symbolic linking

uk_viper · 23 Mar 2006 at 15:24

ok what i want to do is be able to view a folder located at /gameserver to be able to view from /var/www/vhosts/domain/httpdocs/gameserver

i've tried ln -s /gameserver /var/www/vhosts/domain/httpdocs/gameserver

it works under shell however when i try to view in ftp theres no luck, view in http i get permission denied,

any ideas?

OS is CentOS 3.6 with Plesk

Vonhelmet · 23 Mar 2006 at 15:45

You might need to change things in Apache to get it to properly follow symbolic links.

This is just a guess though.

Oh, the permission denied thing might be affected by Apache not having the rights to read the /gameserver directory. Who owns gameserver, and what are the perms on it?

uk_viper · 23 Mar 2006 at 15:52

it would most likely be root,

riven · 23 Mar 2006 at 17:15

To follow symlinks you want the following in either httpd.conf (in the appropriate section) or a .htaccess file.

Code:

Options FollowSymLinks

uk_viper · 24 Mar 2006 at 11:10

tried creating the htaccess file using nano, then made the link as shown in start of thread but still no magic, all i get is a folder with a mark that looks like its meant to be linking folders, then inside that an 11k file which leads nowhere, if i go through ssh i can walk through no problem, but i need it to be ftp viewable

whitecrook · 24 Mar 2006 at 20:00

is it chrooted?, you may need to mount the /gameserver directory again, under the webserver root dir using mount --bind supported in kernel 2.4 or above.

check out this google search for starters http://www.google.co.uk/search?hs=ttr&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=mount+linux+apache+chroot+kernel+2.4&btnG=Search&meta=

R4z0r · 25 Mar 2006 at 10:52

Try adding this to httpd.conf

Code:

<Directory /var/www>
    Order Allow,Deny
    Allow from all
    Options -FollowSymLinks +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
</Directory>

"+SymLinksIfOwnerMatch" is to ensure Apache won't follow symlinks where the owner doesn't mtach.

The FTP issue will need to be addressed in that particular FTP software. Not all FTP servers let you follow symlinks and most that do equire it to be configured.