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The document root directory under which the current script is executing, as defined in the server's configuration file.

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How to change xampp localhost to another folder ( outside xampp folder)?

How can I change my default xampp localhost c:xampp/htdoc to another folder i.e. c:/alan? When I use the IP address I should be able to view my website file in C:/alan. Thanks for helping me.
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Apache multiple DocumentRoot

How can I have the following setup in apache? http://server/ABC/* should be served by /var/www/ABC/* http://server/PQR/* should be served by /var/www/PQR/* Every other request should be served by /var/www/Others/index.php (a single…
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Where is the web server root directory in WAMP?

Also is the web server root directory the place where you put your site files and later acces them with localhost/file_name in the browser?
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ProxyPass and DocumentRoot on one domain

Let's say I have the following configuration: # Server names, admins, logs etc... ProxyVia On ProxyRequests Off ProxyPass http://localhost:8080/tomcat-webapp/ ProxyPassReverse…
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select document root using jquery

I can select the body and html parts of the document using $('body') and $('html') respectively, but how do I select the document root?
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Access a file which is located before / outside the server root directory?

I'm making an intranet for a post-sale customer service entreprise. Employee need to be able to upload img files to the intranet's server and i need to store them in a directory with is BEFORE www (the website's root directory). Doing this using php…
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javascript site root

I have this site that I need to find the root folder / plus the actual folder its works out of. My problem here is that during development i have the folder with in my local server that in turn is with in its own folder: Then online I then have the…
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Path of current PHP script relative to document root

TL;DR: What alternatives to the last code sample on this page are there when trying to use relative links on pages included with PHP's include command? I'm trying to include() a file that links to a .css document, the problem is that I need to…
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Accessing files outside the document root with Apache

I have a project setup and i'm trying to access a file from a temp folder on the server. The document root for the website is similar to this: /a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/mywebsite.com (of the letters have proper names). The file I need to read lives…
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What is the best way to hide a websites folder/ directory files

If I would visit my website by "www.mysite.com/img/" I would see the following: Parent directory... folder1 folder2 file1 file2 etc etc.. But what is the best way to prevent people from visit my websites folders and file structure? While still…
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Lighttpd: Let sub-path point to different document root

I have a lighttpd-Setup pointing to the document-root /var/www. However, I want the URL other/ to point to /some/other/dir. This I'm doing with the following config: $HTTP["url"] =~ "^/other($|/)" { server.document-root =…
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Best way to reference root html element with jQuery?

Which is the best way (performance-wise) to get the root document node (the element) in jQuery? I can think of several methods that may or may not work: $("html") $(document.documentElement) $(document) (?) $.root (?) $.document (?)
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PHP: How not to hard code web application root

I currently have the following in a config file in my application: define('DOCROOT', dirname(__FILE__).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR); define('WEBROOT', 'http://localhost/samples/'); The first line works perfectly. I can include the config file anywhere and…
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How can I have yii protected folder outside htdocs by using Netbeans

I'm currently developing a PHP web application which uses Yii framework. As I want to prevent direct access from web browser to some files required by Yii, I moved both framework and protected folders outside htdocs folder. As a result, I ended up…
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Determining a website's 'root' location

I need some help with concepts and terminology regarding website 'root' urls and directories. Is it possible to determine a website's root, or is that an arbitrary idea, and only the actual server's root can be established? Let's say I'm writing a…
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