how to configuring a xampp web server for different root directory

Question

The web directory is the home of all of your application\'s public and static files. Including images, stylesheets and JavaScript files. It is also where the front controlle

Answer 1

For XAMMP versions >=7.5.9-0 also change the DocumentRoot in file "/opt/lampp/etc/extra/httpd-ssl.conf" accordingly.

Answer 2

You can change Apaches httpd.conf by clicking (in xampp control panel) apache/conf/httpd.conf and adjust the entries for DocumentRoot and the corresponding Directory entry. Just Ctrl+F for "htdocs" and change the entries to your new path.

See screenshot:

#
# DocumentRoot: The directory out of which you will serve your
# documents. By default, all requests are taken from this directory, but
# symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to other locations.
#
DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs"
<Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs">

Answer 3

I moved my htdocs folder from C:\xampp\htdocs to D:\htdocs without editing the Apache config file (httpd.conf).

Step 1) Move C:\xampp\htdocs folder to D:\htdocs Step 2) Create a symbolic link in C:\xampp\htdocs linked to D:\htdocs using mklink command.

D:\>mklink /J C:\xampp\htdocs D:\htdocs
Junction created for C:\xampp\htdocs <<===>> D:\htdocs

D:\>

Step 3) Done!

Answer 4

You can change the port while you open your XAMP control panel, follow the steps:

1. click on config net to the start button, and
2. select httpd.conf, a text file will open
3. check the file and file listen:80,
4. once got listen:80 replace with listen:8080 and
5. save in the same folder.

Once done that, you will be able to start your local server.

Answer 5

In case, if anyone prefers a simpler solution, especially on Linux (e.g. Ubuntu), a very easy way out is to create a symbolic link to the intended folder in the htdocs folder. For example, if I want to be able to serve files from a folder called "/home/some/projects/testserver/" and my htdocs is located in "/opt/lampp/htdocs/". Just create a symbolic link like so:

ln -s /home/some/projects/testserver /opt/lampp/htdocs/testserver

The command for symbolic link works like so: ln -s target source where,

target - The existing file/directory you would like to link TO.
source - The file/folder to be created, copying the contents of the target. The LINK itself.

For more help see ln --help Source: Create Symbolic Links in Ubuntu

And that's done. just visit http://localhost/testserver/ In fact, you don't even need to restart your server.

Answer 6

• Go to C:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf
• Open httpd.conf
• Find tag : DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs"
• Edit tag to : DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs/myproject/web"

• Now find tag and change it to < Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/myproject/web" >

• Restart Your Apache