Rather than having a folder with Apache on my C:\ drive, I would like to use a whole partition, say my M:\ drive, as my web server, (i.e. M:\index.htm = http://localhost/index.htm in a web browser.)
I have a separate, empty, formatted partition with 10GB of space, I have Apache, but now I just need to know how to turn this partition into the web server, can anyone lend me a hand on this one?
EDIT: I know how to do this with Ubuntu server, but I’d rather accomplish the above task on Windows Vista if at all possible, as I don’t have another computer, and dual booting is a pain.
Nope, no ISS, is Xampp the only option? Or could I use a windows Apache binary or Wamp server and simply specify M:\ as the install directory and get the same result?
Yeah, you can’t exactly drop to a shell in Vista and apt-get all the dependencies, can you? On the same token, keep in mind that you’ll have to periodically download the latest version of XAMPP for security fixes rather than relying on a good old package manager to do it for you.
If I was you, I’d be running Apache in a Linux OS, installed in a virtual machine. That way you could have the benefits of a Linux OS without dual booting. On the other hand, you still have the security, stability and performance limitations of Vista, which will be a limiting factor for your webserver. I suppose you could always run Linux as your primary OS, then run Vista in a virtual machine… This is coming from a guy who runs Debian on his primary desktop though, and I have a dedicated webserver running CentOS, so my bias is obvious.
On the same token, keep in mind that you’ll have to periodically download the latest version of XAMPP for security fixes rather than relying on a good old package manager to do it for you.
This is coming from a guy who runs Debian on his primary desktop though, and I have a 