Index: server/core.c
===================================================================
--- server/core.c       (revision 519885)
+++ server/core.c       (working copy)
@@ -1124,10 +1124,16 @@
     if (err != NULL) {
         return err;
     }
-
-    /* TODO: ap_configtestonly && ap_docrootcheck && */
+
+    //When ap_document_root_check is false; skip all the stuff below
+    if (!ap_document_root_check) {
+       conf->ap_document_root = arg;
+       return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* TODO: ap_configtestonly */
     /* XXX Shouldn't this be relative to ServerRoot ??? */
-    if (apr_filepath_merge((char**)&conf->ap_document_root, NULL, arg,
+    else if (apr_filepath_merge((char**)&conf->ap_document_root, NULL, arg,
                            APR_FILEPATH_TRUENAME, cmd->pool) != APR_SUCCESS
         || !ap_is_directory(cmd->pool, arg)) {
         if (cmd->server->is_virtual) {
Index: server/main.c
===================================================================
--- server/main.c       (revision 519885)
+++ server/main.c       (working copy)
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
                  pad);
 #endif
     ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_STARTUP, 0, NULL,
-                 "       %s [-v] [-V] [-h] [-l] [-L] [-t] [-S]", pad);
+                 "       %s [-v] [-V] [-h] [-l] [-L] [-t] [-T] [-S]", pad);
     ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_STARTUP, 0, NULL,
                  "Options:");

@@ -360,10 +360,15 @@
                  "  -S                : a synonym for -t -D DUMP_VHOSTS");
     ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_STARTUP, 0, NULL,
                  "  -t                : run syntax check for config files");
-
+    ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_STARTUP, 0, NULL,
+                "  -T                : start without DocumentRoot(s) check");
+
     destroy_and_exit_process(process, 1);
 }

+//Set ap_document_root_check to default value: true
+int ap_document_root_check = 1;
+
 int main(int argc, const char * const argv[])
 {
     char c;
@@ -501,7 +506,11 @@
         case 't':
             configtestonly = 1;
             break;
-
+
+       case 'T':
+           ap_document_root_check = 0;
+           break;
+
         case 'S':
             configtestonly = 1;
             new = (char **)apr_array_push(ap_server_config_defines);
Index: include/http_main.h
===================================================================
--- include/http_main.h (revision 519885)
+++ include/http_main.h (working copy)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * in apr_getopt() format.  Use this for default'ing args that the MPM
  * can safely ignore and pass on from its rewrite_args() handler.
  */
-#define AP_SERVER_BASEARGS "C:c:D:d:E:e:f:vVlLtSh?X"
+#define AP_SERVER_BASEARGS "C:c:D:d:E:e:f:vVlLtTSh?X"

 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
  *  effect the server based on command line options */
 AP_DECLARE_DATA extern apr_array_header_t *ap_server_config_defines;

+/** Available integer for using -T switch */
+AP_DECLARE_DATA extern int ap_document_root_check;
+
 APR_DECLARE_OPTIONAL_FN(int, ap_signal_server, (int *, apr_pool_t *));

 #ifdef __cplusplus