Bypass htdocs folder to your own directory in linux

Bypass htdocs

Run this command to stop xampp:

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop

Open /opt/lampp/etc/httpd.conf

Change your_folder to the folder you wanna use

 DocumentRoot "/home/username/your_folder"
 <Directory "/home/username/your_folder">

Change User & Group value from daemon to:

User nobody
Group nogroup

set chmod to your_folder with this command

sudo chmod 777 /home/username/your_folder

Save the file and start xampp with this command:

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

Open your browser and enter this url:

http://localhost/your_folder/