Version Information is found at the top of the application in "( )" brackets after the word GUI:

The above example shows that it is version number one, of the fourth quarter of 1999. When a new quarter is entered, the version number goes back to one again.

Main Options are located at the top of the application.

• Vision - NetLoony application controls.
  
  
• Configuring: - Controls and indicates which element is selected and is being configured. The default is [Apache], indicating the Apache server. If you are editing an AccessFile, this will change to [htaccess].
  
  

The Configuring: tab text colour changes according to whether an element is enable or disabled (commented or uncommented) within the Apache configuration file. Blue text means it is enabled, and red text means it is disabled. This acts as a reminder that all command saved within a disabled (commented) element will also default to disabled.

NetLoony Controls

These are controls to manage the NetLoony application.

Option	Description
File and Directory locations that are required to run NetLoony
Support function which contains program error information
About the program, Look and Feel settings and System Information

Command Locator

This is located at the bottom of the application and is used to show:

1. What commands are supported by NetLoony.
   
   
2. Where the command is located within the GUI.
   
   

If you select a command from this list, the program will take you straight to that command. If the program appears to do nothing, it means the command is either not relevant for that section, or you are already at the correct location.

Section Directives

Sections are what we call the following directives:

• <VirtualHost> </VirtualHost>
• <Directory> </Directory>
• <DirectoryMatch> </DirectoryMatch>
• <Files> </Files>
• <FilesMatch> </FilesMatch>
• <Location> </Location>
• <LocationMatch> </LocationMatch>
• <Limit> </Limit>
• <LimitExcept> </LimitExcept>
• <IfDefine> </IfDefine>
• <IfModule> </IfModule>
  
  

As you may or may not know, these directives can contain further directives to control the access or behaviour of certain parts of your web site, or how the Apache server behaves according to its environment. These sections are represented by the following display:

Here you can see the structure of these directives and how they are nested within each other. Please note, these are not necessarily displayed in the same order as they appear in your configuration file.

The add, delete and rename buttons do exactly what they say. The status button, changes the status of the section directive (and all the directives within it) to or from enabled and disabled states.

Command Directives

All NetLoony commands are standard Apache directives, except for the SSL which require an additional module from http://www.modssl.org/ or http://www.apache-ssl.org. All these directives have been categorised within the following sections:

Description

Control of HTTP headers

Response to server errors

Miscellaneous server actions that could not be categorised

Control of Mime-Types and Mime-Type usage

Server connection control

Allocation or restriction of resources

File and Directory structure, such as aliases and auto-indexing options

Control of Apache modules, includes dynamic use

Basic server settings, including virtual servers

Logging and reporting configuration

Basic server access options

Common Gateway Interface and Server Side Includes configuration

Server control, performance information, syntax verification etc.

Caching server configuration.

Secure Socket Layer configuration - requires third-party module

Selected Resource Information

AccessFileNames (often named .htaccess) configuration

For users new to Apache, this layout is very easy to quickly obtain an understanding of what commands do what type of task. For the more experienced user, the command locator can take them straight to the command required, instantly.

The NetLoony help function is a little different to most help facilities. This one follows you around, in Follow-ME mode, while you are configuring settings, so the help is always just a glance away and automatically showing you the required information.

Quick Help

This gives a very brief description of the command selected. It is fast to use in Follow-ME mode, but the information provided is minimum.

Apache Documentation

This displays the full Apache release HTML documentation which is provided with Apache HTTP server distributions. This documentation is excellent as a reference and as a tutorial, but can be slow to use in Follow-ME mode.