On Tuesday 06 March 2007, linuxmaillists@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > My DocumentRoot is here: > > # > # DocumentRoot: The directory out of which you will serve > your > # documents. By default, all requests are taken from this > directory, but > # symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to > other locations. > # > DocumentRoot "/var/www/html" > > > My Aliases look like this: > > # > Alias /icons/ "/var/www/icons/" > Alias /public_html "/home/user_name/public_html" > # > > What is wrong with the second Alias line above? > > # > # 05/23/05: This is now provided via a separate package > called httpd-manual > # which comes with an own manual alias > Alias /manual "/var/www/manual" > > I want to be able to have one or two of my files > in /var/www/html and the rest of them > in /home/user_name/public_html > > Will this work with Alias or symbolic links? > > I have tried both and neither works for me. I have read this several times and it just is not working for me. http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/public_html.html http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_userdir.html#userdir http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_alias.html#alias The text below came from the Apache manual on my local box The Alias directive allows documents to be stored in the local filesystem other than under the DocumentRoot. URLs with a (%-decoded) path beginning with url-path will be mapped to local files beginning with directory-path. What does the second sentence above mean? # cd /; ln -s / public_html Accessing http://localhost/~root/ This would allow clients to walk through the entire filesystem. Will some be kind enough to explain how this would work? This appears to be what I am trying to do with my user directory but it isn't working.
