Getting started

[sheppardj]

I am beginning to work with Apache (initally on Windows XP) and am having a problem setting up my test sites.  Much of my problem I expect is thinking Apache rather than IIS but hopefully someone will walk me through the process of setting up my config file.  The answer is I expect very siple but I lost in a maze of directives and other terms.

 

Using the default setting at installation DocumentRoot  is shown as: "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/htdocs"

 

I have test sites on another drive at: G:\Stoneyburn, G:\WSomOPC and G:\msnoront for example.

 

How do I configure Apache to serve up the files in these directories?

 

Thanks for you patience

 

Jim

[wildteen88]

You will want to use virtual hosts if you have more than one document root. However if G: driver only holds your websites then you should be able to set DocumentRoot to just "G:/"

 

Then when you go to your website you will get a directory listing of all files and folders in the G: drive.

 

However setting up a virtual host for each site would be better.

[sheppardj]

Thanks, so something like this should do the trick?

 

<VirtualHost *:80>

    DocumentRoot G:/Stoneyburn

# Do the others go here or between their own <VirtualHost *:80> tags?

</VirtualHost>

 

Jim

[wildteen88]

no you have set each site its own virtual host. I am not experienced on this so I would recommend you to read the Apache documentation on virtual hosts.