Mod-Rewrite loading files behind the DocumentRoot | I'm using `.htaccess` and `mod_rewrite` to point to files that reside behind the DocumentRoot. My folder structure looks like this:



```
home/
    webroot/
    other_files/

```

I have a `.htaccess` file in webroot with the following content:



```

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /home/other_files/$1

```

If I try to access <http://example.com/file.html> I receive the following error: 



> 
> The requested URL /home/other\_files/file.html was not found on this server. 
> 
> 
> 


Is it even possible to load files that are behind the DocumentRoot? If so, can someone point me in the right direction?