Apache Reference: http_core, ServerRoot

ServerRoot

Server Root Directory
Syntax: ServerRoot A
Example: ServerRoot /sw/pkg/apache
Since: Apache 1.0

This directive sets the root directory in which the server resides. Typically, it contains the subdirectories conf/ and logs/. Relative paths for other configuration files are taken as relative to this directory. This directive can be also overridden from the command line via the -d option.