[OPEN-ILS-DOCUMENTATION] Apache-level customization Documentation

[Thomas Berezansky]

I have created two new bugs in Launchpad with documentation for doing  
things at the Apache level. Because in both cases I couldn't decide  
where to put them in the regular documentation I am deferring to the  
experts for that, hence this email. Also, I figure that both could  
possibly belong in a new section of documentation as they both cover  
"things you can do almost entirely in Apache".

The first covers some mod_rewrite tricks that MVLC has been using and  
sharing with others. I am unsure where to put it in the regular  
documentation, and I also figure it is possible that others may want  
to expand upon it before it becomes regular documentation.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1413621

The second also contains the code it is documenting, a new  
AccessHandler module that uses the OPAC login page instead of basic  
auth. In addition to being able to protect things so that only staff  
can access them (via permission checking, say STAFF_LOGIN or similar)  
it can also be used to protect things for Patron access (say, proxied  
websites). Given that it could be useful in both cases I was again  
unsure where to put it in the regular documentation. In this case I  
duplicated what I had come up with for Release Notes and changed the  
header levels so that the Release Notes can be safely trimmed if  
desired.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1413624

Both bugs have been tagged with documentation and pullrequest, though  
obviously the AccessHandler one needs to also be looked over by a  
developer.

Feel free to ask me questions directly or via updating the Launchpad bugs.

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Thomas Berezansky
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