Does your AllowOverride include "Indexes"? If it doesn't, you can't put
DirectoryIndex in a .htaccess.
httpd -L is your friend.
-Rasmus
On Sun, 11 Aug 2002, Al wrote:
> Appreciate the feedback, but.....
>
> The .htaccess approach appears to fit my situation best; but, I've not
> been able to get it to work.
>
> I have a folder with a php script and that folder has several
> sub-folders each with a small configuration script. I'd like the entry
> point to be a subfolder and main script [in the parent folder] to be
> "symbolically" executed.
>
> I'm familiar with the DirectorIndex and use it often, but only for
> defining the default file for the particular folder.
>
> Could I be doing something wrong? Or is there another htaccess directive
> that may work?
>
> Thanks.........
>
> Analysis & Solutions wrote:
> > On Sat, Aug 10, 2002 at 01:12:38PM -0400, Al wrote:
> >
> >>I'm on a virtual host without a shell account and need execute a UNIX
> >>command.
> >>
> >>ln -s ../afile.php index.php
> >
> >
> > In a PHP script, you can do this -- if permissions are favorable:
> >
> > exec('ln -s ../afile.php index.php');
> >
> >
> >
> >>Is there some way to do this [e.g., with a htaccess file]?
> >
> >
> > In an .htaccess file, you can put this
> >
> > DirectoryIndex afile.php
> >
> >
> >
> >>What happens when you execute UNIX commands like the one above? Does it
> >>make a file, change the config?
> >
> >
> > It makes a link in the file system. -s makes the link symbolic.
> > http://www.tac.eu.org/cgi-bin/man-cgi?ln++NetBSD-current
> >
> > --Dan
> >
>
>
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