How to use the setEnv variable in apache?

Question

I need to set my apache environment to 'foobar'

I know I need to set in in my vhost, but what should I type there and where?

Extort

Answer 1

SetEnv sets a particular variable to some value, so you need something like

SetEnv varname varvalue

If this is for a specific virtual host, and you have access to the Apache configuration files, this would go inside the <VirtualHost> directive for that virtual host.

If you don't have control of the config files, you'll need to put it in a .htaccess file. But for this to work, SetEnv must be allowed in .htaccess files, which is specified using the AllowOverride directive.

Lindner

I have never done or used Apache and now as I am setting up Git with Smart HTTP protocol I have this little problem. In the manual they are talking about a command such as SetEnv GIT_PROJECT_ROOT /opt/git. In the linux I don't have an access to a command called SetEnv but setenv. I quite frankly don't know where should I be putting this command in. Would you be able to give me a hint? – Howardhowarth

SetEnv isn't a command you type in a terminal. It's a directive you put into the Apache configuration files. You should probably create a new question that describes your environment. – Lindner

Thanks for your answer. I definitely will. I figured that one the hard way. :) As I said I know nothing about Apache and in general very little about Linux. Cheers – Howardhowarth

@Mehrad, I would like to know if you have found the answer ? – Woodsia

Answer 2

I came here because I configured a python/django WSGI environment. Loading modules and SetEnv'ing all day long. Did not work. The vars would just not show up.

What did work was this: https://gist.github.com/GrahamDumpleton/b380652b768e81a7f60c

Graham describes how to basically clone your wsgi.py file and then use a different one for each environment (production, test, dev) and setting your environment vars in there with os.environ['whatever'] = 'you like!'

Walkyrie