I want Apache to serve directories throughout my site

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I want Apache to serve directories throughout my site

I run a server that disseminates reports, meeting minutes and user-generated curricular materials. Hence I have many directories full of documents sa well as some with .html files. Under Snow Leopard server I had no problem allowing access -- if there was no index.php or index.html file, Apache presented the directory index for clickable downloading. Since upgrading to Lion, these files are no longer served. I can wirte explicit <Directory > calls in /etc/apache2/sites/000_any_80_.conf.default for any specific directory and display that single directory but I don't know how to allow indexes throughout the site as a default condition. Any help?

Mac OS X (10.7), lion server apache webserver

Posted on Jun 5, 2012 8:20 AM

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Answer 1

Camelot

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Jun 5, 2012 9:30 AM in response to danmaci

You just need to find your site's configuration file and edit the default Options for the site to includes the Indexes directive.

For example, you might find:

Options All +MultiViews -ExecCGI -Indexes

...

</Directory>

where you just need to change the -Indexes to a +Indexes.

Of course, you understand the implications of doing this, right?

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danmaci Author

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Jun 5, 2012 2:10 PM in response to Camelot

your solution WORKED, thank you very much.

Re the implications: I'm the only person posting to the web server; and keep no confidential dox on the server. I presume I could password protect any specific directory with a .htaccess if I wanted. And no redirects or cgi.

That would suffice, I hope?

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