Let's say I want to map a directory not in my document server root (i.e.
/var/wiki) to mysite.com/wiki, how could I do this without having to
physically move /var/wiki to /var/www/wiki/ ?

Thanks in advance,
Casper

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I forgot to mention, that the problem is with certain rewrite rules. I
have installed dekiwiki under the DocumentRoot as the documentation
mentions:

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<VirtualHost *>
ServerName mywiki.example.com
ServerAdmin webmaster@mywiki.example.com
(mailto:webmaster@mywiki.example.com)

ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/mywiki.example.com-error_log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/mywiki.example.com-access_log common

DocumentRoot /var/www/mywiki.example.com/

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/$
RewriteRule ^/$ /index.php?title=Home [L,NE]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}
!/ (attachments|ControlPanel|editor|stylesh
eets|images|skins)/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/(redirect|texvc|index).php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/error/(40(1|3|4)|500).html
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/favicon.ico
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/robots.txt
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^$ [OR] %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Special:S
earch
RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /index.php?title=$1 [L,QSA,NE]
</VirtualHost>
-----------------------------------------------------------8<

...but when using simple Apache Location ddirectives, mapping to a
virtual directory instead of the DocumentRoot, the wiki does not work:

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Alias /wiki/ "/var/www/mywiki/"

<Location /wiki>

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/$
RewriteRule ^/$ /index.php?title=Home [L,NE]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}
!/ (attachments|ControlPanel|editor|stylesh
eets|i$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/(redirect|texvc|index).php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/error/(40(1|3|4)|500).html
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/favicon.ico
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/robots.txt
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^$ [OR] %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Special:S
earch
RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /index.php?title=$1 [L,QSA,NE]

</Location>
-----------------------------------------------------------8<

...I guess it has something to do with me missing a directive or having
to modify a rewrite rule, but I have been unable to make it work thus far.

Please help,
Casper

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On 2007-01-28, Casper Bang <casper@jbr.dk> wrote:
> Let's say I want to map a directory not in my document server root (i.e.
> /var/wiki) to mysite.com/wiki, how could I do this without having to
> physically move /var/wiki to /var/www/wiki/ ?

Use an Alias:

Alias /wiki/ /var/wiki/
<Directory "/var/wiki">
..directives as required...
</Directory>

As long as the permissions on /var and /var/wiki are ok, it will work.

Davide

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On 2007-01-28, Casper Bang <casper@jbr.dk> wrote:
> Alias /wiki/ "/var/www/mywiki/"
>
><Location /wiki>

Change this into a <Directory "/var/www/mywiki"> and you should be ok.

D.

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Thanks Davide,

...but when I access my SERVER_ROOT/wiki/ site I am instantly redirected
to SERVER_ROOT/Home.
I suspect I have to update the redirect scripts somehow?

Thanks,
Casper

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On 2007-01-28, Casper Bang <casper@jbr.dk> wrote:
> ...but when I access my SERVER_ROOT/wiki/ site I am instantly redirected
> to SERVER_ROOT/Home.

? What do you mean by "access SERVER_ROOT" ? You shouldn't access
the 'server root' at all, if you have setup an alias /something/, then
THAT is what you should request (/something) without anything else.

Davide

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I mean, when I request mysite.com/wiki/, a redirect rule (required by
the software, DekiWiki) directed me down to the DocumentRoot (mysite.com).

The rewrite example for hosting the wiki at the DocumentRoot states the
following rewrite requirements:

1    RewriteEngine on
2    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/$
3    RewriteRule ^/$ /index.php?title=Home [L,NE]
4    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/(attachments||stylesheets|i$
5    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/(redirect|texvc|index).php
6    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/error/(40(1|3|4)|500).html
7    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/favicon.ico
8    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/robots.txt
9    RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^$ [OR] %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Spec
ial:Search
10   RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /index.php?title=$1 [L,QSA,NE]

...I have tried adding /wiki/ to various places, line 3 and 10 but I am
still thrown to the DocumentRoot rather than DocumentRoot/wiki/

Can anyone experienced with Rewrite clauses let me know exactly which
lines to modify?

Thanks,
Casper

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On 2007-01-28, Casper Bang <casper@jbr.dk> wrote:
> I mean, when I request mysite.com/wiki/, a redirect rule (required by
> the software, DekiWiki) directed me down to the DocumentRoot (mysite.com).

So the '/wiki/' bit is removed?

> 10   RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /index.php?title=$1 [L,QSA,NE]

This is the one: it replace eveything with the /index.php bit, you should
add /wiki/ to the second part of the rewrite. What does the documentation
for that application says about it?

Davide

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