Child_OD

I just recently finished setting up my webserver using Apache, but my problem is that i want to go to folders outside my document root. In the Apache config file it mentioned using symbolic links to achieve this goal. Unfortunately i have been unable to find how to create these "symbolic links" in windows xp(the os Apache is running on). If you could tell me how to create symbolic links or if there is a better way to achieve what i am try to do i would be most appreciative.

Chipp

I'm honestly not sure if there is an equivalent to the symbolic link in Windows - its predominantly a linux/unix thing.

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Child_OD

Hmm, well if i cant use symbolic links then i guess i could try to solve the problem that caused me to have to resort to symbolic links.

When i initially configured Apache i was under the impression that i could have more than one document root, so i attempted to set my document root to something like this.
This was unsuccessful, so my next step was to reduce it down to one document root.
When that didn't work i tried reinstalling Apache, at which point i receved a error messege which said something along the lines of you must have your document root point to a folder. I found it peculiar, but when i change my document root to this
Finaly it was working. Now is there any way to set my document root to the root directory, ie "D:\"?

Hersha

ok firstly in windows you need to use a "/" in your paths instead of a "\" so D:/ instead of D:\ . Next windows cant do the symlink thing. The next best thing is to use mod_alias.
Heres a link on how to configure mod_alias. http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_alias.html
Here's the basic configuration though.
(/image is the url and /ftp/pub/image is the folder you are aliasing.)
You may or may not need the Directory directive depending on your situation.

mkdir

There is Windows Services for UNIX: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/i.../bb380242.aspx
Install it and execute 'ln -s original_folder symlink', might work.

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Child_OD

Problem solved, thanks
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