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Asked: 2013-04-30 15:57:47 +0800 CST

Apache2 Options Indexes

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I am experimenting with Apache and Option Indexes. I mv index.html to no_filename. When I went to www.dunno.com I got a forbidden webpage instead of the directory listing that I was expecting. Why is this? I have mod_autoindex installed and enabled in httpd.conf:

<VirtualHost *:80>
Servername www.dunno.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/web1
<Directory "/var/www/web1">
Options Indexes  
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
linux

2 Answers

  1. Options +Indexes

    Make sure the underlying file system permissions allow the User/Group under which Apache is running to access the necessary folders/files.

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  2. Is the directory readable? You need to have "r" and "x" bits set on the directory (chmod 0555 or chmod a+rx) for the user to read the directory listing.

    To verify:

    1. Find out what user httpd runs as (it is different on different systems)
    2. become that user: "sudo -u www bash" if the user is "www"
    3. Make sure you can "cd" that directory and that "ls -l" works.
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