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Re: apache2 config - subversion alias

From: Frank Gruman <fgatwork_at_verizon.net>
Date: 2005-11-14 16:41:26 CET

>
> ** The Apache2 problem is that I can't get Basic Auth to work on an
> ordinary directory unrelated to subversion. Basic auth actually works
> for the repositories but not elsewhere. I am posting on the apache
> list with that issue but just in case my subversion config tweaks have
> caused it - I thought I'd better ask here too.
>
I'm don't use Apache enough to call myself an expert, but my experience
has been that anytime I use the <Location> directive I will never need
an Alias. The <Location> directive is the only thing that is necessary
here because Subversion through Apache is not a true physical filesystem
access method. It is creating more of a web service via the mod_dav_svn
protocol.

For more info on the specifics of <Directory> and <Location> tags see
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.1/sections.html.

I would recommend dropping the mod-alias section of your config, and
move all the <Directory> configuration options to the <Location> tag.
The only thing that is not necessary is the -FollowSymLinks Option as
that is not supported in <Location> directives. But you are already
disabling it anyway...

HTH

Frank

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