http:// cannot read directory?

Dear All,

I have a problem.
When I type http://www.xxx.com/directory in the browser, it said "Page cannot be found".
But when I type http://www.xxx.com/directory/ (add "/" at the end of the directory). It can display the URL correctly.
Why this happen?

I think the problem might come out from Apache, right?
Can anyone help? Thank you so much!

(OS: Apache 1.3.19, with Redhat 7.1)

Regards,
Jester

Same issue, so start here -> http://forums.devshed.com/showthrea...3170&forumid=15

This kind of 404 error happens when directory is NOT physically under your docroot and you are using Alias or AliasMatch.

The fix for your problem is to add a trailing slash like so:

Alias /directory/ "/path/to/directory/"

Additionally, when it's not under your docroot, you need to specify a <Directory> block for the system path (no symlink) to your directory like so:

<Directory "/full/system/path/no/symlink/here/directory">
Options xxxx
AllowOverride xxxx
....
</Directory>

Thanks for your help, FreeBSD! ^_^

I solve the problem by adding

<Directory "/xxx/xxx">
Options xxx
</Directory>