help with r1q2 http dowmloading for runnig servers

[macanah]

hi there

macanah here

im currently runnig a normal q2 coop server with http downloading
that works fine

and another with a coop mod called gibrack

i need someway with the gibrack coop mod to get the http files to downloaded from "quake2/baseq2/maps"
not from "quake2/gibrack/maps" from the http site i am using for the files.

im using r1q2 dedicated for the server

ne help wood be good

ok bye from macanah

[sP1Sp0pD]

Probably the easiest way is to make gibrack/maps a symbolic link to ../baseq2/maps, assuming your server is powered by some kind of Unix or GNU/Linux, although NTFS supports symlinks (directory junctions) as well. However, lest you forget that every time you run a dedicated server on Windoze, God kills a kitten.

[macanah]

hi there thanks 4 ur reply

i think u misunderstood me , unless u didnt, not sure, i looked at the symbolic link thing but not sure if it can b done on a website.
i need the files on my server "which is running q2 mod gibrack coop" to download the maps and textures etc. --- from --
www.freewill-mnh.com/quake2/baseq2/maps not from,
www.freewill-mnh.com/quake2/gibrack/maps

ok ty 4 ur help

bye from macanah --

[sP1Sp0pD]

I believe I've understood you correctly. Depending on your HTTP server it should be possible via symlink or some special configuration, like URL mapping in case of Apache for example. This, naturally, implies that you have control over your server (have rights to configure it).

[spirit]

sP1Sp0pD is correct, this is the proper way to do it on a server where you have file system level access. (You may have to link each map instead of the whole dir, but I don't know about that specific mod).

The problem most likely is that macanah does not have FS level access.

macanah: Do you use some web interface to control the server? Or do you have shell access (do you know what SSH is)?