alias / scriptalias help under win2k

when i used to run apache under win98se i had no problem with aliasing directories. i have...

alias /webstuff/ "c:/webstuff/"

scriptalias /webstuff/cgi-bin/ "c:/webstuff/cgi-bin/"

for the real structure of...

-webstuff
-cgi-bin

i get 'forbidden' error and the log tells me execcgi option was not turned on for the cgi-bin directory. however i'm pretty sure the docs said that if i scriptaliased a directory then execcgi would not have to be set (doesn't work even if it is turned on)

i'm almost positive this is the way i had it configured for win98, thanks, rob

First off, if you alias c:/webstuff/, don't alias/scriptalias something under c:/webstuff/ again. Invent another directory like so:

scriptalias /cgi-bin/ "c:/another_dir/cgi-bin/"

The alias rule in Apache says: When you alias something, it MUST not physically reside under your docroot.

By default, there should be a <Directory> block of your docroot like so:

<Directory "/path/to/docroot">
Options xxxxx
AllowOverride xxxxx
...
</Directory>

If you follow the alias rule, your /path/to/webstuff cannot be /path/to/docroot/to/webstuff. That said, you need to create a new <Directory> block for webstuff:

<Directory "/path/to/webstuff">
Options xxx
AllowOverride xxx
...
</Directory>

>> i get 'forbidden' error and the log tells me

As I said, you can't create two alias paths in the same directory tree.

>> if i scriptaliased a directory then execcgi would not have to be set

Correct.

i'll give it a try, why did this seem to work under 98??? bug or something? nice to see someone else up at this hour