Re: [users@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to view [this file]

[James Godrej]

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From: Frank Gingras <francois.ging...@gmail.com>
To: users@httpd.apache.org
Sent: Thu, 29 July, 2010 7:16:13 PM
Subject: Re: [us...@httpd] Apache 2.2.15 says You do not have permission to 
view 
[this file]



On 07/29/2010 01:06 AM, James Godrej wrote:
> You need to have the owner of your Document Root as your apache or
> www-data user not root.
James,

That is completely incorrect. You should NEVER chown the content to the 
same user apache httpd runs as. EVER.


Oh man an experienced sys admin told me to do it that way.
Please tell me what is wrong in this and where is this documented on Apache 
docs.
I want to read.