Add the FollowSymLinks to your httpd.conf file for that directory. I don't recommend doing this, tho, since it *is* a security hole. <Directory /apps/apache/docs/test1> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks </Directory> johnny p. > -----Original Message----- > From: david klein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 1:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP] Symbolic link fails when User Authentication comes in > > > I am using Apache user authentication, and it works fine. > However, if there > is a symbolic link inside a securied directory, the symbolic > linked file > will deny any access. > > For example, directory "/apps/apache/docs/test1" is a > securied directory, > and there is a symbolic linked file "file1.txt", after you > logged into > directory "/apps/apache/docs/test1" and try to access > "file1.txt", you will > be denied for the access? > > Does anyone have any idea? > > Thanks, > David > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
