Allowing directory browing in apache

cwwilson721 · 07-17-2006, 11:21 PM

How do I enable this? I have a directory on one of my websites I want others to browse...

All I get is

Code:

Forbidden

 You don't have permission to access dirname on this server.

I used to be able to....

apache 1.3.36

gilead · 07-18-2006, 12:12 AM

All you should need to do is allow the Indexes option and then set it up with IndexOptions:

Code:

<Directory "/var/www/www/somedir">
  Options Indexes
  IndexOptions FancyIndexing FoldersFirst IgnoreCase VersionSort NameWidth=*
</Directory>

Either that, or the user/group that Apache is running as doesn't have file system (or SELinux) permissions for the directory.

Was that what you were looking for?

cwwilson721 · 07-18-2006, 12:33 AM

Yeppers...Let me try it out...

I'll let you know if that resolves it.

(Reading through the httpd.conf file after driving 750+ miles today got my brain twisting...)

cwwilson721 · 07-18-2006, 12:42 AM

That did it. Thank you

gilead · 07-18-2006, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwwilson721

(Reading through the httpd.conf file after driving 750+ miles today got my brain twisting...)

No problem, but... you drove 750 miles today??? I take it that remote management was out of the question and your ISP's Linux support is even worse than some of ours here

cwwilson721 · 07-22-2006, 01:06 PM

No, I drive for a living, never have time for remote managing anything.

And my is awesome. No blocks on anything, no 'auto' a/v, all up to me. I love it.

cwwilson721 · 08-11-2006, 06:33 PM

OK. Additional question. I can now access the directory/browse it. However, when I click on the file, or rt click and 'save link to', it gives me the following error:

Code:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /directory/filename on this server.

What am I missing?

raska · 08-11-2006, 06:49 PM

did you check the permissions in the filesystem? Looks like so

cwwilson721 · 08-11-2006, 06:51 PM

Permissions are fine. They are symlinks in a subfolder of one of my virtual sites.

Solution: I added

Code:

FollowSymLinks

to the 'Options' for the directory in httpd.conf.

I feel like such a Homer.

raska · 08-11-2006, 06:54 PM

oh well... cheer up! Can happen to anyone