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T. Brian Jones
Asked: 2011-08-01 00:59:40 +0800 CST

Add a directory to the Apache Web Root?

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I'm running httpd on linux.

I have a folder (/data/) that is not in the apache web directory (/var/www/html/) that I would like users to be able to access from their browser. I don't want to move this folder.

How do I make files in this folder accessible to a web browser when the folder is outside the apache web folder?

linux apache-2.2 httpd

4 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    You can use mod_alias to do this quite simply

    Alias /data /data/outside/documentroot
<Directory /data/outside/documentroot>
     Order allow,deny
     Allow from all
</Directory>

    Would redirect urls like http://example.com/data/file1.dat to the file /data/outside/documentroot/file1.dat

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  2. You want Alias.

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  3. I used a symlink to pull this off. I'm wondering if there are any implications of doing this that I should be aware of.

    ln -s /data/ /var/www/html/
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  4. I also used symlink with a name like this:

    ln -s /data/ /var/www/html/data

    Then go to the URL: http://your_server_ip/data

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