys.

The `provider` key is optional. If missing, this key defaults to 'directory'. Valid values for `provider` are 'directory', 'files', 'location', 'directorymatch', 'filesmatch', or 'locationmatch'. If you set `provider` to 'directorymatch', it uses the keyword 'DirectoryMatch' in the Apache config file.

General `directories` usage looks something like

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'files.example.net':
      docroot     => '/var/www/files',
      directories => [
        { 'path'     => '/var/www/files',
          'provider' => 'files',
          'deny'     => 'from all'
         },
      ],
    }
~~~

*Note:* At least one directory should match the `docroot` parameter. After you start declaring directories, `apache::vhost` assumes that all required Directory blocks will be declared. If not defined, a single default Directory block is created that matches the `docroot` parameter.

Available handlers, represented as keys, should be placed within the `directory`, `files`, or `location` hashes.  This looks like

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [ { path => '/path/to/directory', handler => value } ],
}
~~~

Any handlers you do not set in these hashes are considered 'undefined' within Puppet and are not added to the virtual host, resulting in the module using their default values. Supported handlers are:

###### `addhandlers`

Sets [AddHandler](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler) directives, which map filename extensions to the specified handler. Accepts a list of hashes, with `extensions` serving to list the extensions being managed by the handler, and takes the form: `{ handler => 'handler-name', extensions => ['extension']}`.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path        => '/path/to/directory',
          addhandlers => [{ handler => 'cgi-script', extensions => ['.cgi']}],
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `allow`

Sets an [Allow](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_authz_host.html#allow) directive, which groups authorizations based on hostnames or IPs. **Deprecated:** This parameter is being deprecated due to a change in Apache. It only works with Apache 2.2 and lower. You can use it as a single string for one rule or as an array for more than one.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path  => '/path/to/directory',
          allow => 'from example.org',
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `allow_override`

Sets the types of directives allowed in [.htaccess](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#allowoverride) files. Accepts an array.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot      => '/path/to/directory',
      directories  => [
        { path           => '/path/to/directory',
          allow_override => ['AuthConfig', 'Indexes'],
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `auth_basic_authoritative`

Sets the value for [AuthBasicAuthoritative](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_auth_basic.html#authbasicauthoritative), which determines whether authorization and authentication are passed to lower level Apache modules.

###### `auth_basic_fake`

Sets the value for [AuthBasicFake](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_auth_basic.html#authbasicfake), which statically configures authorization credentials for a given directive block.

###### `auth_basic_provider`

Sets the value for [AuthBasicProvider] (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_auth_basic.html#authbasicprovider), which sets the authentication provider for a given location.

###### `auth_digest_algorithm`

Sets the value for [AuthDigestAlgorithm](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_auth_digest.html#authdigestalgorithm), which selects the algorithm used to calculate the challenge and response hashes.

###### `auth_digest_domain`

Sets the value for [AuthDigestDomain](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_auth_digest.html#authdigestdomain), which allows you to specify one or more URIs in the same protection space for digest authentication.

###### `auth_digest_nonce_lifetime`

Sets the value for [AuthDigestNonceLifetime](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_auth_digest.html#authdigestnoncelifetime), which controls how long the server nonce is valid.

###### `auth_digest_provider`

Sets the value for [AuthDigestProvider](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_auth_digest.html#authdigestprovider), which sets the authentication provider for a given location.

###### `auth_digest_qop`

Sets the value for [AuthDigestQop](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_auth_digest.html#authdigestqop), which determines the quality-of-protection to use in digest authentication.

###### `auth_digest_shmem_size`

Sets the value for [AuthAuthDigestShmemSize](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_auth_digest.html#authdigestshmemsize), which defines the amount of shared memory allocated to the server for keeping track of clients.

###### `auth_group_file`

Sets the value for [AuthGroupFile](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_authz_groupfile.html#authgroupfile), which sets the name of the text file containing the list of user groups for authorization.

###### `auth_name`

Sets the value for [AuthName](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_authn_core.html#authname), which sets the name of the authorization realm.

###### `auth_require`

Sets the entity name you're requiring to allow access. Read more about [Require](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_authz_host.html#requiredirectives).

###### `auth_type`

Sets the value for [AuthType](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_authn_core.html#authtype), which guides the type of user authentication.

###### `auth_user_file`

Sets the value for [AuthUserFile](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_authn_file.html#authuserfile), which sets the name of the text file containing the users/passwords for authentication.

###### `custom_fragment`

Pass a string of custom configuration directives to be placed at the end of the directory configuration.

~~~ puppet
  apache::vhost { 'monitor':
    …
    directories => [
      {
        path => '/path/to/directory',
        custom_fragment => '
  <Location /balancer-manager>
    SetHandler balancer-manager
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
  </Location>
  <Location /server-status>
    SetHandler server-status
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
  </Location>
  ProxyStatus On',
      },
    ]
  }
~~~

###### `deny`

Sets a [Deny](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_authz_host.html#deny) directive, specifying which hosts are denied access to the server. **Deprecated:** This parameter is being deprecated due to a change in Apache. It only works with Apache 2.2 and lower. You can use it as a single string for one rule or as an array for more than one.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path => '/path/to/directory',
          deny => 'from example.org',
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `error_documents`

An array of hashes used to override the [ErrorDocument](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#errordocument) settings for the directory.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      directories => [
        { path            => '/srv/www',
          error_documents => [
            { 'error_code' => '503',
              'document'   => '/service-unavail',
            },
          ],
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `geoip_enable`

Sets the [GeoIPEnable](http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/legacy/mod_geoip2/#Configuration) directive.
Note that you must declare `class {'apache::mod::geoip': }` before using this directive.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'first.example.com':
      docroot     => '/var/www/first',
      directories => [
        { path         => '/var/www/first',
          geoip_enable => true,
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `headers`

Adds lines for [Header](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_headers.html#header) directives.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => {
        path    => '/path/to/directory',
        headers => 'Set X-Robots-Tag "noindex, noarchive, nosnippet"',
      },
    }
~~~

###### `index_options`

Allows configuration settings for [directory indexing](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_autoindex.html#indexoptions).

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path           => '/path/to/directory',
          directoryindex => 'disabled', # this is needed on Apache 2.4 or mod_autoindex doesn't work
          options        => ['Indexes','FollowSymLinks','MultiViews'],
          index_options  => ['IgnoreCase', 'FancyIndexing', 'FoldersFirst', 'NameWidth=*', 'DescriptionWidth=*', 'SuppressHTMLPreamble'],
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `index_order_default`

Sets the [default ordering](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_autoindex.html#indexorderdefault) of the directory index.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path                => '/path/to/directory',
          order               => 'Allow,Deny',
          index_order_default => ['Descending', 'Date'],
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `index_style_sheet`

Sets the [IndexStyleSheet](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_autoindex.html#indexstylesheet) which adds a CSS stylesheet to the directory index.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path              => '/path/to/directory',
          options           => ['Indexes','FollowSymLinks','MultiViews'],
          index_options     => ['FancyIndexing'],
          index_style_sheet => '/styles/style.css',
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `mellon_enable`

Sets the [MellonEnable](https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon) to enable auth_melon on a location.

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost{'sample.example.net':
  docroot => '/path/to/directory',
  directories => [
    { path                       => '/',
      provider                   => 'directory',
      mellon_enable              => 'info',
      mellon_sp_private_key_file => '/etc/certs/${::fqdn}.key,
      mellon_endpoint_path       => '/mellon',
      mellon_set_env_no_prefix   => { 'ADFS_GROUP' => 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/claims/Group',
                                      'ADFS_EMAIL' => 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/claims/EmailAddress'},
      mellon_user => 'ADFS_LOGIN'
    },
    { path => '/protected',
      provider => 'location',
      mellon_enable => 'auth',
      auth_type => 'Mellon',
      auth_require => 'valid-user',
      mellon_cond => ['ADFS_LOGIN userA [MAP]','ADFS_LOGIN userB [MAP]']
    }
  ]
}

###### `mellon_cond`

Sets the [MellonCond](https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon) is an array of mellon conditions that must
be met to grant access.


###### `mellon_endpoint_path`

Sets the [MellonEndpointPath](https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon) to set melon endpoint path.

###### `mellon_idp_metadata_file`

Sets the [MellonIDPMetadataFile](https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon) location of idp metadata file.

###### `mellon_saml_rsponse_dump`

Sets the [MellonSamlRepsponseDump](https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon) to enable debug of SAML.

###### `mellon_set_env_no_prefix`

Sets the [MellonSetEnvNoPrefix](https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon) is a hash of attribute names to map
to environment variables.


###### `mellon_sp_private_key_file`

Sets the [MellonSPPrivateKeyFile](https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon) private key location of service provider.

###### `mellon_sp_cert_file`

Sets the [MellonSPCertFile](https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon) public key location of service provider.

###### `mellon_user`

Sets the [MellonUser](https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon) attribute we should use for the username.

###### `options`

Lists the [Options](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#options) for the given Directory block.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path    => '/path/to/directory',
          options => ['Indexes','FollowSymLinks','MultiViews'],
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `order`

Sets the order of processing Allow and Deny statements as per [Apache core documentation](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_authz_host.html#order). **Deprecated:** This parameter is being deprecated due to a change in Apache. It only works with Apache 2.2 and lower.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path  => '/path/to/directory',
          order => 'Allow,Deny',
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `passenger_enabled`

Sets the value for the [PassengerEnabled](http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide%20Apache.html#PassengerEnabled) directory to 'on' or 'off'. Requires `apache::mod::passenger` to be included.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path              => '/path/to/directory',
          passenger_enabled => 'on',
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

*Note:* Be aware that there is an [issue](http://www.conandalton.net/2010/06/passengerenabled-off-not-working.html) using the PassengerEnabled directive with the PassengerHighPerformance directive.

###### `php_value` and `php_flag`

`php_value` sets the value of the directory, and `php_flag` uses a boolean to configure the directory. Further information can be found [here](http://php.net/manual/en/configuration.changes.php).

###### `php_admin_value` and `php_admin_flag`

`php_admin_value` sets the value of the directory, and `php_admin_flag` uses a boolean to configure the directory. Further information can be found [here](http://php.net/manual/en/configuration.changes.php).


###### `satisfy`

Sets a `Satisfy` directive as per the [Apache Core documentation](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#satisfy). **Deprecated:** This parameter is being deprecated due to a change in Apache. It only works with Apache 2.2 and lower.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path    => '/path/to/directory',
          satisfy => 'Any',
        }
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `sethandler`

Sets a `SetHandler` directive as per the [Apache Core documentation](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#sethandler). An example:

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path       => '/path/to/directory',
          sethandler => 'None',
        }
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `rewrites`

Creates URL [`rewrites`](#rewrites) rules in vhost directories. Expects an array of hashes, and the hash keys can be any of 'comment', 'rewrite_base', 'rewrite_cond', or 'rewrite_rule'.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'secure.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path        => '/path/to/directory',
          rewrites => [ { comment      => 'Permalink Rewrites',
                          rewrite_base => '/'
                        },
                        { rewrite_rule => [ '^index\.php$ - [L]' ]
                        },
                        { rewrite_cond => [ '%{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f',
                                            '%{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d',
                                          ],
                          rewrite_rule => [ '. /index.php [L]' ],
                        }
                      ],
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

***Note*** If you include rewrites in your directories make sure you are also including `apache::mod::rewrite`. You may also want to consider setting the rewrites using the `rewrites` parameter in `apache::vhost` rather than setting the rewrites in the vhost directories.

###### `shib_request_setting`

Allows an valid content setting to be set or altered for the application request. This command takes two parameters, the name of the content setting, and the value to set it to.Check the Shibboleth [content setting documentation](https://wiki.shibboleth.net/confluence/display/SHIB2/NativeSPContentSettings) for valid settings. This key is disabled if `apache::mod::shib` is not defined. Check the [`mod_shib` documentation](https://wiki.shibboleth.net/confluence/display/SHIB2/NativeSPApacheConfig#NativeSPApacheConfig-Server/VirtualHostOptions) for more details.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'secure.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path                  => '/path/to/directory',
          shib_require_setting  => 'requiresession 1',
          shib_use_headers      => 'On',
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `shib_use_headers`

When set to 'On' this turns on the use of request headers to publish attributes to applications. Valid values for this key is 'On' or 'Off', and the default value is 'Off'. This key is disabled if `apache::mod::shib` is not defined. Check the [`mod_shib` documentation](https://wiki.shibboleth.net/confluence/display/SHIB2/NativeSPApacheConfig#NativeSPApacheConfig-Server/VirtualHostOptions) for more details.

###### `ssl_options`

String or list of [SSLOptions](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#ssloptions), which configure SSL engine run-time options. This handler takes precedence over SSLOptions set in the parent block of the vhost.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'secure.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path        => '/path/to/directory',
          ssl_options => '+ExportCertData',
        },
        { path        => '/path/to/different/dir',
          ssl_options => [ '-StdEnvVars', '+ExportCertData'],
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

###### `suphp`

A hash containing the 'user' and 'group' keys for the [suPHP_UserGroup](http://www.suphp.org/DocumentationView.html?file=apache/CONFIG) setting. It must be used with `suphp_engine => on` in the vhost declaration, and can only be passed within `directories`.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'secure.example.net':
      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
      directories => [
        { path  => '/path/to/directory',
          suphp =>
            { user  =>  'myappuser',
              group => 'myappgroup',
            },
        },
      ],
    }
~~~

####SSL parameters for `apache::vhost`

All of the SSL parameters for `::vhost` default to whatever is set in the base `apache` class. Use the below parameters to tweak individual SSL settings for specific vhosts.

##### `ssl`

Enables SSL for the virtual host. SSL vhosts only respond to HTTPS queries. Valid values are 'true' or 'false'. Defaults to 'false'.

##### `ssl_ca`

Specifies the SSL certificate authority. Defaults to 'undef'.

##### `ssl_cert`

Specifies the SSL certification. Defaults are based on your OS: '/etc/pki/tls/certs/localhost.crt' for RedHat, '/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem' for Debian, '/usr/local/etc/apache22/server.crt' for FreeBSD, and '/etc/ssl/apache2/server.crt' on Gentoo.

##### `ssl_protocol`

Specifies [SSLProtocol](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslprotocol). Expects an array of accepted protocols. Defaults to 'all', '-SSLv2', '-SSLv3'.

##### `ssl_cipher`

Specifies [SSLCipherSuite](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslciphersuite). Defaults to 'HIGH:MEDIUM:!aNULL:!MD5'.

##### `ssl_honorcipherorder`

Sets [SSLHonorCipherOrder](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslhonorcipherorder), which is used to prefer the server's cipher preference order. Defaults to 'On' in the base `apache` config.

##### `ssl_certs_dir`

Specifies the location of the SSL certification directory. Defaults to '/etc/ssl/certs' on Debian, '/etc/pki/tls/certs' on RedHat, '/usr/local/etc/apache22' on FreeBSD, and '/etc/ssl/apache2' on Gentoo.

##### `ssl_chain`

Specifies the SSL chain. Defaults to 'undef'. (This default works out of the box, but it must be updated in the base `apache` class with your specific certificate information before being used in production.)

##### `ssl_crl`

Specifies the certificate revocation list to use. Defaults to 'undef'. (This default works out of the box but must be updated in the base `apache` class with your specific certificate information before being used in production.)

##### `ssl_crl_path`

Specifies the location of the certificate revocation list. Defaults to 'undef'. (This default works out of the box but must be updated in the base `apache` class with your specific certificate information before being used in production.)

##### `ssl_crl_check`

Sets the certificate revocation check level via the [SSLCARevocationCheck directive](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslcarevocationcheck), defaults to 'undef'. This default works out of the box but must be specified when using CRLs in production. Only applicable to Apache 2.4 or higher; the value is ignored on older versions.

##### `ssl_key`

Specifies the SSL key. Defaults are based on your operating system: '/etc/pki/tls/private/localhost.key' for RedHat, '/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key' for Debian, '/usr/local/etc/apache22/server.key' for FreeBSD, and '/etc/ssl/apache2/server.key' on Gentoo. (This default works out of the box but must be updated in the base `apache` class with your specific certificate information before being used in production.)

##### `ssl_verify_client`

Sets the [SSLVerifyClient](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslverifyclient) directive, which sets the certificate verification level for client authentication. Valid values are: 'none', 'optional', 'require', and 'optional_no_ca'. Defaults to 'undef'.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      …
      ssl_verify_client => 'optional',
    }
~~~

##### `ssl_verify_depth`

Sets the [SSLVerifyDepth](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslverifydepth) directive, which specifies the maximum depth of CA certificates in client certificate verification. Defaults to 'undef'.

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      …
      ssl_verify_depth => 1,
    }
~~~

##### `ssl_options`

Sets the [SSLOptions](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#ssloptions) directive, which configures various SSL engine run-time options. This is the global setting for the given vhost and can be a string or an array. Defaults to 'undef'.

A string:

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      …
      ssl_options => '+ExportCertData',
    }
~~~

An array:

~~~ puppet
    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
      …
      ssl_options => [ '+StrictRequire', '+ExportCertData' ],
    }
~~~

##### `ssl_openssl_conf_cmd`

Sets the [SSLOpenSSLConfCmd](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslopensslconfcmd) directive, which provides direct configuration of OpenSSL parameters. Defaults to 'undef'.

##### `ssl_proxyengine`

Specifies whether or not to use [SSLProxyEngine](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_ssl.html#sslproxyengine). Valid values are 'true' and 'false'. Defaults to 'false'.

####Define: FastCGI Server

This type is intended for use with mod_fastcgi. It allows you to define one or more external FastCGI servers to handle specific file types.

Ex:

~~~ puppet
apache::fastcgi::server { 'php':
  host       => '127.0.0.1:9000',
  timeout    => 15,
  flush      => false,
  faux_path  => '/var/www/php.fcgi',
  fcgi_alias => '/php.fcgi',
  file_type  => 'application/x-httpd-php'
}
~~~

Within your virtual host, you can then configure the specified file type to be handled by the fastcgi server specified above.

~~~ puppet
apache::vhost { 'www':
  ...
  custom_fragment => 'AddType application/x-httpd-php .php'
  ...
}
~~~

##### `host`

The hostname or IP address and TCP port number (1-65535) of the FastCGI server.

##### `timeout`

The number of seconds of FastCGI application inactivity allowed before the request is aborted and the event is logged (at the error LogLevel). The inactivity timer applies only as long as a connection is pending with the FastCGI application. If a request is queued to an application, but the application doesn't respond (by writing and flushing) within this period, the request is aborted. If communication is complete with the application but incomplete with the client (the response is buffered), the timeout does not apply.

##### `flush`

Force a write to the client as data is received from the application. By default, mod_fastcgi buffers data in order to free the application as quickly as possible.

##### `faux_path`

`faux_path` does not have to exist in the local filesystem. URIs that Apache resolves to this filename are handled by this external FastCGI application.

##### `alias`

A unique alias. This is used internally to link the action with the FastCGI server.

##### `file_type`

The MIME-type of the file to be processed by the FastCGI server.

### Private Defines

#### Define: `apache::peruser::multiplexer`

This define checks if an Apache module has a class. If it does, it includes that class. If it does not, it passes the module name to the [`apache::mod`][] define.

#### Define: `apache::peruser::multiplexer`

Enables the [`Peruser`][] module for FreeBSD only.

#### Define: `apache::peruser::processor`

Enables the [`Peruser`][] module for FreeBSD only.

#### Define: `apache::security::file_link`

Links the `activated_rules` from [`apache::mod::security`][] to the respective CRS rules on disk.

### Templates

The Apache module relies heavily on templates to enable the [`apache::vhost`][] and [`apache::mod`][] defines. These templates are built based on [Facter][] facts specific to your operating system. Unless explicitly called out, most templates are not meant for configuration.

## Limitations

### Ubuntu 10.04

The [`apache::vhost::WSGIImportScript`][] parameter creates a statement inside the virtual host that is unsupported on older versions of Apache, causing it to fail. This will be remedied in a future refactoring.

### RHEL/CentOS 5

The [`apache::mod::passenger`][] and [`apache::mod::proxy_html`][] classes are untested since repositories are missing compatible packages.

### RHEL/CentOS 7

The [`apache::mod::passenger`][] class is untested as the EL7 repository is missing compatible packages, which also blocks us from testing the [`apache::vhost`][] define's [`rack_base_uris`][] parameter.

### General

This module is CI tested against both [open source Puppet][] and [Puppet Enterprise][] on:

- CentOS 5 and 6
- Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04
- Debian 7
- RHEL 5, 6, and 7

This module also provides functions for other distributions and operating systems, such as FreeBSD, Gentoo, and Amazon Linux, but is not formally tested on them and are subject to regressions.

### SELinux and custom paths

If [SELinux][] is in [enforcing mode][] and you want to use custom paths for `logroot`, `mod_dir`, `vhost_dir`, and `docroot`, you need to manage the files' context yourself.

You can do this with Puppet:

~~~ puppet
exec { 'set_apache_defaults':
  command => 'semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "/custom/path(/.*)?"',
  path    => '/bin:/usr/bin/:/sbin:/usr/sbin',
  require => Package['policycoreutils-python'],
}

package { 'policycoreutils-python':
  ensure => installed,
}

exec { 'restorecon_apache':
  command => 'restorecon -Rv /apache_spec',
  path    => '/bin:/usr/bin/:/sbin:/usr/sbin',
  before  => Class['Apache::Service'],
  require => Class['apache'],
}

class { 'apache': }

host { 'test.server':
  ip => '127.0.0.1',
}

file { '/custom/path':
  ensure => directory,
}

file { '/custom/path/include':
  ensure  => present,
  content => '#additional_includes',
}

apache::vhost { 'test.server':
  docroot             => '/custom/path',
  additional_includes => '/custom/path/include',
}
~~~

You need to set the contexts using `semanage fcontext` instead of `chcon` because Puppet's `file` resources reset the values' context in the database if the resource doesn't specify it.

### FreeBSD

In order to use this module on FreeBSD, you _must_ use apache24-2.4.12 (www/apache24) or newer.

## Development

### Contributing

[Puppet Labs][] modules on the [Puppet Forge][] are open projects, and community contributions are essential for keeping them great. We can’t access the huge number of platforms and myriad hardware, software, and deployment configurations that Puppet is intended to serve.

We want to make it as easy as possible to contribute changes so our modules work in your environment, but we also need contributors to follow a few guidelines to help us maintain and improve the modules' quality.

For more information, please read the complete [module contribution guide][].

### Running tests

This project contains tests for both [rspec-puppet][] and [beaker-rspec][] to verify functionality. For detailed information on using these tools, please see their respective documentation.

#### Testing quickstart: Ruby > 1.8.7

~~~
gem install bundler
bundle install
bundle exec rake spec
bundle exec rspec spec/acceptance
RS_DEBUG=yes bundle exec rspec spec/acceptance
~~~

#### Testing quickstart: Ruby = 1.8.7

~~~
gem install bundler
bundle install --without system_tests
bundle exec rake spec
~~~