title: Mod-Rewrite loading files behind the DocumentRoot
body: <p>I'm using <code>.htaccess</code> and <code>mod_rewrite</code> to point to files that reside behind the DocumentRoot. My folder structure looks like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>home/
      webroot/
      other_files/
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have a <code>.htaccess</code> file in webroot with the following content:</p>
  
  <pre>
  RewriteEngine on
  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /home/other_files/$1
  </pre>
  
  <p>If I try to access <a href="http://example.com/file.html" rel="noreferrer">http://example.com/file.html</a> I receive the following error:  </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The requested URL /home/other_files/file.html was not found on this server.  </p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Is it even possible to load files that are behind the DocumentRoot? If so, can someone point me in the right direction?</p>