altering document root for apache

pbhj · 09-02-2006, 08:23 PM

Hi,

I'm configuring apache 1 (one) for testing of php pages.

I need to alter the document root on a per site basis such that $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] will give the stem for the base page of any particular site.

I'm not sure whether it is alias-ing or virtual host-ing. I think, from reading httpd.conf that it's the later. However will I need to add a vhost section for each directory or is there a quicker way.

My test sites are under:
/var/www/htdocs/test/sitename
/var/www/htdocs/test/site2

So I assume then I'll put http://sitename in my browser to access the site?

Thanks.

pbhj

w3bd3vil · 09-02-2006, 08:35 PM

you would need to create virtual host for your requirements.

blankbmx · 09-04-2006, 09:27 AM

like this (in httpd.conf):

Code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin root@localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/
    ServerName domain.com
    ServerAlias www.domain.com
    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/domain.com-error_log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/domain.com-access_log common
</VirtualHost>

pbhj · 09-04-2006, 07:05 PM

OK that seems to work but I also have to enter the hostname pointed to 127.0.0.1 in ym /etc/hosts file.