reinstalling apache, and removing webmin. Done.... All i want is just at first just one site. I wish this was easier like, when I installed sickbeard or couchpotato, they auto-installed found an available port and it was done lol. On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 2:58 PM, B-o-B De Mars <mr.chew.baka at gmail.com>wrote: > On 6/1/2012 2:46 PM, B-o-B De Mars cried from the depths of the abyss: > > Forgive the top posting, do the below but change the doc root to point to > your new www area. > > On 5/31/2012 3:56 AM, Craig Rosenblum cried from the depths of the abyss: >> >> >>> Now All i want is to setup http://localhost:8082 or any other unused >>> port number to point to a new folder i have. >>> >>> I have 3 partitions on my main hard drive, and in one of those >>> partitions is a www folder, where i plan to keep all centralized >>> websites that i ever worked on, or plan to work on. >>> >> >> I was thinking about this, and I think you are over complicating things. >> >> Forget about Virtual Hosts. If all you are trying to do is have a >> repository of different sites that you can look at locally try this: >> >> Start over - Remove apache (and I mean remove it - all traces). >> >> Reinstall Apache. You are forbidden from using webmin this time! >> >> manually edit httpd.conf (or apache2.conf - or whatever they are calling >> it). >> >> Change this: >> >> Listen 80 to Listen 8082 (or whatever port you want) >> >> Take note of the stock install Document root location ie: >> /srv/httpd/htdocs or /var/www/html or whatever This is going to be you >> homebase. >> >> Also, make sure the Doc root has Options Indexes. >> >> Fire-Up Apache. Make sure it is working on port 8082 (or whatever you >> picked) >> >> Feel free to put your sites in directories in your /home or where ever. >> This doesn't matter. >> >> Then just create symlink from your sites into your apaches doc root. >> >> ie: your site is in /home/craig/ebay >> >> create a link like >> >> ln -s /home/craig/ebay /var/www/htdocs/ebay >> >> This is easiest. Then when you goto localhost:8082 you will see >> directories for each site. Click the siteyou want & whalah. >> >> This is what I would do in your situation. >> >> Good Luck! >> >> Mr. B-o-B >> >> >> >> >> >>> I even install webmin, but I am more than a bit rusty on virtualhost >>> setup. >>> >>> I really prefer not to have to add folders to /var/www because I want to >>> keep my linux partition small. >>> >>> I am planning to work on a new way of doing my web-based media center >>> app, since I can't play local videos via file:/// >>> >>> Sorry for the long rant... >>> >>> Any tips to just get localhost working to point to a folder on one of my >>> partitions? >>> >>> Do i need to setup any special permissions for that www folder so that >>> it can be accessed? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/**mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list> >>> >> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/**mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20120601/8ef2b901/attachment.html>