Kunthar wrote: > Then why not /home/ssharkey ? Guys, I appreciate the attempts to help, but the ~ssharkey syntax is dictated by Apache, and is NOT optional. That's what USERDIR means...
Is there anyone out there who has made this kind of an installation and can offer some kind of authoritative answer? > Tip: Try /cake/scripts/bake.php > cake bake help > Helps to set up things fast. Baking has NOTHING to do with the problem, but thanks. Sorry to sound a bit frustrated... I thought this was a relatively simple installation problem, but apparently there are not too many out there who have done this, I guess. Thanks -Scott > > Tip2: 1.2 version promising and highly stable, just FYI > > On Jul 8, 5:08 pm, Scott Sharkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The ~ is unix notation for "home directory of", ie, in this case, home >> directory of ssharkey. It's standard notation for user_dir >> installations. In other words, the ~ is what clue's Apache to go look >> up that user's home directory (whereever it is) and then look in a >> specified directory (relative to home) for the content to serve. >> >> Thanks! >> >> -Scott >> >> francky06l wrote: >>> Maybe the "~" character is screwing up the rewriting. >>> Why not RewriteBase /ssharkey ? >>> On Jul 8, 12:17 am, Scott Sharkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Hi All, >>>> I'm trying a "top-level" installation into an apache UserDir. I've read >>>> the documentation, which says to put a RewriteBase directive in the >>>> /~user/public_html/.htaccess file. This does not seem to be working for >>>> me. Here's what I know: >>>> 1) Mod_Rewrite is loaded and working fine on the server. I have a cake >>>> install in the main server root which is working fine. >>>> 2) the server ishttp://devel.mysite.com, and that top level is a cake >>>> app. >>>> 3) I'm trying to create ahttp://devel.mysite.com/~ssharkeywhichis a >>>> copy of the above site (for devel/debugging). >>>> 4) I have unpacked a clean cake 1.1.15.5144 into >>>> /home/ssharkey/public_html, and have Apache UserDir public_html configured. >>>> 5) If I put an index.php in that /home/ssharkey/public_html, everthing >>>> works as expected. >>>> 6) I have added RewriteBase /~ssharkey as the 2nd line in >>>> /home/ssharkey/public_html/.htaccess (just after RewriteEngine on). >>>> This appears to be serving the raw content, but the css file is not >>>> being found, nor are any images or cake-generated links on the page. >>>> The apache log shows requests for /css/cake.generic.css, and files >>>> in /img. I would think these should be /~ssharkey/css/cake.generic.css, >>>> etc. >>>> Any suggestions would be welcomed! >>>> -scott > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---