Is it possible to use variables in httpd.conf

Question

Is there a way to use variables of some sort in an apache httpd.conf file? I\'d like to define a value and use it throughout a block, as in

define myva         


        

Answer 1

Try mod_macro. It actually allows you to use what are essentially variables. An example from the module's docs page gives the gist of it:

## Define a VHost Macro for repetitive configurations


  Listen $port
  

    ServerName $host
    DocumentRoot $dir

    
      # do something here...
    

    # limit access to intranet subdir.
    
      Require ip 10.0.0.0/8
    
  


## Use of VHost with different arguments.

Use VHost www.apache.org 80 /vhosts/apache/htdocs
Use VHost example.org 8080 /vhosts/example/htdocs
Use VHost www.example.fr 1234 /vhosts/example.fr/htdocs

I found a download for it at http://www.cri.ensmp.fr/~coelho/mod_macro/