[SATLUG] apache file in a different folder

[David Kowis]

Richard Suberg wrote:
> so it is a filesystem thing and not an apache thing....


The option "FollowSymlinks" May also be required.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#options

And the file has to be readable by the user the apache daemon is running as.

That should take care of it.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: satlug-bounces at satlug.org [mailto:satlug-bounces at satlug.org]On
> Behalf Of Samuel Leon
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 10:10 PM
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> Subject: Re: [SATLUG] apache file in a different folder
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> Richard Suberg wrote:
>> What I would like to do is a file available in a different folder then
>> DocumentRoot. Different path altogether. For example:
>> DocumentRoot set to /mnt/www/web
>> want to make a file  /var/log/callerid.log available.
>>
>> Everything I find doesn't relate to what I want to do.  I may be phrasing
>> the search wrong - not knowing the best way to phrase what I want.  I am
>> using Apache 2.2.4 and only using simple pages so far - no elaborate files
>> no php, asp, cgi, mostly static text pages and binary files.  Thanks.
>>
>> Richard
>>
> 
> 
> 
> ln -s  /var/log/callerid.log /mnt/www/web
> 
> 
> also run " man ln " in the console and read the manpage.  The command
> above puts a link to the file "/var/log/callerid.log" into the directory
> "/mnt/www/web"
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