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Thariama
Asked: 2010-07-16 01:44:43 +0800 CST

Apache problem reading network drive using alias in httpd.conf

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I have Windows XP professional (SP3) running + XAMPP with Apache 2.2.12. Everything is properly installed and works fine with local drives.

The problem is that I want to access network drive "U:/" using alias defined in Apaches http.conf file:

Alias /w1/ "C:\workspace" // works
Alias /w2/ "U:\workspace" // does not work

Network drive U is hosted somewhere else and i cannot change any settings there. I know that apache is running under another user and therefor is not able to find the network drive U. What can i do to make it work as a windows service?

I already tried to use DocumentRoot/Alias with UNC using the windows service "Log on As" with my own account.

EDIT: What at least works is: Running apache over console using the parameter "-c" with an additional setting apllied after the httpd.conf:

httpd.exe -c "alias /e U:\"
network-share apache-2.2 windows-xp httpd.conf

1 Answers

  1. If apache is running as system account, it can't use network resources.

    If apache is running as normal user, it can use network resources, but only in UNC format \\server\share_name.

    Running Apache as service on Windows

    Try to use an alias as DocumentRoot:

    Alias /home/htdocs //FILESERVER/share/home/htdocs

    And then you can use:

    DocumentRoot /home/htdocs

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