Re: [tlug] Not seeing linked directory in localhost

[Jim <jep200404@example.com>]

Dave M G wrote:

> I created a symbolic link (assuming that's the right term) within 
> /var/www to a directory in my home folder like so:
> sudo ln -s /home/dave/web_sites /var/www/web_sites

> Why can I not see the web_sites directory from within FireFox?

Perhaps Apache considers what you did to be a security risk, 
and perhaps Apache refused to follow soft links outside its 
directory tree.