mod_userdir Provides for user-specific directories Base mod_userdir.c userdir_module UserDir Sets the directory from which to serve files when requests for a particular user are received, denoted by requests containing ~username, such as http://server.example.com/~bob/ UserDir directory-filename UserDir public_html server config virtual host All forms except the UserDir public_html form are only available in Apache 1.1 or above. Use of the enabled keyword, or disabled with a list of usernames, is only available in Apache 1.3 and above.

The UserDir directive sets the real directory in a user's home directory to use when a request for a document for a user is received. Directory-filename is one of the following:

  • The name of a directory or a pattern such as those shown below.
  • The keyword disabled. This turns off all username-to-directory translations except those explicitly named with the enabled keyword (see below).
  • The keyword disabled followed by a space-delimited list of usernames. Usernames that appear in such a list will never have directory translation performed, even if they appear in an enabled clause.
  • The keyword enabled followed by a space-delimited list of usernames. These usernames will have directory translation performed even if a global disable is in effect, but not if they also appear in a disabled clause.

If neither the enabled nor the disabled keywords appear in the Userdir directive, the argument is treated as a filename pattern, and is used to turn the name into a directory specification. A request for http://www.foo.com/~bob/one/two.html will be translated to:

UserDir directive used Translated path
UserDir public_html~bob/public_html/one/two.html
UserDir /usr/web/usr/web/bob/one/two.html
UserDir /home/*/www/home/bob/www/one/two.html

The following directives will send redirects to the client:

UserDir directive used Translated path
UserDir http://www.foo.com/usershttp://www.foo.com/users/bob/one/two.html
UserDir http://www.foo.com/*/usrhttp://www.foo.com/bob/usr/one/two.html
UserDir http://www.foo.com/~*/http://www.foo.com/~bob/one/two.html
Be careful when using this directive; for instance, "UserDir ./" would map "/~root" to "/" - which is probably undesirable. If you are running Apache 1.3 or above, it is strongly recommended that your configuration include a "UserDir disabled root" declaration. See also the Directory directive and the Security Tips page for more information.

Additional examples:

To allow a few users to have UserDir directories, but not anyone else, use the following:

UserDir disabled
UserDir enabled user1 user2 user3

To allow most users to have UserDir directories, but deny this to a few, use the following:

UserDir enabled
UserDir disabled user4 user5 user6