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[users@httpd] Using relative paths in
Hi,
I want to use relative paths in <Directory "relative/path/here"> and
all other places wherever paths are required; and change only the
ServerRoot and DocumentRoot based on where my server is installed. I
want to know if this path is relative to DocumentRoot or ServerRoot.
What I have observed till now is that it isn't relative to either of
them. It is relative to the current working directory of the
httpd process. Please confirm if this correct.
When apache is run as a Windows service, what would be its current
working directory?
TIA,
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Re: [users@httpd] Using relative paths in
Posted by Joshua Slive <jo...@slive.ca>.
On 9/24/06, Steve Swift <st...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you want relative to the Document Root then consider using <Location>
>
>
> On 24/09/06, Vinay Y S <vinay.ys@gmail.com > wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I want to use relative paths in <Directory "relative/path/here"> and
> > all other places wherever paths are required; and change only the
> > ServerRoot and DocumentRoot based on where my server is installed. I
> > want to know if this path is relative to DocumentRoot or ServerRoot.
> > What I have observed till now is that it isn't relative to either of
> > them. It is relative to the current working directory of the
> > httpd process. Please confirm if this correct.
> >
> > When apache is run as a Windows service, what would be its current
> > working directory?
That isn't really a great suggestion for security reasons. <Location>
should not be used for file-system locations, because it can be
circumvented.
This sounds like a problem that could best be solved with mod_macro,
mod_define, or similar config-processing module (or a config
pre-processor). I haven't checked the code to see exactly how
relatively <Directory> sections are handled, but it is not something I
would recommend.
Joshua.
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Re: [users@httpd] Using relative paths in
Posted by Steve Swift <st...@gmail.com>.
If you want relative to the Document Root then consider using <Location>
On 24/09/06, Vinay Y S <vi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I want to use relative paths in <Directory "relative/path/here"> and
> all other places wherever paths are required; and change only the
> ServerRoot and DocumentRoot based on where my server is installed. I
> want to know if this path is relative to DocumentRoot or ServerRoot.
> What I have observed till now is that it isn't relative to either of
> them. It is relative to the current working directory of the
> httpd process. Please confirm if this correct.
>
> When apache is run as a Windows service, what would be its current
> working directory?
>
> TIA,
>
> --
> Vinay Y S
> http://vinay-ys.blogspot.com
>
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