Re: HTTP instance - apache configuration/directive quesiton - updated program deployment

For development/testing and live, I use different HTTP server instaces on
different ports for each. The configs are identical except for:

1. The port... live is 80 or 443, and development/test is 8080 or 8443.
2. The scriptalias points to the appropriate CGI library
3. The Directory containers that allow access to the CGI libs

Then all we do is reference a different port for testing vs live. It
really makes things simpler and easier instead of trying to hack through an
Apache config.

I tend not to try and rely and library lists unless it's for data files
(ie, manipulating the library list at run time to access different files in
different libraries).

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On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 9:44 AM Steinmetz, Paul <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

We have several HTTP instances calling various RPGLE pgms AAA from library
BBB via ScriptAlias, see below.
ScriptAlias /ptm /qsys.lib/bbb.lib/aaa.pgm.

We use a “NEW” or “N” library to install changes for our applications.
BBBN is included in all jobd/library lists for the applications.

We have an updated version of program AAA that is installed in library
BBBN.
The problem is that the HTTP instance does not see the new program in
library BBBN.

After much research, and PMR with IBM, There is no method to reference a
program in a different library, BBBN.

ScriptAlias points to a specific library/directory/program... It does not
function to pick up objects from multiple locations like a library list.
You either need a new script alias or to overlay the original program (as
specified in the script alias)
​There is no other directive which would allow you to pick up programs
from multiple locations.

Solutions given, but not preferred,
1) Reconfigure the HTTP instance ScriptAlias - ScriptAlias /ptm
/qsys.lib/bbbn.lib/aaa.pgm
2) Replace the aaa program with the new version aaa program, NOT using the
bbbn library.

How are others in the group handling HTTP instance configurations when a
new program has to be deployed, to a n library.

Thank You
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