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Nux
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 Posted: Fri 10 Jun '16 13:15 Post subject: [REQUEST] Change httpd.conf in builds to `Define` srvroot |
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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  ).
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:
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Define SRVROOT "C:/Apache24"
ServerRoot "${SRVROOT}"
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DocumentRoot "${SRVROOT}/htdocs"
<Directory "${SRVROOT}/htdocs">
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ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "${SRVROOT}/cgi-bin/"
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<Directory "${SRVROOT}/cgi-bin">
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But I Would simply replace all occurrences of "C:/Apache24" with "${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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| Posted: Fri 10 Jun '16 15:04 Post subject: |
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| Agree. But policy is that we do not change things what ASF delivers. |
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James Blond
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| Posted: Wed 13 Jun '18 11:44 Post subject: |
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| You did not commit it in trunk |
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Steffen
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James Blond
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| Posted: Wed 13 Jun '18 16:02 Post subject: |
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Maybe I was in viewwc in the wrong revision.  |
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Tim_B
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| Posted: Fri 24 Sep '21 13:39 Post subject: DocumentRoot |
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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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