apache on windows virtual directory config help

Question

I'm running Apache on Windows XP via Xampplite, and could use help configuring my virtual directory. Here's what I'm hoping to do on my dev box:

1. I want my source files to live outside of the xampp htdocs dir
2. on my local machine I can access the project at http://myproject
3. others on my local network can access the project at my.ip.address/myproject
4. keep localhost pointing to the xampp's htdocs folder so I can easily add other projects.

I've got 1 & 2 working by editing the windows hosts file, and adding a virtual directory in xampp's apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf file. I don't immediately see how to do 3 without messing up 4.

Answer 1

In httpd.conf add the following lines, mutatis mutandis:

<IfModule alias_module>
    Alias /angular-phonecat "C:/DEV/git-workspace/angular-phonecat"
</IfModule>

<Directory "C:/DEV/git-workspace/angular-phonecat">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
    AllowOverride all
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    Require all granted
</Directory>

This worked great on my (Windows) XAMPP installation after restarting the Apache server. I had to add the "Require all granted", but otherwise it is pretty much the same as the above answers.