2 quick fix apache config probs

1: i can't get a directory listing (if no index.html) if the url is fake-domain.com/pics, but if it has the trailing '/' (fake-domain.com/pics/) it works. how do u get it to show it w/o the '/'?

2: how do u set up a subdomain (something.myURL.com)?
i messed with virtualhost but then my server didn't show up at all.


thanks for any help

>> (1) i can't get a directory listing (if no index.html)

Start here -> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#options and add Options Indexes within the <Directory> block for your docroot.
Anyhow, more than likely, your pic directory is an Alias path (not a directory under your docroot physically). In most case, say the default icons directory, you would Alias /icons/ "/path/not/under/docroot/icons/" (note the trailing slashes). And
<Directory "/path/not/under/docroot/icons">
Options Indexes MultiViews
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

Another way of doing is to create a symlink of pic directory from its original location to /path/to/your/docroot/pic, then add Options FollowSymLinks Indexes within <Directory /path/to/docroot>

(2) You can't blindly create a subdomain without a proper DNS configuration. You can add an A record for subdomain.myurl.com or you can even setup wildcard A record for *.myurl.com. Don't use cname if at all possible (cname is known to be unreliable).