[KingTheoden]

Hey guys, sorry to bother you with some rather elementary woes. I am using the book Beginnings PHP5 and MySQL E-Commerce and am stuck at Chapter 2.

My default folder for Apache is C:/htdocs. I created a folder C:/tshirtshop, created a simple php info page in this folder, and have added the following code to my httpd.conf Apache file (I am providing context, so my code is in bold)"

<IfModule alias_module>
#
# Redirect: Allows you to tell clients about documents that used to
# exist in your server's namespace, but do not anymore. The client
# will make a new request for the document at its new location.
# Example:
# Redirect permanent /foo http://localhost/bar

#
# Alias: Maps web paths into filesystem paths and is used to
# access content that does not live under the DocumentRoot.
# Example:
# Alias /webpath /full/filesystem/path
Alias /tshirtshop/ "c:/tshirtshop"
Alias /tshirtshop "c:/tshirtshop"
#
# If you include a trailing / on /webpath then the server will
# require it to be present in the URL. You will also likely
# need to provide a <Directory> section to allow access to
# the filesystem path.

#
# ScriptAlias: This controls which directories contain server scripts.
# ScriptAliases are essentially the same as Aliases, except that
# documents in the target directory are treated as applications and
# run by the server when requested rather than as documents sent to the
# client. The same rules about trailing "/" apply to ScriptAlias
# directives as to Alias.
#
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/cgi-bin/"

</IfModule>


I really appreciate your dedication and assistance (hopefully I will eventually become skilled enough to return the favor). I am running Windows XP Professional SP2. PHP version 5.2.

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Oh wow, an entire paragraph fell out.

The problem is that I get a 403 access error when I attempt to access a file in my virtual folder, i.e. when I type out the url localhost/tshirtshop/test.php, I get a 403 access error.

[KingTheoden]

Oh wow, an entire paragraph fell out.

The problem is that I get a 403 access error when I attempt to access a file in my virtual folder, i.e. when I type out the url localhost/tshirtshop/test.php, I get a 403 access error.

[gunner12]

I'm not sure if this will help or if it matters, but in general a physical path uses back slashes "\" IE: c:\tshirtshop and virtual paths use forward slashes "/" IE: /tshirtshop/

So you might try:

Alias /tshirtshop/ "c:\tshirtshop\"
Alias /tshirtshop "c:\tshirtshop"

Or

Alias /tshirtshop/ "c:\tshirtshop"
Alias /tshirtshop "c:\tshirtshop"

Also ScriptAlias might need to look like this:

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\cgi-bin\"

Edited by gunner12, 03 January 2008 - 07:26 AM.

[KingTheoden]

I'm not sure if this will help or if it matters, but in general a physical path uses back slashes "\" IE: c:\tshirtshop and virtual paths use forward slashes "/" IE: /tshirtshop/

So you might try:

Alias /tshirtshop/ "c:\tshirtshop\"
Alias /tshirtshop "c:\tshirtshop"

Or

Alias /tshirtshop/ "c:\tshirtshop"
Alias /tshirtshop "c:\tshirtshop"

Also ScriptAlias might need to look like this:

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\cgi-bin\"

Thank you for your reply. I will give it a shot, but I think the slashes are not the problem. When I enter as a url, http://localhost/tshirtshop/test.php, I get a 403 error. This indicates to me that while Apache is mapping to the folder, it will not let me access it. So maybe I have to grant access privileges somehow?

To iterate, my default folder for localhost server requests is C:/htdocs. Everything has worked flawlessly with php, MySQL, and Apache up to this point. I am trying an exercise in virtual folders, which is not working.

[gunner12]

I dont know why I was thinking it was a 404 error, maybe I need some more coffee!

I dont know how to set permissions on an Apache server so I can't help you there, sorry.

[KingTheoden]

I dont know why I was thinking it was a 404 error, maybe I need some more coffee!

I dont know how to set permissions on an Apache server so I can't help you there, sorry.

Haha no problem - thanks for the attempt!

[KingTheoden]

Topic solved!

The two changes I made are as follows. In the alias_module...

<IfModule alias_module>
#
# Redirect: Allows you to tell clients about documents that used to
# exist in your server's namespace, but do not anymore. The client
# will make a new request for the document at its new location.
# Example:
# Redirect permanent /foo http://localhost/bar

#
# Alias: Maps web paths into filesystem paths and is used to
# access content that does not live under the DocumentRoot.
# Example:
# Alias /webpath /full/filesystem/path
Alias /tshirtshop/ "c:/tshirtshop/"
Alias /tshirtshop "c:/tshirtshop"

#
# If you include a trailing / on /webpath then the server will
# require it to be present in the URL. You will also likely
# need to provide a <Directory> section to allow access to
# the filesystem path.

#
# ScriptAlias: This controls which directories contain server scripts.
# ScriptAliases are essentially the same as Aliases, except that
# documents in the target directory are treated as applications and
# run by the server when requested rather than as documents sent to the
# client. The same rules about trailing "/" apply to ScriptAlias
# directives as to Alias.
#

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/cgi-bin/"

</IfModule>

I moved up the two alias paths (I do not think this had anything to do with the problem, but am noting it for precision). I also added a forward slash after the absolute location. This slash is in maroon.

Now how do I signify that the topic is solved?!

[gunner12]

Glad you solved. it I thought it had something to do with the paths.

Now how do I signify that the topic is solved?!

You just did by saying so, no need to close the topic unless Admin wants to.