Configuring USERDIR apache2 option.

naaman · 06-25-2008, 11:42 AM

Hello,

I've installed a LAMP server for web developement and
I would like to configure the USERDIR Apache2 option so that I can
code from my home. In fact I would like to change the USERDIR default repository "public_html" to another repository :
"devel/webserver"
But I don't know how to do that ...
I tried to edit httpd.conf but whatever I do it fails ...

This is the part I tried to edit :

Quote:

<IfDefine USERDIR>
<IfModule userdir_module>

# UserDir: The name of the directory that is appended onto a user's home
# directory if a ~user request is received. Note that you must also set
# the default access control for these directories, as in the example below.
UserDir public_html

# Control access to UserDir directories. The following is an example
# for a site where these directories are restricted to read-only.
<Directory /home/*/public_html>
AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit Indexes
Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec
<Limit GET POST OPTIONS>
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Limit>
<LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS>
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
</LimitExcept>
</Directory>

Can you help me please ?

thanks,

Mr. C. · 06-25-2008, 06:28 PM

See: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_userdir.html

naaman · 06-26-2008, 04:33 AM

I didn't find that documentation :-( thanks,

Mr. C. · 06-26-2008, 12:05 PM

What does that mean? You can't load the page? Can't see the document? Or ???

The document indicates what you can ( and by way of omission ) cannot do.

routers · 06-26-2008, 01:05 PM

"code from my home." i am thinking from your house

after read it again yeah maybe from /home/urfolder if it right , you need to setup VirtualHost

follow this way as example

//////in the shell///
adduser mike
su - mike
cd /home/mike
mkdir -p /home/mike/public_html/cgi-bin
mkdir -p /home/mike/logs
ln -s public_html www
chmod 755 public_html
chmod a+r public_html/*
cd /home/
chmod 711 mike
//////end in the shell///

//now edit your httpd.conf//

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName mike.server.com
ServerAdmin mike@server.com
DocumentRoot /home/mike/www
TransferLog /home/mike/logs/access-log
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /home/mike/www/cgi-bin/
</VirtualHost>

///end//////////////

to check your config correct or not execute this command in shell

apachectl configtest

hope this help so u can work from your home

naaman · 06-27-2008, 02:09 AM

Mr. C:
When I try to go to http://localhost/~naaman I've got a permission error telling me this : "You don't have permission to access /~naaman on this server.". I'd like to access to this part
that is here : ~/devel/webserver but it seems there are permission errors with that .... I've missed the Apache2 configuration concerning USERDIR and/or there are perm errors I think.

routers: Ok thanks rooters I'm going to do that :-)
(the VirtulHost part interest me .. I think I can do what I want with that.

thanks,

Mr. C. · 06-27-2008, 02:16 AM

What are the directory permissions of the directory ?

VirtualHosts are fine too. The UserDir is designed essentially to allow each user a public_html web root without having to create VirtualHosts for each user. With the above VirtualHost example, you create one VirtualHost per user. There are other issues with VirtualHosts that you'll need to learn about.