Relative and absolute path on Apache localhost

Question

I have installed Apache on my local machine (Windows 7, using AppServ). I opened a library called "MySite" under AppServ directory, so to access it I use the following URL:

http://127.0.0.1/MySite

The problem is that when I use

<link type='text/css' href='/stylesheets/main.css' rel='stylesheet' media='all' /> 

The file is not loaded since it tries to look it in http://127.0.0.1/ instead of http://127.0.0.1/MySite .

How can I change this?

Thanksm

Joel

Answer 1

Edit your apache.conf File and set your DocumentRoot to MySite

Answer 2

Actually, your question shows a flaw in your setup:

You want http://127.0.0.1/MySite to point to a certain directory, say /var/www/MySite.

This implies that

• http://127.0.0.1/ points to /var/www/, and that
• http://127.0.0.1/stylesheets points to /var/www/stylesheets.

But you want http://127.0.0.1/stylesheets to point to a subdirectory, say /var/www/MySite/stylesheets.

It's possible, but probably not very wise.

Workarounds:

• Add an Alias for /stylesheets to /var/www/MySite/stylesheets
• Set the DocumentRoot to /var/www/MySite and access the site with http://127.0.0.1
• vhosts
• Rewrite rules

Answer 3

You could change documentRoot:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#documentroot