How to allow guest access a folder on linux ?

ngohieutp · 02-22-2010, 09:54 PM

Hi all. I have Apache installed on CentOS 4.5.
My website have to play music on page and i have to show the file path.
Eg : my website is in /var/lib/apache/webapp/mywebsite
and my music folder is in : /music/myfile.wav
and i want to play music on this /music folder and allow guest to download file.
How can i do this ? Help me please

BrianK · 02-23-2010, 12:02 AM

easiest way is to simply add a symlink to your webroot pointing at your music folder.

Code:

cd /var/lib/apache/webapp/mywebsite
ln -sv /music

and then http://mywebsite/music will be where your music lives.

of course, the apache user (probably "www-data" if you've got a stock install) will need rx permissions on the music folder and at least r permissions on the music files.