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Ragnarak · 25 Nov 2002, 17:27

i've installed apache on winxp and it all seems ok
also install php

after running apache and going to htpp://localhost/phpinfo.php i get all the php info stuff up so i'm assuming that means php is installed

i then made a v. simple php script to tell me the date called date.php

this only works when it's in C:\apache\htdocs

i can run it by http://localhost/date.php and it works

now how do i make it so it can be run from other directories?

if i create a directory inside the htdocs dir called php and put the file in their, i get file not found when i try http://localhost/php/date.php

i know this is prolly something simple like editing a line in a config file but i can't seem to get it working

Ragnarak · 25 Nov 2002, 17:34

now it seems to be working in any subdirectories of htdocs

is this right?

"By default, all requests are taken from this directory, but
symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to other locations"

can someone explain this bit?

Gayle29uk · 25 Nov 2002, 17:59

ln /usr/local/apache/htdocs/php/whatever.html /usr/local/apache/htdocs/index.html should give you a symbolic link to the .../htdocs/php/whatever.html file but placed in .../htdocs and called index.html. This isn'tanother file, it's just a pointer in the right direction. E.g. if someone asks for index.html it says"ooh ooh! I know where that is! It's over there!".

Clear as mud?

[edit]you're using WIndows so just ignore everything I just said hehe.[/edit]

[/edit2]there's an option in httpd.conf to allow subdirectories of htdocs to be used. Can't remember which one offhand though but it's well commented so a quick look through should find it

[/edit2]

Ragnarak · 25 Nov 2002, 18:08

the subdirectories are working now

just wasn't sure about the pointing to other directories thingy but it's ain't that big a deal

Structural Integrity · 25 Nov 2002, 18:22

Quote:

Originally posted by Ragnarak
now it seems to be working in any subdirectories of htdocs

is this right?

"By default, all requests are taken from this directory, but
symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to other locations"

can someone explain this bit?

That probably means you can have names point to other directories on your HD.
I can confige my Win2k webserver in such a way that http://localhost/struct points to the folder F:\struct and that http://localhost/floppie points to the folder E:\inetpub\floppie...

I'm not 100% sure this is what they mean, but it could very well be it.

Ragnarak · 25 Nov 2002, 18:35

that's what i assumed it meant but don't know how to do it

got lots of documentation to read :/

Ragnarak · 25 Nov 2002, 20:45

Alias /stuff/ "c:/stuff/"

in httpd.conf file

Ragnarak · 25 Nov 2002, 20:50

now everything is working, anyone have any suggestions to make it more secure?

26 Nov 2002, 17:37

go to the conf file of appache, and type htdocs in search option of txt file

then you get two paths, which both need to be edited to the folder you want ur webfiles to be stored in.

MT · 26 Nov 2002, 22:25

symlinks are a bit like shortcuts for *nix, they dont really exist under windows.

Outcast2k · 27 Nov 2002, 06:23

Just a suggestion, get phpTriad.

Ragnarak · 27 Nov 2002, 13:10

Quote:

Originally posted by Outcast2k
Just a suggestion, get phpTriad.

got it

Mong · 28 Nov 2002, 13:55

Quote:

Originally posted by Outcast2k
Just a suggestion, get phpTriad.

Noooo! It's very out of date.

If you insist on one of these installers, use this one as it's updated a lot - although you'll need to tweak the conf files more than in EasyPHP for example.

M.

Ragnarak · 28 Nov 2002, 14:25

Quote:

Originally posted by Mong

Noooo! It's very out of date.

If you insist on one of these installers, use this one as it's updated a lot - although you'll need to tweak the conf files more than in EasyPHP for example.

M.

i installed phptriad as it seemed very easy to set up

all i'm doing is using it as a webserver to test stuff without having to keep uploading it to my server

(managed to get 500mb server space and 5gb bandwidth a month for free from a friend of a friend

)

you say it's out of date but if say a php script runs fine on my comp will it do exactly the same on the server where i'd be hosting it? (same versions of mysql/php/etc)

Mong · 28 Nov 2002, 14:34

Quote:

Originally posted by Ragnarak
you say it's out of date but if say a php script runs fine on my comp will it do exactly the same on the server where i'd be hosting it? (same versions of mysql/php/etc)

Generally yes, as long as it's at least PHP 4.1, for example.

But I'd not be 100% happy hosting stuff live on an old server - can your mate not upgrade it?

M.