Topic: Help for istruction "Directory" in httpd.conf

[hispanico]

I have a problem with config istruction "Directory". In my file httpd.conf i have these lines:

<Directory "Z:">
Allow from all
</Directory>

This hard-disk is firewire and is connect to my computer but prevalent remain power-off and when i want watch some video inside i put power-on.
The problem born here....infact if i left these lines in the file httpd.conf, the server apache non start because find it power-off, windows event show this error:

The Apache service named reported the following error:
>>> <Directory "Z:"> path is invalid.

So i must "delete" these lines from httpd.conf::

#<Directory "Z:">
#Allow from all
#</Directory>

In this way apache start normally, but if after i put in power-on the external drive (z), the files inside aren't see from the server apache. I must stopped apache, modify file httpd.conf and restart the server.

There is the way or an special istruction for httpd.conf, that start server anyway also if the drive is power-off and contain the istruction <Directory> to see the files ?
Or there is an istruction diretory ex.... by C: to Z: ??

Thank

[James Blond]

Try a slash or backslash

<Directory "Z:/">

or

<Directory "Z:\">

[glsmith]

[James Blond]