Forum Moderators: phranque
greeting again. i would like to know about the defining the apache directory.
i can define to document root to any folder of local drive editting with conf file even a temp drive like Flash Drive.
However, the problem is i can't define the network map drive to apache root. so it is possible? if possible please kindly guide me how do i do?
highly apreiciate with your helps.
smyomin
what is the thingy you call "network map drive", what kind of os you are using and what is the exact error message you get if you say you "can't do that".
in general you can map the root to whereever you want in your drivespace.
i am using WinXP SP2. well, i made the virtual drive in my computer to mapping the sharing folder of other computer through the LAN or WAN.
and after that i edit document directory in apache config file to defining that virtual drive.
example : i made virtual directory z:/ map to other computer within LAN.
then i edit in config file as followed:_
DocumentRoot "z:/newfolder" IN STEAD OF
DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/xampp/htdocs"
And
<Directory "z:/newfolder"> IN STEAD OF <Directory "C:/Program Files/xampp/htdocs">
but it doesnt work.
smyomin
- check the permissions. does the user apache is running with has access to the share?
- what is the error message by apache. i think it checks webroot while starting, just check the error.log
- if it's not possible to map to a removeable drive with apache (internally a network drive is handled quite like a cd-rom) which i doubt but which i am not 100% sure about, you can try to map map the network drive into your harddisk by creating a junction point. maybe this helps.
but before that i would try to figure out what apache is complaining about.
Jim
