HostnamePlugin

Displays the hostname of the server serving Foswiki.

Description

This is a simple plugin that displays the hostname of the server that served the request. It can be useful when using a load balancer so you can be sure which server served the request.

Usage

• Displays the hostname of the server.
• Syntax: %HOSTNAME%
• Expands to: h1608552.stratoserver.net
• Related: HTTP_HOST, REMOTE_ADDR, REMOTE_PORT, REMOTE_USER

Installation Instructions

You do not need to install anything in the browser to use this extension. The following instructions are for the administrator who installs the extension on the server.

Open configure, and open the "Extensions" section. Use "Find More Extensions" to get a list of available extensions. Select "Install".

If you have any problems, or if the extension isn't available in configure, then you can still install manually from the command-line. See http://foswiki.org/Support/ManuallyInstallingExtensions for more help.

Plugin Files

File:	Description:
data/System/HostnamePlugin.txt	Documentation
data/System/VarHOSTNAME.txt	Macro documentation
lib/Foswiki/Plugins/HostnamePlugin.pm	Perl module

Plugin Info

Plugin Author(s):	Foswiki:Main.AndrewJones
Copyright:	© 2007 - 2011, Foswiki:Main.AndrewJones
License:	GPL (Gnu General Public License)
Plugin Release:	1.1
Plugin Version:	11628 (2011-05-04)
Change History:
04 May 2011	1.1: Foswiki:Task.Item10708: Non-closing span on error message - Foswiki:Main.AndrewJones
12 Mar 2009	1.0: Initial release - Foswiki:Main.AndrewJones
Dependencies:	Name Version Description Sys::Hostname >=1.11 Required
Plugin Home:	http://foswiki.org/Extensions/HostnamePlugin
Support:	http://foswiki.org/Support/HostnamePlugin

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