Re: PHP and localhost (newbie!!)

Yeah, basically, in your httpd.conf file you specify the DocumentRoot for your Apache installation. Then whatever dirs are below that inherit the AddType(s) and such of the parent. You can add different dirs individually if you want. Just add the following to your httpd.conf file (you can put them anywhere in the file, bottom is ok): <Directory "C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\work"> AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml .php3 #Next line is optional (for viewing source) AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps </Directory> Anyway, you can create a Directory section for any dir on the system that you want to be able to parse php files in. Hope it helps, Bob Weaver "Tiago SimõEs" <kaos@netcabo.pt> wrote in message news:20020411010255.6474.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > Hello everybody! > > I'm just entering the wonderful world of PHP and i already have a doubt. I > installed the apache server on my Windows ME :-p, to use for local tests. I > have to acess it manually (meaning i have to click the apache startup > everytime i want to do something...). Anyway i proceded to install PHP (on > c:\php\, and everything went ok. I test my first php file ( a simple echo > command) at the http://localhost directory (or c:\program > files\apache > group\apache\htdocs). It all went ok. So i started wondering if it detected > a php outside of that path, like in the desktop or some other folder (since > i'm very keen on having my sites in specif folders). Unfortunately it > didn't, it just showed the php as a txt file. Is there anyway to make the > files readable everywhere? > > Thanks in advance, > Tiago Simões > > > >