bcc1234
msg:400012 | 7:22 am on May 28, 2003 (gmt 0) |
It specifies whether or not apache should follow a simbolic link while looking for a file.
For example, if you have a file
/home/mydomain/www/myfile.html
which is a link to
/home/mydomain/somedir/therealfile.html Then apache will only retrieve the realfile.html if you have that option enabled.
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guillermo5000
msg:400013 | 7:29 pm on May 28, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I have not setup any symbolic links myself, does this mean I do not need the command in my htaccess? Thanks
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wilderness
msg:400014 | 7:44 pm on May 28, 2003 (gmt 0) |
A search at google for symbolic links returned some reading material. This might best provide its use:
http ://www.ahinc.com/linux101/links.htm BTW, I get along just fine without using it.
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jdMorgan
msg:400015 | 6:25 am on May 29, 2003 (gmt 0) |
In some (or all?) server configurations, mod_rewrite requires FollowSymLinks to be enabled, or it will crater with a 500-Server Error. If your mod_rewrite code works without the Options +FollowSymLinks directive, that means that your server configuration file has enabled them already, and you won't need that directive in your .htaccess files. I try to remember to include it in posts here anyway, just so someone asking mod_rewrite questions won't have a problem, and either give up, or have to post again. Jim
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guillermo5000
msg:400016 | 8:17 am on May 29, 2003 (gmt 0) |
That clears it up! Thanks all.
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wkitty42
msg:400017 | 1:45 am on Jun 3, 2003 (gmt 0) |
jdM, i wonder if this followsymlinks is OS dependant... *nix stuff has the ability of having a link whereas DOS and win based stuff looks at a (cross)link as being a bad thing...
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jdMorgan
msg:400018 | 2:08 am on Jun 3, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I believe you would call it a "Shortcut" in Windoze-based environment. The requirement for enabling FollowSymLinks is not well-defined. The only way I learned about it was because I got a 500-Server Error the first time I ever enabled mod_rewrite, and the error log entry said something to the effect of, "You must enable SymLinks for this to work." I include it in posts mostly so I don't forget to warn that it may be required... Jim
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