[ale] Apache question

[Eric Z. Ayers]

Maybe a more focused search would help.

The Apache Web Server home page:

http://httpd.apache.org/


UserDir directive
Syntax: UserDir directory-filename
Default: UserDir public_html
Context: server config, virtual host
Status: Base
Module: mod_userdir
Compatibility: All forms except the UserDir public_html form are only 
available in Apache 1.1 or above. Use of the enabled keyword, or 
disabled with a list of usernames, is only available in Apache 1.3 and 
above.

The UserDir directive sets the real directory in a user's home directory 
to use when a request for a document for a user is received. 
Directory-filename is one of the following:

     * The name of a directory or a pattern such as those shown below.
     * The keyword disabled. This turns off all username-to-directory 
translations except those explicitly named with the enabled keyword (see 
below).
     * The keyword disabled followed by a space-delimited list of 
usernames. Usernames that appear in such a list will never have 
directory translation performed, even if they appear in an enabled clause.
     * The keyword enabled followed by a space-delimited list of 
usernames. These usernames will have directory translation performed 
even if a global disable is in effect, but not if they also appear in a 
disabled clause.

If neither the enabled nor the disabled keywords appear in the Userdir 
directive, the argument is treated as a filename pattern, and is used to 
turn the name into a directory specification. A request for 
http://www.foo.com/~bob/one/two.html will be translated to:

UserDir public_html     -> ~bob/public_html/one/two.html
UserDir /usr/web        -> /usr/web/bob/one/two.html
UserDir /home/*/www     -> /home/bob/www/one/two.html

The following directives will send redirects to the client:

UserDir http://www.foo.com/users -> 
http://www.foo.com/users/bob/one/two.html
UserDir http://www.foo.com/*/usr -> http://www.foo.com/bob/usr/one/two.html
UserDir http://www.foo.com/~*/   -> http://www.foo.com/~bob/one/two.html

Be careful when using this directive; for instance, "UserDir ./" would 
map "/~root" to "/" - which is probably undesirable. If you are running 
Apache 1.3 or above, it is strongly recommended that your configuration 
include a "UserDir disabled root" declaration. See also the <Directory> 
directive and the Security Tips page for more information.
Ken Nagorski wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> Uhm, I have a web server that won't let me get and index of
> ~/user/public_html? I know I figured this out once but I cannot fix it. I
> am trying to search the web but am coming up empty handed. Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks
> Ken
> 
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