Why doesnt changing the document root location work?

Hi

I am using webmin/apache

We have a website setup and working.

I want to change where the website is, so i went into webmin>apache>edit
directives and changed the document root
for my website from

/usr/home/philssite to /usr/home/new

saved etc, but when i pull my website up in a browser apache is still
taking the site from the old directory /usr/home/philssite

Why would this be?

"Ian.H [dS]" <ian@WINDOZEdigiserv.net> wrote in message
news:20030815225143.04b560c4.ian@WINDOZEdigiserv.n et...
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:34:25 +0100 in
> <message-id:1060983268.39770.0@lotis.uk.clara.net>
> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I am using webmin/apache
> >
> > We have a website setup and working.
> >
> > I want to change where the website is, so i went into
> > webmin>apache>edit directives and changed the document root
> > for my website from
> >
> > /usr/home/philssite to /usr/home/new
> >
> > saved etc, but when i pull my website up in a browser apache is
> > still taking the site from the old directory /usr/home/philssite
> >
> > Why would this be?
>
>
> Did you restart Apache?
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Ian
>


Hmm, No i didnt.
In just moving over from IIS to apache.
Does apache typically always require a stop and restart after such changes?

Ian.H [dS] wrote:
> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

Is this a valid email-address? It's yours?

[...]
>> Does apache typically always require a stop and restart after such
>> changes?
>
> Yup.. anything that involves a change within httpd.conf (Apache's config
> file, which this will have done) requires Apache to be restarted so that
> it can rehash / reload the config =)

False. There is no reason to stop apache. Tell him to reread his
configuration files will be enough. Is there no "apachectl reload" or
"apachectl graceful" possible on your Windows-system?

cc

"Ian.H [dS]" <ian@WINDOZEdigiserv.net> wrote in message
news:20030816164052.456a944d.ian@WINDOZEdigiserv.n et...
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 16:30:36 +0100 in
> <message-id:1061047847.97730.0@echo.uk.clara.net>
> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>
> > Hmm, No i didnt.
>
>
> Do now =)
>
>
> > In just moving over from IIS to apache.
>
>
> Great!!! move.
>
>
> > Does apache typically always require a stop and restart after such
> > changes?
>
>
> Yup.. anything that involves a change within httpd.conf (Apache's config
> file, which this will have done) requires Apache to be restarted so that
> it can rehash / reload the config =)
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Ian
>


Thanks Ian