winNT redirect in code

**Tim Van Wassenhove** · Jul 17 '05, 07:12 AM

Re: winNT redirect in code

In article <hLuJc.25879$Jk 2.5693@roc.nntp server.com>, Doug wrote:[color=blue]
> Is there a way to insert code, in a php file, to redirect the location of
> the Apache DocumentRoot to another directory? I have looked all over the
> place for something like this.[/color]

I don't see the use for such a function????

- If you can't change the documentroot, a symlink might help.
- With mod_rewrite you can map all the request for a site to a single
script, that maps the request to the script in the other dir.

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Tim Van Wassenhove <http://home.mysth.be/~timvw>

**Doug** · Jul 17 '05, 07:12 AM

Re: winNT redirect in code

"Tim Van Wassenhove" <euki@pi.be> wrote in message
news:2lnejlFe65 lsU1@uni-berlin.de...[color=blue]
> In article <hLuJc.25879$Jk 2.5693@roc.nntp server.com>, Doug wrote:[color=green]
> > Is there a way to insert code, in a php file, to redirect the location[/color][/color]
of[color=blue][color=green]
> > the Apache DocumentRoot to another directory? I have looked all over[/color][/color]
the[color=blue][color=green]
> > place for something like this.[/color]
>
> I don't see the use for such a function????
>
> - If you can't change the documentroot, a symlink might help.
> - With mod_rewrite you can map all the request for a site to a single
> script, that maps the request to the script in the other dir.
>
> --
> Tim Van Wassenhove <http://home.mysth.be/~timvw>[/color]

My thinking is that with different development projects in different
directories, it would be easier to just include the change from htdocs to
the development directory of choice instead of manually changing the
DocumentRoot everytime you want to change it.

**Brian** · Jul 17 '05, 07:12 AM

Re: winNT redirect in code

Doug wrote:
[color=blue]
> Is there a way to insert code, in a php file, to redirect the
> location of the Apache DocumentRoot to another directory?[/color]

Not in PHP, no. But you have alias, scriptalias, redirect, and rewrite
modules. The first 2 especially should help you, if I understand what
you want.

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**Tim Van Wassenhove** · Jul 17 '05, 07:12 AM

Re: winNT redirect in code

In article <LRvJc.26264$Jk 2.8945@roc.nntp server.com>, Doug wrote:[color=blue]
>
>
> "Tim Van Wassenhove" <euki@pi.be> wrote in message
> news:2lnejlFe65 lsU1@uni-berlin.de...[color=green]
>> In article <hLuJc.25879$Jk 2.5693@roc.nntp server.com>, Doug wrote:[color=darkred]
>> > Is there a way to insert code, in a php file, to redirect the location[/color][/color]
> of[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > the Apache DocumentRoot to another directory? I have looked all over[/color][/color]
> the[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > place for something like this.[/color]
>>
>> I don't see the use for such a function????
>>
>> - If you can't change the documentroot, a symlink might help.
>> - With mod_rewrite you can map all the request for a site to a single
>> script, that maps the request to the script in the other dir.[/color][/color]
[color=blue]
> My thinking is that with different development projects in different
> directories, it would be easier to just include the change from htdocs to
> the development directory of choice instead of manually changing the
> DocumentRoot everytime you want to change it.[/color]

I would do it somewhat like this:

In /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost test

In /etc/apache/httpd.conf
<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1>
ServerName localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1>
ServerName test
DocumentRoot /home/timvw/www
</VirtualHost>

All my projects are in /home/timvw/src
/home/timvw/src/host1
/home/timvw/src/host2

In /var/www have a script that
lists all the folders in /home/timvw/src
creates a symlink from the selected folder to /home/timvw/www

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Tim Van Wassenhove <http://home.mysth.be/~timvw>

**steve** · Jul 17 '05, 07:13 AM

Re: Re: winNT redirect in code

"Doug" wrote:[color=blue]
> "Tim Van Wassenhove" <euki@pi.be> wrote in message
> news:2lnejlFe65 lsU1@uni-berlin.de...[color=green]
> > In article <hLuJc.25879$Jk 2.5693@roc.nntp server.com>, Doug[/color]
> wrote:[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > Is there a way to insert code, in a php file, to redirect[/color][/color]
> the location
> of[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > the Apache DocumentRoot to another directory? I have looked[/color][/color]
> all over
> the[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > place for something like this.[/color]
> >
> > I don’t see the use for such a function????
> >
> > - If you can’t change the documentroot, a symlink might[/color]
> help.[color=green]
> > - With mod_rewrite you can map all the request for a site to a[/color]
> single[color=green]
> > script, that maps the request to the script in the other dir.
> >
> > --
> > Tim Van Wassenhove <http://home.mysth.be/~timvw>[/color]
>
> My thinking is that with different development projects in[/color]
different[color=blue]
> directories, it would be easier to just include the change from[/color]
htdocs[color=blue]
> to
> the development directory of choice instead of manually changing[/color]
the[color=blue]
> DocumentRoot everytime you want to change it.[/color]

As Tim said, simply manipulate a symbolic link to your dev. directory.
This link is placed in the htdocs directory. So this way, you don’t
have to change httpd.conf or reboot apache.

For the case where multiple people are working on different dev’s and
need to access the same web server, I think you have to set up dns,
and map each of them to a virtual host which is setup in httpd.conf
(too complex!!).

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**Chung Leong** · Jul 17 '05, 07:15 AM

Re: winNT redirect in code

"Tim Van Wassenhove" <euki@pi.be> wrote in message
news:2lnejlFe65 lsU1@uni-berlin.de...[color=blue]
> In article <hLuJc.25879$Jk 2.5693@roc.nntp server.com>, Doug wrote:[color=green]
> > Is there a way to insert code, in a php file, to redirect the location[/color][/color]
of[color=blue][color=green]
> > the Apache DocumentRoot to another directory? I have looked all over[/color][/color]
the[color=blue][color=green]
> > place for something like this.[/color]
>
> I don't see the use for such a function????
>
> - If you can't change the documentroot, a symlink might help.
> - With mod_rewrite you can map all the request for a site to a single
> script, that maps the request to the script in the other dir.
>
> --
> Tim Van Wassenhove <http://home.mysth.be/~timvw>[/color]

But wait. On Windows there are no symlinks. What you can do is use the SUBST
command to map a directory to a virtual drive.

**steve** · Jul 17 '05, 07:15 AM

Re: Re: winNT redirect in code

"Chung Leong" wrote:[color=blue]
> "Tim Van Wassenhove" <euki@pi.be> wrote in message
> news:2lnejlFe65 lsU1@uni-berlin.de...
> ...
>
> But wait. On Windows there are no symlinks. What you can do is use[/color]
the[color=blue]
> SUBST
> command to map a directory to a virtual drive.[/color]

oops, I missed "NT" in the title. You are right, I was thinking
*nix.

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