Virtual Host

Perhaps why I am inexperienced user in the Apache, but I would like to know if is possible to get the similar functionality as the Microsoft Personal Web server?

Let me say. Create a "Local Web Site" that points to a directory on my hard disk. I would like to do :

URL

over the browser and Apache pull it to me.

I do not know if I was clear, and forgive me for my poor English.

TIA

Marcos Nobre
Brazil.

yes it completely possible. Apache offers much more than Microsoft personal webserver, yet does not come with a Graphical User Interface.

Good Luck

Remember, every Name for a Virtual Container needs a Name in DNS, otherwise it won´t work.

I think this is what you're looking for:
try under section 'Alias' in the httpd.conf-file.
u can create an alias for a local directory by adding a few lines under that section.

example:
Alias /myDir/ "pathToDir"

this would still mean ( if you will use that alias section )

http://servername/alias

and not just http://alias

So , put you DNS Name into the DNS ( FQDN )

And then add a "Name Based Vitrual Host"
to the httpd.conf file