Hi Erik, Couldn't you do something like this?
<Directory "/www/*/public_html"> That should work just fine, if you have your vhosts in a common structure. Alternatively, you could look at DirectoryMatch and come up with something awful that matches your structure. https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#directory https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#directorymatch Cheers, Gillis On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 11:30 AM Erik Thuning <thun...@dsv.su.se> wrote: > Hi! > > This is something that I keep thinking about when I configure my various > vhosts, and would like feedback on, along with a pointer to where I > could request the change if it is actually sane. > > Currently, <Directory> directives require an absolute path. I would like > to be able to use paths relative to the DocumentRoot by omitting the > initial / in the path supplied in standard UNIX fashion (basically > treating the DocumentRoot as the working directory). If the <Directory> > is specified in a context without a set DocumentRoot, it would be > considered an error. > > To me this would solve a long-standing issue with feeling compelled by > my own laziness to use <Location> directives when I want to customize > handling of directories inside the DocumentRoot. This is counter to the > recommendations in the documentation but prepending the DocumentRoot > path everywhere is both cumbersome and error-prone, so I usually go for > the "bad" approach. > > Adding support for relative <Directory> directives could also make > certain configurations more portable by only needing to change the > DocumentRoot when cloning a vhost to a new directory, instead of having > to update all instances of <Directory> as well. > > I haven't been able to find any explicit rationale for the way the > directive works right now, so I don't know if I'm missing anything > fundamental that would make this unworkable. I would be thankful for any > feedback pointing me to such a rationale if it exists. > > Regards > Erik Thuning > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@httpd.apache.org > >
