Mark Bixby writes: > > 2) Specify Options +FollowSymLinks and create a symlink > /APACHE/PUB/htdocs/ACCT which points to /ACCT. This will > allow a browser to read all files below /ACCT. > > 3) Specify Options +FollowSymLinks and create a symlink > /APACHE/PUB/htdocs/thefile which points to /ACCT/GRP/FILE. Modify your HTML to > say HREF="/thefile", and then a browser click on it, the web server will read > /ACCT/GRP/FILE. The FollowSymLinks option is also useful for creating CGI programs that require special capabilities such as PH. A program requiring more capabilities than IA,BA must reside in an MPE GROUP and not in an HFS directory. You can create a symbolic link in the cgi-bin directory to run such a program if you enable FollowSymLinks. <Directory /APACHE/PUB/cgi-bin> AllowOverride None Options FollowSymLinks <---- edit this line </Directory> IIRC the Apache documentation considers enabling this option to be a potential security problem. I personally don't see it that way, because any user who can enter a symbolic link into the cgi-bin directory would also have the ability of putting a program or script in that directory too. This is no more of a security issue than any other directory on the machine. Doug. Doug Werth Beechglen Development Inc. [log in to unmask] Cincinnati, Ohio