On 09.01.08 11:32, Tony Heal wrote: > I am using apache 1.3 on a debian etch system with a 2.6 kernel. I have www > root redirected from a file in conf.d. I am currently using a symlink in the > redirected root to direct a php file to a different directory in /var/www/ > and I would rather use httpd.conf to do this. > > Although I am pretty sure that I can use the file in conf.d, that file is > used on other systems for a particular software program that do not have > this php file. > > I have tried using an Alias and I get "401 Authorization Required" > > Alias /file.php /var/www/directory/file.php Looks like access to /var/www/directory is limited to some users/groups... > RewriteRule /file.php /var/www/directory/file.php [R] afaik rewrite rewrites URL into another URL, not into path... -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uhlar@xxxxxxxxxxx ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. Christian Science Programming: "Let God Debug It!". --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx