thanks, I tried to create a symbolic link to the file but it won't work.
I'll have to try the other option. Most sites just seem to use
href="ftp://"; from the web page anyways.
thanks..
On Sat, 5 May 2001, Mike A. Harris wrote:
> On Sat, 5 May 2001, Justin Zygmont wrote:
>
> >Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 01:49:56 -0400 (EDT)
> >From: Justin Zygmont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
> >List-Id: General Red Hat discussion list <redhat-list.redhat.com>
> >Subject: downloading a FTP archive from a web page
> >
> >Is there a way to download a file in the /home/ftp/pub directory just from
> >a link on a web page?
>
> Not directly no. If your web pages are on the same filesystem as
> /home/ftp you could hardlink the files, but that is quite
> inconvenient IMHO.
>
> Probably the best way is to reconfigure apache to also serve
> /home/ftp as well, perhaps aliased to whatever.com/ftp
>
> In the aliases section of httpd.conf:
>
> Alias /ftp/ "/home/ftp"
>
> Then put an appropriate <Directory> section. Don't ask me
> though.. I'm no apache guru.. ;o) I just hack it out the hard
> way any time I need to change my apache configuration (which is
> very seldom).
>
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