[mapserver-users] change htdocs directory

[Carlos Ruiz]

TC,
If you want to change the root document path, then inside httpd.conf you must change the DocumentRoot value. MS4W has it like this:

DocumentRoot "/ms4w/Apache/htdocs"

So you could change it to
DocumentRoot "/ms4w/geomoose"
Then http://localhost will lead you to the /ms4w/geomoose contents. Remember always to restart the Apache service after modifying httpd.conf
If you want to add a path to be reached by an URL (i.e. http;//localhost/geomoose), then you have to create a file called "httpd_geomoose" inside the httpd.d directory with the following configuration:
Alias /geomoose "/ms4w/apps/geomoose/"

<Directory "/ms4w/apps/geomoose2/htdocs/">
  AllowOverride None
  Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Multiviews
  Order allow,deny
  Allow from all
</Directory>

Then restart Apache service. It is important that the file name starts with "httpd_", because Apache looks for this pattern when it starts to load its configuration.

Another thing you have to watch (I think this can be happening to you) is that if you add a slash to the alias in the httpd_xxx file (i.e. Alias /geomoose/), then you have to call the URL with the slash at the end, otherwise it doesn't work, you will receive the HTTP 1.1 404 error. That is why I prefeer to remove it from alias.

Try this !

Mtro. Carlos Ruiz

      From: "geo.graefin at web.de" <geo.graefin at web.de>
 To: TC Haddad <tchaddad at gmail.com>; mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org 
 Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 12:10 PM
 Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] change htdocs directory
   
Unfortunately, it still does not work."http://localhost" displays the ms4w start page, but "http://localhost/geomoose2/geomoose.html" is empty (error 404). Can you help me again? Thank you in advance! Gesendet: Freitag, 30. Januar 2015 um 18:11 Uhr
Von: "TC Haddad" <tchaddad at gmail.com>
An: geo.graefin at web.de
Betreff: Re: Re: [mapserver-users] change htdocs directoryWell, the URL you must use will have to contain the name of the alias that you put in http.d
 so if your alias is called "geomoose" then your URL would be
 http://localhost/geomoose/
 Here is the example http.d file that comes with Geomoose for MS4W web mercator demo (http://www.geomoose.org/downloads/GeoMOOSE-2.7.1-MS4W.zip)
 -------------- fwd ----------------------- >>
Alias /geomoose2/ "/ms4w/apps/geomoose2/htdocs/"

<Directory "/ms4w/apps/geomoose2/htdocs/">
  AllowOverride None
  Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Multiviews
  Order allow,deny
  Allow from all
</Directory>
------------------------------------------------
 In this example the alias is called geomoose2, so the URL will be

http://localhost/geomoose2/ Normally all you have to do with the package above is unzip the contents into the MS4W directory and restart Apache. The package assumes that you did not mess with the other parts of MS4W...
 Tanya  On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 9:04 AM, <geo.graefin at web.de> wrote:
Hi Tanya, thank you for your answer! I created the file with content as decribed in the instruction of README_HTTPD.txt and restarted the Apache, but still I can not go to the changed htdocs directory. Anything else what I have to do?  Gesendet: Freitag, 30. Januar 2015 um 17:54 Uhr
Von: "TC Haddad" <tchaddad at gmail.com>
An: geo.graefin at web.de
Betreff: Re: [mapserver-users] change htdocs directoryHi Geograefin
you have to put a file in
 ms4w/httpd.d/
 with your geomoose home location . leace the regular Apache http.conf file alone.
 look at the other httpd example files in ms4w for example of the syntax.
 Tanya On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 2:54 AM, <geo.graefin at web.de> wrote:
Hello, I installed the package MS4W 3.0.6. Now I will change the directory from "ms4w/Apache/htdocs" to "ms4w/apps/geomoose/htdocs". Where I have to change the directory settings? A change in the httpd.conf file (ms4w/Apache/conf) did not lead to success. I would be very grateful if you help me! Thank you! Geograefin
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