I am using Windows XP Home and have installed XAMPP so I can view PHP pages locally.

At the moment I have to put my PHP files in 'C:\xampp\htdocs' and then type 'http://localhost/index.php' to view them in the browser.

Is there anyways I can change the directory/folder where I can run/view PHP files in to 'D:\My Docs\Web'?

Thanks.

sure, just make a folder (what ever you want) in the htdocs folder.

ex: C:\xampp\htdocs\scripts (change scripts to whatever you want the folder to be) if you want to put the files in a folder outside the htdocs folder you need to change the httpd.conf file to:

DocumentRoot "path"

hth,
-Brian

Just to be clear. You can have as many folders as you want within the htdocs folder. I have about 20 diffrent sites there.

To view you just browse to localhost/foldername and if there is an index file in that folder the page will load otherwise you will see the directory listing and can run a file by clicking on it.

The DocumentRoot directive is what you're after. Open up your apache folder, and search for httpd.conf.

I didn't read that post too well did I?

Originally Posted by Brian07002

if you want to put the files in a folder outside the htdocs folder you need to change the httpd.conf file to:

DocumentRoot "path"

hth,
-Brian

Thanks.

I didnt want to have to move all my web stuff into the htdocs drive.

Originally Posted by Joe3000

Thanks.

I didnt want to have to move all my web stuff into the htdocs drive.

You could also create a shortcut to the folder, and place it on your desktop or something.

while you're in httpd.conf, make sure that index.php appears in the DirectoryIndex list then you can leave the filename off as well.


ALSO

edit your hosts file (C:\[windows_root]\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (no file extension) and add a line of;

127.0.0.1 www.mysite.local

then you can use http://www.mysite.local in your browser