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How do I access a directory outside of my document root?

Directory Alias

How do I access a directory outside of my document root?

by  Wullie  Posted    (Edited  )
This explain how to give users access to a directory that is outside of your directory root on Windows.

Assuming that your directory is located at C:/www/newfolder/ then you would create the following in your httpd.conf file.

Alias /newfolder/ "C:/www/newfolder/"

<Directory "C:/www/newfolder">
Options Indexes MultiViews
AllowOverride AuthConfig
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

Now, when a user goes to www.domain.com/newfolder/ then they see the folder that is outside your document root and it appears in the browser to be a directory contained below the document root..

One thing to consider is that if you have virtualhosts, then an alias works for every virtualhost, so try to use uncommon names for your alias.

Hope this helps

Wullie

sales@freshlookdesign.co.uk
www.freshlookdesign.co.uk
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