Configuration Question

Hello,

I'm having a configuration issue. I want to put a directory called
"www" under a project directory. The "www" directory is where the
php code will go. I've found the UserDir directive that will allow
creating that under /home/username, but I haven't found one like the
one I want. Is there a directive for this?

Thank you,

Carol Walter

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Carol Walter wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm having a configuration issue. I want to put a directory called
> "www" under a project directory. The "www" directory is where the php
> code will go. I've found the UserDir directive that will allow
> creating that under /home/username, but I haven't found one like the
> one I want. Is there a directive for this?
>
> Thank you,

Your question is a little unclear. Do you want the "www" directory to be
treated as the user's document root (such that
http://hostname/~username/ points to the www directory)? If so, then you
simply need to set the UserDir directive accordingly based upon your
home directory structure. Otherwise, please explain what you are trying
to do a little more.


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Justin Pasher

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I am talking about the document root. I'm sorry it was unclear. I'm
a newby. =) I guess my real question is, does it have to be a user
in /home/username on a Unix system? I'll have only one user - the
app user.

Carol

On Sep 16, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Justin Pasher wrote:

> Carol Walter wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm having a configuration issue. I want to put a directory
>> called "www" under a project directory. The "www" directory is
>> where the php code will go. I've found the UserDir directive that
>> will allow creating that under /home/username, but I haven't found
>> one like the one I want. Is there a directive for this?
>>
>> Thank you,
>
> Your question is a little unclear. Do you want the "www" directory
> to be treated as the user's document root (such that http://
> hostname/~username/ points to the www directory)? If so, then you
> simply need to set the UserDir directive accordingly based upon
> your home directory structure. Otherwise, please explain what you
> are trying to do a little more.
>
>
> --
> Justin Pasher
>
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Carol Walter wrote:
> I am talking about the document root. I'm sorry it was unclear. I'm
> a newby. =) I guess my real question is, does it have to be a user
> in /home/username on a Unix system? I'll have only one user - the app
> user.
>
> Carol

If you are talking about the global DocumentRoot setting in the Apache
config, then that directory can be anything you want it to be. Usually
people have it set to something like /var/www, but the default depends
on your distribution. After setting the DocumentRoot accordingly, you
can put files in that directory and they will be accessible when you
access the server via IP address or domain name that points to that IP
address.

http://1.2.3.4/ -> pulls from -> /var/www (DocumentRoot directive)

If you want people to be able to host files in their home directory,
this is where the UserDir directive comes into play. This is most
commonly set to public_html. The files will be pulled like so...

http://1.2.3.4/~username/ -> pulls from ->
/home/username/public_html (UserDir directive)


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Justin Pasher

> On Sep 16, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Justin Pasher wrote:
>> Carol Walter wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm having a configuration issue. I want to put a directory called
>>> "www" under a project directory. The "www" directory is where the
>>> php code will go. I've found the UserDir directive that will allow
>>> creating that under /home/username, but I haven't found one like the
>>> one I want. Is there a directive for this?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>
>> Your question is a little unclear. Do you want the "www" directory to
>> be treated as the user's document root (such that
>> http://hostname/~username/ points to the www directory)? If so, then
>> you simply need to set the UserDir directive accordingly based upon
>> your home directory structure. Otherwise, please explain what you are
>> trying to do a little more.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Justin Pasher

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Justin,

Thank you very much. That is exactly what I needed to know. I'm
glad you answer was more succinct that my question!

Carol
On Sep 17, 2008, at 10:38 AM, Justin Pasher wrote:

> Carol Walter wrote:
>> I am talking about the document root. I'm sorry it was unclear.
>> I'm a newby. =) I guess my real question is, does it have to be
>> a user in /home/username on a Unix system? I'll have only one
>> user - the app user.
>>
>> Carol
>
> If you are talking about the global DocumentRoot setting in the
> Apache config, then that directory can be anything you want it to
> be. Usually people have it set to something like /var/www, but the
> default depends on your distribution. After setting the
> DocumentRoot accordingly, you can put files in that directory and
> they will be accessible when you access the server via IP address
> or domain name that points to that IP address.
>
> http://1.2.3.4/ -> pulls from -> /var/www (DocumentRoot
> directive)
>
> If you want people to be able to host files in their home
> directory, this is where the UserDir directive comes into play.
> This is most commonly set to public_html. The files will be pulled
> like so...
>
> http://1.2.3.4/~username/ -> pulls from -> /home/username/
> public_html (UserDir directive)
>
>
> --
> Justin Pasher
>
>> On Sep 16, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Justin Pasher wrote:
>>> Carol Walter wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I'm having a configuration issue. I want to put a directory
>>>> called "www" under a project directory. The "www" directory is
>>>> where the php code will go. I've found the UserDir directive
>>>> that will allow creating that under /home/username, but I
>>>> haven't found one like the one I want. Is there a directive for
>>>> this?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Your question is a little unclear. Do you want the "www"
>>> directory to be treated as the user's document root (such that
>>> http://hostname/~username/ points to the www directory)? If so,
>>> then you simply need to set the UserDir directive accordingly
>>> based upon your home directory structure. Otherwise, please
>>> explain what you are trying to do a little more.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Justin Pasher
>
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