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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by sl...@apache.org on 2006/08/20 21:47:20 UTC

svn commit: r433023 - in /httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/mod: mod_alias.html.en mod_alias.xml

Author: slive
Date: Sun Aug 20 12:47:19 2006
New Revision: 433023

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=433023&view=rev
Log:
Backport:
My last effort was a little too succinct and not quite precise
enough.  Try being more explicit.

This does leave the danger that people will clip the <Location>
example as the proper way to do things, when they should be
reading on to the <Directory> example.  The <Location> example
is only correct when used in conjunction with Alias.


Modified:
    httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.html.en
    httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.xml

Modified: httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.html.en
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.html.en?rev=433023&r1=433022&r2=433023&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.html.en (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.html.en Sun Aug 20 12:47:19 2006
@@ -355,15 +355,15 @@
     is essentially equivalent to:</p>
     <div class="example"><p><code>
       Alias /cgi-bin/ /web/cgi-bin/<br />
-      &lt;Directory /web/cgi-bin &gt;<br />
+      &lt;Location /cgi-bin &gt;<br />
       <span class="indent">
       SetHandler cgi-script<br />
       Options +ExecCGI<br />
       </span>
-      &lt;/Directory&gt;
+      &lt;/Location&gt;
     </code></p></div>
 
-    <div class="note">It is safer to avoid placing CGI scripts under the
+    <div class="warning">It is safer to avoid placing CGI scripts under the
     <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#documentroot">DocumentRoot</a></code> in order to
     avoid accidentally revealing their source code if the
     configuration is ever changed.  The
@@ -371,8 +371,20 @@
     URL and designating CGI scripts at the same time.  If you do
     choose to place your CGI scripts in a directory already
     accessible from the web, do not use
-    <code class="directive">ScriptAlias</code>.  Instead, use <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#directory">&lt;Directory&gt;</a></code>, <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#sethandler">SetHandler</a></code>, and <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#options">Options</a></code> as shown in the second example
-    above.</div>
+    <code class="directive">ScriptAlias</code>.  Instead, use <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#directory">&lt;Directory&gt;</a></code>, <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#sethandler">SetHandler</a></code>, and <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#options">Options</a></code> as in:
+    <div class="example"><p><code>
+      &lt;Directory /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/cgi-bin &gt;<br />
+      <span class="indent">
+      SetHandler cgi-script<br />
+      Options ExecCGI<br />
+      </span>
+      &lt;/Directory&gt;
+    </code></p></div>
+    This is necessary since multiple <var>URL-paths</var> can map
+    to the same filesystem location, potentially bypassing the
+    <code class="directive">ScriptAlias</code> and revealing the source code
+    of the CGI scripts if they are not restricted by a 
+    <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#directory">Directory</a></code> section.</div>
 
 
 <h3>See also</h3>
@@ -412,4 +424,4 @@
 </div><div id="footer">
 <p class="apache">Copyright 1995-2005 The Apache Software Foundation or its licensors, as applicable.<br />Licensed under the <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache License, Version 2.0</a>.</p>
 <p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/directives.html">Directives</a> | <a href="../faq/">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p></div>
-</body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</body></html>

Modified: httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.xml?rev=433023&r1=433022&r2=433023&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.xml (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/docs/manual/mod/mod_alias.xml Sun Aug 20 12:47:19 2006
@@ -348,15 +348,15 @@
     is essentially equivalent to:</p>
     <example>
       Alias /cgi-bin/ /web/cgi-bin/<br />
-      &lt;Directory /web/cgi-bin &gt;<br />
+      &lt;Location /cgi-bin &gt;<br />
       <indent>
       SetHandler cgi-script<br />
       Options +ExecCGI<br />
       </indent>
-      &lt;/Directory&gt;
+      &lt;/Location&gt;
     </example>
 
-    <note>It is safer to avoid placing CGI scripts under the
+    <note type="warning">It is safer to avoid placing CGI scripts under the
     <directive module="core">DocumentRoot</directive> in order to
     avoid accidentally revealing their source code if the
     configuration is ever changed.  The
@@ -367,8 +367,20 @@
     <directive>ScriptAlias</directive>.  Instead, use <directive
     module="core" type="section">Directory</directive>, <directive
     module="core">SetHandler</directive>, and <directive
-    module="core">Options</directive> as shown in the second example
-    above.</note>
+    module="core">Options</directive> as in:
+    <example>
+      &lt;Directory /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/cgi-bin &gt;<br />
+      <indent>
+      SetHandler cgi-script<br />
+      Options ExecCGI<br />
+      </indent>
+      &lt;/Directory&gt;
+    </example>
+    This is necessary since multiple <var>URL-paths</var> can map
+    to the same filesystem location, potentially bypassing the
+    <directive>ScriptAlias</directive> and revealing the source code
+    of the CGI scripts if they are not restricted by a 
+    <directive module="core">Directory</directive> section.</note>
 
 </usage>
 <seealso><a href="../howto/cgi.html">CGI Tutorial</a></seealso>