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authorNoirin Plunkett <noirin@apache.org>2006-02-28 20:47:35 +0100
committerNoirin Plunkett <noirin@apache.org>2006-02-28 20:47:35 +0100
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parentRevert the refactoring of the request read code (diff)
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Documenting (slightly confusing) default behaviour
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out of the home directory of the user "<code>username</code>", out of
the subdirectory specified by the <directive
module="mod_userdir">UserDir</directive> directive.</p>
-
+<p>Note that, by default, access to these directories is <strong>not</strong>
+ enabled. You can enable access when using <directive module="mod_userdir"
+ >UserDir</directive> by commenting out the line</p>
+ <example>
+ Include conf/extra/httpd-userdir.conf
+ </example>
+ <p>in the default config file, and adapting the <code
+ >httpd-userdir.conf</code>
+ file as necessary, or by including the appropriate directives in a
+ <code>Directory</code> block within the main config file.</p>
</summary>
<seealso><a href="../urlmapping.html">Mapping URLs to the Filesystem</a></seealso>