In March 2012 the Static Web Hosting service will be migrated to new hardware. There should be no visible change to the service and it should not be necessary to update any existing client configurations. Customer data will be migrated to the new hardware and there should be no action required.
In the process we will be updating existing configurations that are stored in the server configuration and moving them to ".htaccess" files that will be accessible via Webdav. This should enable customers to further customize their static site or should they choose migrate their static site to other hosting services, their own web servers, or external web host providers. We will also be changing some global settings like disabling file directory listings, we will provide documentation on how to enable this functionality on a per-directory basis as needed.
We will also be disabling/deleting unused websites/data directories. Future communications will detail the timeline for the migration and provide specifics of any configuration changes.
Summary of changes
- All configurations moved to ".htaccess" (i.e. Location directives for Options, DirectoryIndex, rewrite rules, etc...)
- Directory listings disabled globally
- New default configuration that allows one the ability to modify directoryindex, rewrite rules, errordocument, serverside includes(SSI), directory listing, from ".htaccess"
- Several vhosts will be disabled (i.e. test.*)
- Several orphaned/un-used directories will be deleted