Re: <directory> questions

Erik wrote:
> I have an httpd.conf file with all kinds of <directory> blocks.
>
> The question is, if this is correct:
>
> ServerRoot "/etc/httpd"
> VirtualDocumentRoot /var/www/%0/htdocs
>
> <Directory / >
> Order Deny,Allow
> Deny from all
> </Directory>
>
> <Directory /var/www/*/htdocs >
> Order Deny,Allow
> Allow from all
> </Directory>
>
>
> there is a file /var/www/www.mydomain.com/htdocs/index.html
>
> Can a user still get at index.html, even if now I have closed / ?
> krijgen ?

Yes. The interaction of different configuration sections is discussed
in detail at
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/sections.html#mergin

The second <Directory> section will apply after the first one, and will
therefore override it, allow access.

>
> In the line <Directory / > , is the system root directory meant or
the
> ServerRoot ?

System root. See:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/sec...l#file-and-web

Joshua.

Thank you. most helpfull.
I was relying on O'Reilly's 3rd edition "Apache, the
(not-so-)definitive guide" for my education.

apache.org seems a necessary addition. As I should have known :-)

fr gr
Erik