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Configuring the srm.conf file

With this document, you define the name space that users see of your http server. This file also defines server settings which affect how requests are serviced, and how results should be formatted.

DocumentRoot The directory out of which you will serve your hypertext documents.
UserDir Send files to the remote host
DirectoryIndex Name of the file or files to use as a pre-written HTML directory index.
AccessFileName The name of the file to look for in each directory for access control information.
Alias Gives you the ability to create "fake names" for directories (usually directories that are not under the DocumentRoot).
ScriptAlias Controls which directories can contain server scripts.
ServerName Lets you set a host name which is sent back to clients. Must be a valid DNS name for your host.


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