PHP Document Root path is incorrect?

Question

I am using nginx and apache server, only one apache server is running with usr/local/lib/apache (cpanel default apache server)

and when i call the document root folder like this it

$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']

gives me the

/usr/local/apache/htdocs

while the correct location should have been the

/home/xxx/public_html/

any idea on how to fix this ? is this nginx problem or php settings problem or the apache configuration problem ?

Answer 1

Can you explain why you are running two different servers on the same system? I assume connecting the Apache port is returning

/usr/local/apache/htdocts

Is Apache or Nginx supposed to return

/home/xxx/public_html?

Answer 2

Apache is using whatever is defined as your DocumentRoot in /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf

Usually /home/ user folder roots are the result of WHM virtual hosting accounts. Do you have access to WHM admin or just CPanel access? In a non-CPanel scenario, you would just redefine the DocumentRoot in httpd.conf or otherwise uncomment the vhosts include and define sites in /usr/local/apache/conf/extra/http-vhosts.conf, but with CPanel many apache conf files can be autogenerated so its best to define sites through CPanel