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Reply to topic   Topic: [REQUEST] Change httpd.conf in builds to `Define` srvroot
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Nux



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PostPosted: Fri 10 Jun '16 13:15    Post subject: [REQUEST] Change httpd.conf in builds to `Define` srvroot Reply with quote

Hi.

So with current distributions of Apache on ApacheLounge in reality you need to put them in "C:\Apache24" or you would have to change a lot in `httpd.conf`. It's not a lot of work change default `httpd.conf` but it's tricky for some new comers (I work at IT company and I just know Wink).

So... The solution for any Apache 2.4 build would be to use new `Define` directive. That way you can define something like `SRVROOT` and use this in httpd.conf in any other place

Crucial parts of modified httpd.conf would look like this:
Code:

Define SRVROOT "C:/Apache24"
ServerRoot "${SRVROOT}"
...
DocumentRoot "${SRVROOT}/htdocs"
<Directory "${SRVROOT}/htdocs">
...
    ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "${SRVROOT}/cgi-bin/"
...
<Directory "${SRVROOT}/cgi-bin">


But I Would simply replace all occurrences of "C:/Apache24" with "${SRVROOT}" (including comments).

Note that this `Define` works in all possible directives (even non standard ones like e.g. `ISAPICacheFile`).
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Steffen
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PostPosted: Fri 10 Jun '16 15:04    Post subject: Reply with quote

Agree. But policy is that we do not change things what ASF delivers.
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Steffen
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PostPosted: Fri 08 Jun '18 11:49    Post subject: Reply with quote

Committed for the next release, see http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&sortby=date&revision=1832962
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James Blond
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PostPosted: Wed 13 Jun '18 11:44    Post subject: Reply with quote

You did not commit it in trunk
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Steffen
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PostPosted: Wed 13 Jun '18 11:50    Post subject: Reply with quote

It was already there: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&sortby=date&revision=1451830

I did:

In my branches working copy

svn merge -c 1451830 https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk

svn ci
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James Blond
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PostPosted: Wed 13 Jun '18 16:02    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe I was in viewwc in the wrong revision. Embarassed
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Tim_B



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PostPosted: Fri 24 Sep '21 13:39    Post subject: DocumentRoot Reply with quote

Hi Nux and Steffen,

I've run into a an issue with the "Define SRVROOT" Directive.

I'm trying to set up Apache 2.4 on Windows 10 as my local development environment after a fresh re-install of Windows and cannot figure out how to change the DocumentRoot Directory from "${SRVROOT}/htdocs" to "C:/localhost" in the httpd.conf file.

It seems that removing the SRVROOT variable and using an absolute file path: DocumentRoot "C:/localhost" as in previous versions prevents Apache from starting.

I tried creating an Alias to link to it that way:

Alias "/localhost" "C:/localhost"
<Directory "c:/localhost">
Require all granted
</Directory>

Which does append the "localhost" directory to the DocumentRoot directory (C:/Apache24/htdocs), but that's not really setting the DocumentRoot to "C:/localhost" like I have in previous installations.

I've spent most of my day reading through the documentation on apache.org and trying various methods to solve it, but everything I tried either prevents Apache from starting or doesn't set the DocumentRoot directory to where I want it.

It was only by chance I came across this post discussing the change to using the 'Define' directive, so I'm hoping you can tell me if there's a way to revert to the older style 'httpd.conf' directives for defining ServerRoot and DocumentRoot?

Regards,

Tim
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