Run my php files from outside htdocs
I have my xampp installed and running sites from the htdocs folder. I want to create a website directory in a different location and run the files online from there.
I know I can do this somehow using both Virtual Host settings and changing my hosts file in System32.
I want to change my URL from localhost/websites/mysite/ to just mysite/
Can anyone offer assistance, thank you
Answer
Locate httpd.conf file on your local XAMPP install: C:\xampp\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf
Edit the “DocumentRoot” line to the location of the remote \htdocs folder.
Example: “C:/xampp/xampp/htdocs” to “C:/Users/Ann/Documents/My Dropbox/Dev/Xampp/xampp/htdocs”
Edit the “Directory” tag to the same remote location you set for DocumentRoot.
“C:/Users/Ann/Documents/My Dropbox/Dev/Xampp/xampp/htdocs”
Save the file and restart your local Apache server.
Navigate to your "localhost” in your browser and you should see the remote web site files.