How to change xampp localhost to another folder ( outside xampp folder)?

Question

How can I change my default xampp localhost c:xampp/htdoc to another folder i.e. c:/alan? When I use the IP address I should be able to view my we

Answer 1

just in case someone looks for this, the path to the file on Sourav answer (httpd.conf) in linux is /opt/lampp/etc/httpd.conf

Answer 2

It can be done in two steps for Ubuntu 14.04 with Xampp 1.8.3-5

Step 1:- Change DocumentRoot and Directory path in /opt/lampp/etc/httpd.conf from

DocumentRoot "/opt/lampp/htdocs" and Directory "/opt/lampp/htdocs"

to DocumentRoot "/home/user/Desktop/js" and Directory "/home/user/Desktop/js"

Step 2:- Change the rights of folder (in path and its parent folders to 777) eg via

sudo chmod -R 777 /home/user/Desktop/js

Answer 3

I had to change both the httpd.conf and httpd-ssl.conf files DocumentRoot properties to get things like relative links (i.e. href="/index.html") and the favicon.ico link to work properly.

The latest Xampp control Panel makes this pretty easy.

From the control panel, there should be Apache in the first row. If it's started, stop it. Then click config and open the httpd.conf file and search for htdocs or documentRoot. Change the path to what you like. Do the same for httpd-ssl.conf. These should be the top 2 files in the list under Config's dropdown.

Then start the server again.

Hope this helps someone. Cheers.