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Change htdocs location in XAMPP on Windows | Guide

Did you that the “htdocs” directory in XAMPP is the default location where we place our web application files?

We can change the location of the “htdocs” directory in XAMPP on a Windows system with these steps:

1. First, we have to make sure the Apache web server component in XAMPP is stopped. We can do this by opening the XAMPP Control Panel and clicking the Stop button next to Apache.
2. Then, choose a new location where we want to store our web files.
3. In case we have existing web files in the current “htdocs” directory that we want to keep, we have to copy or move them to the new location.
4. Now it is time to edit Apache Configuration:
   1. First, open the XAMPP Control Panel.
   2. Then, click the Config button next to the Apache module.
   3. We have to choose httpd.conf from the dropdown menu.
5. Then, look for the DocumentRoot directive in the httpd.conf file. This directive specifies the current location of the directory. We have to change it to the new location we have chosen.
6. After making these changes we have to save the httpd.conf file.
7. Now, click the Start button next to Apache in the XAMPP Control Panel to Apache to restart the web server.
8. We can check if everything is working by creating a simple HTML file in our new htdocs directory and accessing it through our web browser. If the file loads correctly, our new htdocs location is configured properly.

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Conclusion

In brief, our Support Techs demonstrated how to change htdocs location in XAMPP on Windows.