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In setting up my 1st photo gallery and additional space for my server was implemented as a new volume.
Assuming my site (running Apache) has C:\MySite as my document root for the web server, can I have my image directory be D:\MyPhotos (provided of course all the appropriate access rights are granted to that folder)? And if so, how do I specify the “Full URL to the Image Directory” in the Photo Gallery CP? 
I know how to structure the URL when its under the doc root but not sure how to so this when its outside the docroot (if its possible).
Probably something simple I just haven’t learned yet… 😝
Thanks!
-C

No you can’t have the images outside the doc root, as only files within your doc root can be downloaded by the client’s browser. This is and Apache configuration issue rather than an Expression Engine one.

Your best solution here to serve up files from your other drive would be to setup a Virtual host in Apache.

In your apache conf file, you would need something along the lines of:

Alias /images D:\MySite

Using this setup, a request to http://www.yoursiteaddress.com/images/image1.jpg would pull the file from D:\Mysite\image1.jpg

Where you put this configuration would depend a little on your individual apache configuration, but it’s a start.

This configuration would bring that directory under your doc root again, so just structure the URL as you would normally do.

Thanks for the assist, neekster.

I also found this:

Setting Up a Virtual Host in Apache

Thank you both! That’s the nudge I was looking for.

Actually, **all** I needed was the alias statement in my conf file - there wasn’t a need to establish a virtual host since using the same domain for gallery. Found a good write up on the Apache site (once I knew what to look for).
Thanks again, neekster and Sue!!

Frame that one, it’s not often Apache issues are fixed in one line :D