Apache HTTP Server /etc/apache2/mods-available/negotiation.conf

Original ๐Ÿ“‹ Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) 14 lines

Works On

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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)
Same on:
Debian 13 (Trixie)
Other versions:

Details

Size
14 lines
MD5
b023fc6578d5b64059df4dfe689cb779
SHA256
3041b28664a6b7dee9e93adaf09e0d6cbbfd29016f6a634fcfa0429cba39d7be

Copy & Paste

curl:
curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/b023fc6578d5b64059df4dfe689cb779?hint=negotiation.conf
wget:
wget -O negotiation.conf https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/b023fc6578d5b64059df4dfe689cb779?hint=negotiation.conf

For AI Agents

You are a DevOps agent. Fetch the default Apache HTTP Server config for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) from https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/b023fc6578d5b64059df4dfe689cb779?hint=negotiation.conf. Compare with my current /etc/apache2/mods-available/negotiation.conf and summarize differences and safe changes.

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or other AI assistants.

/etc/apache2/mods-available/negotiation.conf
# LanguagePriority allows you to give precedence to some languages
# in case of a tie during content negotiation.
#
# Just list the languages in decreasing order of preference. We have
# more or less alphabetized them here. You probably want to change this.
#
LanguagePriority en ca cs da de el eo es et fr he hr it ja ko ltz nl nn no pl pt pt-BR ru sv tr zh-CN zh-TW

#
# ForceLanguagePriority allows you to serve a result page rather than
# MULTIPLE CHOICES (Prefer) [in case of a tie] or NOT ACCEPTABLE (Fallback)
# [in case no accepted languages matched the available variants]
#
ForceLanguagePriority Prefer Fallback

Install Apache HTTP Server

Alpine Linux

sudo apk add apache2

Debian

sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

sudo yum install httpd

Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2

File Location

File Path
/etc/apache2/mods-available/negotiation.conf
Directory
/etc/apache2/mods-available/
Significance
System-wide configuration directory
Description
Files in /etc/ contain system-wide configuration settings that affect all users.

FAQ

When should I use this negotiation.conf?

Restore it. Compare it. Start clean.

How do I restore Apache HTTP Server defaults?

Download, replace, restart.

Is negotiation.conf safe for production?

Yes. This is exactly what shipped. Safe starting point.

How does this differ from other OS versions?

Defaults change. This one is specific to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat).

Can I use this for Apache HTTP Server troubleshooting?

Absolutely. Diff this against yours to spot the problem.