Anilrgowda

Hi guys hope youre all well and hope you can help :>)

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REQUIREMENT:
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To browse through a web browser to a virtual directory that is located OUTSIDE the web root.

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WHAT I HAVE:
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Apache running on Linux.

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HTTPD.CONF ENTRY FOR VIRTUAL DIRECTORY:
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#==================================================================
#VIRTUAL DIRECTORY CALLED "DROPBOX" accessed by http:///dropbox
#==================================================================

Alias /dropbox/ "/dropbox/"


Options Indexes
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all


In the above, what Im trying to achieve is the following:

http:///dropbox/

I just get a permission denied message.

The below entry in my httpd.conf file works fine, and Im wondering if its because it is inside the web root?

#===========================================================================
#VIRTUAL DIRECTORY CALLED "VIDEOS" accessed by http:///mediawiki/videos
#===========================================================================

Options Indexes
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all


So in the above, I can browse to http:///mediawiki/videos/

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QUESTION:
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Guys is there anything Im missing here?
Do I have to create a Virtual Host or something?
Is there anyway to go to:
http:///dropbox/
when
/dropbox IS NOT
in the web root?

Here are my "root" settings in the httpd.conf file.
ServerRoot "/etc/httpd"
DocumentRoot "/var/www/html"

Any help greatly appreciated.

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