Apache httpd.conf - Allow to link to a file from one level up

fjkum · 08-21-2008, 09:54 PM

Hi,

I have a situation whereby I need to allow my HTML file to open a txt file from one level up from what has been specified in DocumentRoot.

DocumentRoot "/opt/Personal/html"

The readme.txt file is located in /opt/Personal.

And in my HTML file I put in:

<a href="../readme.txt">ReadMe</a>

But will not work.

mjmwired · 08-21-2008, 10:03 PM

Try enabling 'FollowSymLinks' in your 'Options' and link '/opt/Personal/html/readme.txt' to '/opt/Personal/readme.txt'

fjkum · 08-21-2008, 11:41 PM

Oh, forgot to tell you that I need to have a path that works for both Windows and Linux.

So I thinnk I can't rely on using symbolic link because this is something only available in Linux.