added link for alternative apache configuration that was easier for me to follow

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+## Alt explanation/instructions
+For whatever reason, I found the info on the dot cgi page very confusing.  The instructions on http://maketecheasier.com/install-and-configure-apache-in-ubuntu/2011/03/09 were a lot easier to follow, and ultimately got me over the ubuntu-apache hump.
+
 ## warning: lighttpd only or both?
 
 Is your warning at the bottom (you don't know how secure it is) only about
@@ -34,3 +37,13 @@ there), and so I need to choose the more secure solution. --Ivan Z.
 >> The easiest way though is probably
 >> to add your ssh key to the special user's `.ssh/authorized_keys`
 >> and push that way. --[[Joey]] 
+
+## apache2 - run from userdir
+Followed instructions but couldn't get it right to run from user dir (running ubuntu jaunty),  
+Finally got it working once I've sym linked as follow (& restarted apache):    
+\# ln -s ../mods-available/userdir.load .  
+\# ln -s ../mods-available/userdir.conf .  
+\# pwd  
+/etc/apache2/mods-enabled  
+
+