Topic: Configuring httpd.conf to allow the GET requests access

[shug94]

Hey guys,

I have a directory on my Apache Server, and inside are some logfiles which I want to make accessible.

I added the following line inside my <IfModule alias_module> tags of my httpd.conf file:
ScriptAlias /filesToGet/ "C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/filesToGet/"

Then I added the following directory info outside the IfModule tags:
<Directory "C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/filesToGet">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

Now if I try to access the files, I get an error, as shown below:
[Wed Sep 02 16:31:08 2009] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/filesToGet/DataLog01.txt is not executable; ensure interpreted scripts have "#!" first line
[Wed Sep 02 16:31:08 2009] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] (9)Bad file descriptor: don't know how to spawn child process: C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/filesToGet/DataLog01.txt

It is like it is trying to run my log file as a script. What am I missing?

Cheers,

Cam

[James Blond]

Use only Alias and not ScriptAlias

ScriptAlias is for Locations with cgi scripts inside.

[shug94]

Thankyou so much!

It all seems so easy once someone points it out, but I was entirely unsure of what to try next.

You are a champ.