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NOTE:  The steps below can only be performed by the cPanel root user.  If you are an end user, this article does not apply to you!

Beginning with Apache 2, it is no longer recommended to manually edit the httpd.conf file.  You must instead either add "main" include directives via WHM, or else manually create & edit conf file stored in specific user folders.

Assuming a user account named "testacct", here's how you might add a custom ScriptAlias directive:

1. Create /usr/local/apache/conf/userdata/std/2/testacct/testsdomain.com/httpd.conf .  NOTE:  The conf file can actually be named whatever you want, since the main httpd.conf is reading "*.conf".
2. Edit the new file in vi (or similar text editor) & add in the custom directives.  For example:  ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /home/testacct/public_html/cgi-bin/
3. Save the file & exit the editor.
4. Rebuild the httpd.conf file using:  /scripts/rebuildhttpdconf
5. Restart the Apache daemon using:  service httpd restart