Apache & win2K

[yoma31]

I seem to have a slight problem:

I would like to add a directory that is web-browsable and that is not below my documentroot.
I guess I have to make a link of some kind somewhere or have to edit httpd.conf but have no clue whatsoever on how to do this correctly.

my documentroot= c:\program files\abria soft\apache\htdocs

folder i would like to make browsable=
c:\temp\php\images

I have to use a directory without spacings in name,else copy/rename filefunctions seem to barf.

I would be very thankfull if one of you coders could help me out! BTW apache&php&Mysql Rule the face of this planet!

[zmack]

Hi Yoma,

Open up httpd.conf in Notepad and locate the follwing sections of code.

FIRSTLY edit the line -

#
# DocumentRoot: The directory out of which you will serve your
# documents. By default, all requests are taken from this directory, but
# symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to other locations.
#
DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/htdocs/ <------------------- RIGHT HERE and set this to whatever directory you require.

SECONDLY do the same again for a couple of lines below that -

# Note that from this point forward you must specifically allow
# particular features to be enabled - so if something's not working as
# you might expect, make sure that you have specifically enabled it
# below.
#

#
# This should be changed to whatever you set DocumentRoot to.
#
<Directory "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/htdocs/ <--------------- RIGHT HERE
.


The is also a line that you may also want to edit which will allow u to specify what file you wish to be default when you access localhost.

#
<IfModule mod_dir.c>
DirectoryIndex index.php <------ RIGHT HERE
</IfModule>

Hope this helps.

-Abi

[Anon]

i suggest just makiing (or just cut/paste) the \images folder in the htdocs folder, so you'd get this effect..

http://localhost/images

which i'm pretty sure is what you want.

[Anon]

Actually, if you look at the Apache config file then you have answer right there before your very eyes.

You need to make an alias, just look how Apache handles /icons directory and add your own according to example:

--- 8< -----------------------

<IfModule mod_alias.c>

# Apache default alias for icons

Alias /icons/ "C:/apache/icons/"

<Directory "C:/apache/icons">
Options Indexes MultiViews
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

# Your alias below where "/phpimages" is the
# name by which it is later accessed counting
# from docroot eg "http://myhost/phpimages"

Alias /phpimages/ "c:/temp/php/images/"

<Directory "c:/temp/php/images/">
Options Indexes MultiViews
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>


</IfModule>

--- >8 -----------------------

Just don't forget to turn on/off options you might need or not need (like turning off Indexes).

[Anon]

Thanks for helping me out guys!