Webmaster in a Nutshell, Third Edition

The mod_userdir module provides automatic mapping to user directories for requested addresses.

UserDir directoryfilename

[ server config , or within <VirtualHost>]

Translates a username to a specific directory and default filename. The default is the user's home directory in the subdirectory public_html , loading the file index.html . Alternatively, you can specify the enabled or disabled keyword followed by a series of usernames you wish to enable or disable access. For example:

UserDir enabled robert stephen UserDir disabled john linda