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How do I set all docroots to FollowSymLinks? I have a bunch of virtual host entries and don't want to modify each one.

Edit: I added 'Options +FollowSymLinks' in .htaccess and httpd.conf but I still receive 403 (Forbidden) errors :(. I even tried following SymLinks on twitter, but that didn't work either. http://twitter.com/SymLinks

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If your virtual hosts are all under the same directory then just put it in a <Directory> section outside of all <virtualHost> sections.

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... but bear in mind if someone does Options None or Options -FollowSymlinks deeper in the configuration (or in .htaccess if they're allowed to) it will override your global setting. (At least if I'm remembering my Apache conf file semantics correctly) – voretaq7♦ May 21 '10 at 16:19
Also All virtualhost definitions should contain "AllowOverride All". httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#allowoverride – risyasin May 23 '10 at 16:54
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Try this in the main configuration, you may can do it only for /www or something like that

<Directory />
Options +FollowSymLinks
</Directory>
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Thx! What does the '+' signify? – John Himmelman May 21 '10 at 16:39

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