[Linux-disciples] Re: Directory index propagates downward

[Adam Kessel]

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On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 08:45:42AM -0400, Brian Cooke wrote:
> > <Directory />
> > DirectoryIndex /cgi-bin/blosxom
> > </Directory>
> <Directory "/var/www">
>    DirectoryIndex /cgi-bin/blosxom
> </Directory>

Right: the <Directory> directive in httpd.conf points to a filesystem
location, not a URL. So you would never have <Directory />, unless you
were literally talking about "/". (if you see <Directory /> in
httpd.conf, that's because it is setting restrictive permissions by
default for the entire filesystem).

I think my approach to this issue would not be to use DirectoryIndex at
all, but rather redirect/rewrite a request for ^/$ to /blosxom. i.e.:

<Directory /var/www/>
  RewriteEngine On
  RewriteRule ^$ /blosxom
=20
  [...]

</Directory>
--=20
Adam Kessel
http://bostoncoop.net/adam

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