I read the post from 39er back in November. However, I'm still stumped. I've read and reread the apache file as well as the post. It does not say exactly where in httpd.conf to place the Alias info.
I am new to dealing with Apache. Here is my problem. I have video files on 2 large drive outside the web root. The web root is on a much smaller drive incapable of holding video files. I am trying to make it possible to access these drives. I have tried following the instructions given, but as I stated, it doesn't say where in the httpd.conf file the instructions go.
I have tried this
Alias /videos "D:/videos"
<Directory "D:/videos">
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
under script alias in the files but no go. I have tried the Alias part under the alias_module and the rest down further under the other directory info. No luck. I have the same think for Drive E. Originally I wasn't going to use a folder but decided to thinking that may be the problem. If I try to play the file, which on the webpage shows as http://[IP address]/video.avi I get Error 404 Object not found. If I enter the ip address and the folder i get a 403 forbidden error.
I should mention that this is on a home server not going out on the internet. This project is being done to keep my kids from scratching my dvd's. Constantly replacing them gets expensive. Putting the movie on a server and letting them watch them on their PC seemed a better idea.
Any assistance you can give to make this work is greatly appreciated. As stated, I have little knowledge of the workings of Apache. Since I am doing Allow from all, shouldn't the 403 error not show? Am I doing something wrong?