On Wednesday 21 February 2007 07:50, sahaanaa subha wrote: > Dear sir, > Iam using PHP not as a stanalone application > Iam using postgresql with PHP. when i have installed this PHP5 with > postgresql8.1.4 and apache2.0 I have installed a whole package of this > availble from bitrock website.So i havent installed PHP as a stanalone > application. The application works fine . > But the problem is If i create any webbased PHP(*.php) application to run > that i have to place them in hpdock of apache folder. only then iam able to > run the application. else iam unable to run the webpage. So would you > suggest me a better way to run any of my php applications from my home > directory without placing them in hpdocs.I have istalled this PHP in my > linux workstation as a root user. so if i have to use this as a non root > user iam unable to access the hpdocs folder ( for some security reasons i > dont want to give access to the folder as other user). so please suggest me > a way to run this applications from my home directory only. Have i to > change any configuration file for this. If so please say me which file and > what modifications has to be made. Your answers will be quite helpful. > I was said that it was due to apache virtual host . so do i have to make > any modification to the config file and if so what modification for > example,if have a test file phptest.php then i can run the file by placing > it inside /apache2/htdocs/ and type the following address > "http://127.0.0.1:8089/phptest.php"; in my webbrowser. Instead of doing this > i just want to open my web browser and run the phptest.php file from my > home directory eg /home/sahaanaa/phptest.php how do i do it.? I'd probably suggest just installing all the pieces (apache/php/postgres) using your OS's package manager. barring that, you should be able to create a symlink between the directories so that your regular user has access. see "man ln" for more. -- Robert Treat Build A Brighter LAMP :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
