> > However, since I'm getting these issues as a direct result of using the > > tutorial example (and at one point I even created all the same > > directories and used the example code line-for-line just to make sure), > > I feel like there must be a common, canonical solution to these issues. > > There is, but you may not like it: don't put your images there. > > The common approach I've seen is to have a separate Location that doesn't > map directly to the file system and exists only to drive this mod_perl > handler. It's also a good practice to organize your images in a separate > directory so that you can easilly serve them from a dedicated image server > later on. > > Also, you really should turn off auto indexes anyway on a production server. > It's a security problem. >
What sort of security problem?
