apache on windows virtual directory config help

Question

I'm running Apache on Windows XP via Xampplite, and could use help configuring my virtual directory. Here's what I'm hoping to do on my dev box:

1. I want my source files to live outside of the xampp htdocs dir
2. on my local machine I can access the project at http://myproject
3. others on my local network can access the project at my.ip.address/myproject
4. keep localhost pointing to the xampp's htdocs folder so I can easily add other projects.

I've got 1 & 2 working by editing the windows hosts file, and adding a virtual directory in xampp's apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf file. I don't immediately see how to do 3 without messing up 4.

Hannie

Answer 1

Figured it out: use Alias for #3, instead of VirtualHost, thus:

Alias /myproject "C:/path/to/my/project"
<Directory "C:/path/to/my/project">
  Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews ExecCGI
  AllowOverride All
  Order allow,deny
  Allow from all
</Directory>

Hannie

For anyone unsure, this can go straight after <Directory "D:/XAMPP/htdocs">...stuff...</Direcory> in the httpd.conf file for the default site root. Worked for me perfectly. And don't forget to restart Apache – Hirundine

Answer 2

To accomplish your list of needs.

1) Make the directory:

mkdir c:\xampp\sites\myproject

2) Edit c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts so it contains this line:

127.0.0.1         myproject

and add the following to c:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf:

  NameVirtualHost myproject:80

  <VirtualHost myproject:80>
  DocumentRoot c:/xampp/sites/myproject
  Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
   AllowOverride All
  Order allow,deny
  Allow from all  
  </Directory>

3) Add the following lines to the end of c:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf:

  Alias /myproject/  "/xampp/sites/myproject/"

  <Directory "/xampp/sites/myproject">
  AllowOverride None
  Options None
  Order allow,deny
  Allow from all
  </Directory>

4) Leave DocumentRoot, Directory, etc in c:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf alone to accomplish this. For reference these lines would be:

  DocumentRoot "/xampp/htdocs"

  <Directory />
   Options FollowSymLinks
   AllowOverride None
   Order deny,allow
   Deny from all
  </Directory>

  <Directory "/xampp/htdocs">
   Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
   AllowOverride All
   Order allow,deny
   Allow from all
  </Directory>

Griffey

Answer 3

First enable: LoadModule alias_module modules/mod_alias.so

<IfModule alias_module>
  Alias /ddd "D:/prj/customer/www"

  <Directory "D:/prj/customer/www">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
    AllowOverride all
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
  </Directory>
</IfModule>

Tested on WAMP 2.2 and its working: http:// localhost/ddd

Boding

Answer 4

In httpd.conf add the following lines, mutatis mutandis:

<IfModule alias_module>
    Alias /angular-phonecat "C:/DEV/git-workspace/angular-phonecat"
</IfModule>

<Directory "C:/DEV/git-workspace/angular-phonecat">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
    AllowOverride all
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    Require all granted
</Directory>

This worked great on my (Windows) XAMPP installation after restarting the Apache server. I had to add the "Require all granted", but otherwise it is pretty much the same as the above answers.

Radii

Answer 5

resolved the issue. it was missing the directory tag.

NameVirtualHost myproject:80
<VirtualHost myproject:80>
    DocumentRoot "D:/Solution"
    <Directory "D:/Solution">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>    
</VirtualHost>

Tablecloth

Answer 6

NameVirtualHost myproject:80 < VirtualHost myproject:80 >
< /Directory >

Must be:

NameVirtualHost myproject:80 < VirtualHost myproject:80 >
< /VirtualHost >

greets ;)

Margit

Answer 7

Problem resolved in a simplest way and less steps No Need of creating virtual host just change the location of target directory.

Here's what i have done for configuration: I've done it by editing the C:/xampp/apache/conf/httpd.conf file Changings that I have done in httpd.conf file Added this script right after ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "C:/xampp/apache)/"

Alias /projectXYZ "C:/pathtomyproject" Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews ExecCGI AllowOverride All Order allow,deny Allow from all

Pathtomyproject = Complete path of project

And changed the url of Document Root DocumentRoot " C:/pathtomyproject "

Now restart the Apache Server by stopping the server. I have stopped Apache server, and then again started the Apache Server.

Source: http://bytespedia.blogspot.com/2013/12/creating-virtual-directory-in-apache.html

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