vhost root in data partition?

I am new to Opensuse.

I have a ext4 data partition that a share on my home network. I access it from different machines and sync the copies between machines. A year ago I was able to use Ubuntu to run a virtual host from a root directory in the data partition. After an upgrade I had trouble setting it up again so I decided it would be a good time to try Opensuse.

I think to get it to work I would need to change the Apache user configuration file, which is not recommended.

Is running a development vhost from a root directory in a data partition a bad idea. If not what is the best way to set up the permissions so allow Apache to use the directory.

Thanks for any advice you can share

Welcome to SuseUnbound, bobnw!

Unfortunately, I am unable to answer your question. Networks are not my forte. (Actually, I don't really have a forte. I have more enthusiasm than knowledge. ) The guys who can give you some help will be along in a few days or so. Things have been slow here and they don't always check everyday. Hopefully it won't be too long and there will be an answer for you.

One thing would be if apache is running under a certain user account give that user or a group that user is in permissions to the folder.