On 12/12/05, Ken Tozier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 12, 2005, at 9:33 AM, Joshua Slive wrote: > > > Apache processes are treated like any other user; well, in fact, a > > particular user: the one specified in the User/Group directives in > > httpd.conf. If this User/Group can access the files using ordinary > > filesystem permissions, then apache can access them. > > OK. I think it *might* be sinking in. > > So basically, all I need to do, is ask the the Windows server IT guys > to add user "www" to the group that can access the photos folder in > question? And Apache will be able to serve photos from that folder? > Would I still need to define an alias in the mod_alias section of the > httpd.conf file?
The Alias is entirely separate. That is what tells apache *where* to find the file. What you need is to have it setup such that, if you where to login as the User/Group specified in httpd.conf, you would be able to access the relevant files. How you do that depends on your setup. Joshua. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
