Apache HTTP Server Version 2.0
Apache HTTP Server Version 2.0
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| Description: | User-specific directories |
|---|---|
| Status: | Base |
| Module Identifier: | userdir_module |
| Source File: | mod_userdir.c |
This module allows user-specific directories to be accessed using the
http://example.com/~user/ syntax.
| Description: | Location of the user-specific directories |
|---|---|
| Syntax: | UserDir directory-filename |
| Default: | UserDir public_html |
| Context: | server config, virtual host |
| Status: | Base |
| Module: | mod_userdir |
The UserDir directive sets the real
directory in a user's home directory to use when a request for a
document for a user is received. Directory-filename is
one of the following:
disabled. This turns off
all username-to-directory translations except those
explicitly named with the enabled keyword (see
below).
disabled followed by a
space-delimited list of usernames. Usernames that appear in
such a list will never have directory translation
performed, even if they appear in an enabled
clause.enabled followed by a
space-delimited list of usernames. These usernames will have
directory translation performed even if a global disable is
in effect, but not if they also appear in a
disabled clause.
If neither the enabled nor the
disabled keywords appear in the
Userdir directive, the argument is treated as a
filename pattern, and is used to turn the name into a directory
specification. A request for
http://www.foo.com/~bob/one/two.html will be
translated to:
| UserDir directive used | Translated path |
|---|---|
| UserDir public_html | ~bob/public_html/one/two.html |
| UserDir /usr/web | /usr/web/bob/one/two.html |
| UserDir /home/*/www | /home/bob/www/one/two.html |
The following directives will send redirects to the client:
| UserDir directive used | Translated path |
|---|---|
| UserDir http://www.foo.com/users | http://www.foo.com/users/bob/one/two.html |
| UserDir http://www.foo.com/*/usr | http://www.foo.com/bob/usr/one/two.html |
| UserDir http://www.foo.com/~*/ | http://www.foo.com/~bob/one/two.html |
"UserDir ./" would map "/~root" to
"/" - which is probably undesirable. It is strongly
recommended that your configuration include a "UserDir
disabled root" declaration. See also the Directory directive and the Security Tips page for
more information.
Additional examples:
To allow a few users to have UserDir directories, but
not anyone else, use the following:
UserDir disabled
UserDir enabled user1 user2 user3
To allow most users to have UserDir directories, but
deny this to a few, use the following:
UserDir enabled
UserDir disabled user4 user5 user6
It is also possible to specify alternative user directories. If you use a command like:
Userdir public_html /usr/web http://www.foo.com/
With a request for http://www.foo.com/~bob/one/two.html, will try to find the page at ~bob/public_html/one/two.html first, then /usr/web/bob/one/two.html, and finally it will send a redirect to http://www.foo.com/bob/one/two.html.
If you add a redirect, it must be the last alternative in the list. Apache cannot determine if the redirect succeeded or not, so if you have the redirect earlier in the list, that will always be the alternative that is used.