problem with apache

Hi

I have apache instaled on my ext. hard disk, and the root directory is
( e:/xampp/xampp/ ) When I change the computer, the drive letter on
this hard disk is g:/ and my apache is not working. Any solution to
fix the apache to work form two root directory? without instaling
another instance of apache.


tnx

On 02 Jun 2007, xxpepoxx@gmail.com wrote in
comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows:

> I have apache instaled on my ext. hard disk, and the root
> directory is ( e:/xampp/xampp/ ) When I change the computer, the
> drive letter on this hard disk is g:/ and my apache is not
> working. Any solution to fix the apache to work form two root
> directory? without instaling another instance of apache.

You don't say what the problem is, but the first thing I'd do would be
to examine httpd.conf and adjust any incorrect paths.

> You don't say what the problem is, but the first thing I'd do would be
> to examine httpd.conf and adjust any incorrect paths.

hi

The problem is that I would like to use ext. hard disk, with one
instance of apache on two diffrent computers. The hard disk have two
diffrent drive letters on each computer. On one is e:/ and on the
otherone is g:/ . The xampp is installed on e:/xampp. All this paths
are e:/xampp in the httpd.conf. I will like to know if there is some
solution to put two root working directory in the httpd.conf or
somewhere in the xampp folder. On that way I wil have one instance of
apache working on two diffrent computers. If I change the incorrect
paths, then apache will not work on the previos computer.


tnx

On 03 Jun 2007, xxpepoxx@gmail.com wrote in
comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows:

> The problem is that I would like to use ext. hard disk, with one
> instance of apache on two diffrent computers. The hard disk have
> two diffrent drive letters on each computer. On one is e:/ and on
> the otherone is g:/ . The xampp is installed on e:/xampp. All
> this paths are e:/xampp in the httpd.conf. I will like to know if
> there is some solution to put two root working directory in the
> httpd.conf or somewhere in the xampp folder. On that way I wil
> have one instance of apache working on two diffrent computers. If
> I change the incorrect paths, then apache will not work on the
> previos computer.

So, you will hand carry the external drives and run apache on one
computer or the other at various times? I don't know anything about
"xampp", but with plain old apache, I would create two different
httpd.conf files, one for each computer showing the appropriate drive
letter designations. I would then invoke apache on each computer with
the "-f" command-line option, which can tell apache which of the two
..conf files to use.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/invoking.html

Another possibility might be to use the "-d" startup option, as
described here:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/programs/httpd.html

I've never used it, so I don't know the pitfalls, if any.