Running PHP file outside of documentroot (cgi-bin folder)

Question

I am working with a colleague to set up their local environment on a MAC in XAMPP, on windows my vhost looks like the one below.

When I access a URL like http://domain.l

Answer 1

I don't know much about settings used. But I think you should go through following links. Might get some help.

1. http://www.sean-barton.co.uk/2009/02/setting-up-a-phpmysql-local-development-environment-on-a-mac-doing-it-properly/
2. http://docs.joomlabamboo.com/using-joomla/setting-up-a-quick-start-package-on-your-local-server-xampp-pc
3. http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/setup_php.html
4. How to create Mac OS X dev environment for legacy PHP app?