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h1. User-based Directories
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*Module mod_userdir*
h2. Description
The userdir module provides a simple way to link user-based directories into the global namespace of the webserver.
Requests in the form @/~user/page.html@ are rewritten to take the file @page.html@ from the home directory of the user.
If @userdir.path@ is set, the path will be appended to the home directory building the classic mapping of:
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# URL: http://www.example.org/~jan/index.html
# Path: /home/jan/public_html/
userdir.path = "public_html"
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To control which users should be able to use this feature you can set a list of usernames to include or exclude.
In case your mapping is independent of /etc/passwd you can use @userdir.basepath@:
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# URL: http://www.example.org/~jan/index.html
# Path: /var/www/users/jan/htdocs/index.html
userdir.path = "htdocs"
userdir.basepath = "/var/www/users/"
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h2. Options
h3. userdir.path (required option)
usually it should be set to "public_html" to take ~/public_html/ as the document root
default: unset (mod_userdir disabled; set it to "" if you want the home directory to be the document root as it was the default before 1.4.19)
Example:
userdir.path = "public_html"
h3. userdir.exclude-user
list of usernames which may not use this feature
default: empty (all users may use it)
Example:
userdir.exclude-user = ( "root", "postmaster" )
h3. userdir.include-user
if set, only users from this list may use the feature
default: empty (all users may use it)
h3. userdir.basepath
if set, don't check /etc/passwd for homedir