Maybe help users a bit, I doubt it. Consider PR#480, PR#599.

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diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/core.html b/docs/manual/mod/core.html
index 56b5826904bd62eb28fba75305cde061037b2d66..4f0a3033cf6742782b03d172d793f2138d269d4a 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/manual/mod/core.html
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/core.html
@@ -836,6 +836,9 @@ Execution of CGI scripts is permitted.
 <dd>
 <!--%plaintext &lt;?INDEX {\tt FollowSymLinks} option&gt; -->
 The server will follow symbolic links in this directory.
+<b>Note</b>: even though the server follows the symlink it does <i>not</i>
+change the pathname used to match against <code>&lt;Directory&gt;</code>
+sections.
 <dt>Includes
 <dd>
 <!--%plaintext &lt;?INDEX {\tt Includes} option&gt; -->