Igor Sysoev Wrote:
> "root" is good and safe directive. It works with
> all these "if"s.
>
> "alias" is more generic than "root": you can
> always describe "root" mapping
> via "alias":
>
> location /dir/ {
> root /path/to;
> }
>
> is the same as
>
> location /dir/ {
> alias /path/to/dir/;
> }
>
> But not opposite, for example, you can not
> describe this
>
> location /dir1/ {
> alias /path/to/dir2/;
> }
>
> using "root". I use "root" always if it's
> possible.
>
>
> --
> Igor Sysoev
> http://sysoev.ru/en/


Excellent, thank you for the help.