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This is an example of how the change apache's default *DocumentRoot* to a user defined *DocumentRoot*.  This example will demonstrate how to change the default *DocumentRoot* to a user defined *DocumentRoot* of *c:/var/www/html*.\\
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Follow this example to change the *DocumentRoot*, to one of your choosing.  Replacing replacing *c:/var/www/html* with a directory path of your choosing.\\
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1.  Create the new directory

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Using *Windows Explorer*, create the directories for *c:\var\www\html*.\\
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2.  Change apache's DocumentRoot

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Edit c:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf and change:\\
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           *DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs"*\\
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           *DocumentRoot "C:/var/www/html"*\\
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *<Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs">*\\
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *<Directory "C:/var/www/html">*\\
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Save the changes and restart apache\\
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4.  Verify the installation

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