: : : : Hello there. I wish to access files outside the document root. Just
: : : : for simplicity we'll say the files are located local in "C:/files"
: : : : and that the file i want is "file.txt" in the same folder.
: : : :
: : : : I understand that I'm supposed to use "Alias" in my apache
: : : : "httpd.conf" file, however I'm not sure how to write this code. Also
: : : : I'm not sure how to write the link to the file.
: : : :
: : : : This is what I tried
: : : :
: : : : <IfModule alias_module>
: : : : Alias "C:/files/"
: : : : </IfModule>
: : : :
: : : : And the link would look like
: : : :
: : : : <a href="/files/file.txt">file.txt</a>
: : : :
: : : :
: : : : Obviosly I guessed wrong since my apache server wouldn't even start
: : : : after this change. Please help me. Thank you.
: : : :
: : : : So I asked my tutor how to do this and he replied that It's possible
: : : : using php. So I'll try that. However what does "Alias" do? and how
: : : : to use it?
: : :
: : : Configuring Apache isn't easy, but the break from the GUI is
: : : refreshing. Like windows shell scripts. Once you decide what you are
: : : going after, it is best to start with the basics.
: : :
: : : PHP and http.config are both parsed and should not cause the service
: : : to keep from running
: :
: : The http.config is parsed when the service is started. Any errors
: : encountered in the http.config will cause the service to be
: : terminated before it truly starts.
: : The Alias command maps an URL onto another URL. For more info see:
: :
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_alias.html
:
: Still I dont get it. How am I supposed to write it if my file is in
: "C:/files/files.txt"?
:
The following line maps c:/files to /outside in the url:
Alias /outside/ c:/files/
If a visitor gets the following webpage:
http://mywebser/outside/files.txt
The server presents him with c:/files/files.txt.
