[mdlug] Apache and Config for files outside of www dir

[Rich Elswick]

Take a look at how Subversion and WebDav  does it as you can expose
your svn directories via WebDav (sp?) On Apache.

Rich

On 8/25/10, Brian <fativi at gmail.com> wrote:
> NFS to replace symlinks? That's a bit like swatting a fly with a scud missle
> :) Honestly there shouldn't be any problems with using symlinks so long as
> the apache config allows it and the user that runs apache has access to your
> projects folder.
>
> On Aug 25, 2010 8:35 AM, "Evan Carew" <elcarew at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>> You know, I'm interested in this topic as well. Professionally, I do web
>> development for FRY and Grandriver of Ann Arbor, and I had trouble
>> getting my new FC11 laptop config to work in an office environment the
>> way I wanted it to. A rather frustrating experience for someone who has
>> used Linux for the last 10 years. Much like the originator of this
>> thread, I wanted to do web development outside of /var/www, in this
>> case, my /home/me/Projects directory. I was under the impression that I
>> could use soft links, or aliases, but nothing worked. There was always
>> some security complaint from Apache. Out of frustration I eventually
>> ended up using NFS with the squash all parameter. That fixed it, but at
>> a performance cost I'm still not happy about. If anyone is currently
>> using an alternative method which actually works (example httpd.conf
>> would be appreciated) I think we could all benifit.
>>
>> On 08/10/2010 11:52 AM, Wojtak, Greg wrote:
>>> Instead of creating a soft link, you could, in your httpd.conf, do
>>>
>>> Alias /mystuff/ /media/mydrivename/mystuff/
>>>
>>> Then you might need a Directory entry for /mystuff/
>>>
>>> <Directory /media/mydrivename/mystuff>
>>> Options Indexes
>>> AllowOverride None
>>> Order allow,deny
>>> Allow from all
>>> </Directory>
>>>
>>> You may need to tweak some of the directives in the
>> <Directory></Directory> block, but that should be a relatively
>> straightforward method of doing what you are trying to do.
>>>
>>> Greg
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On
>> Behalf Of gib at juno.com
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 10:28 AM
>>> To: mdlug at mdlug.org
>>> Subject: [mdlug] Apache and Config for files outside of www dir
>>>
>>> I'm trying to set up my web server to allow me to have the files on my
>> large drive assessable. I'm running into what, I assume, is a security
>> issue that someone would be able help with.
>>>
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