Apache virtual host without domain name

Question

I have a VPS with apache2 installed and I would like to access some PHP projects without a domain name just with the IP address. For example:

http://162.243.93.2         


        

Answer 1

Step Six — Set Up Local Hosts File (Optional) If you have been using example domains instead of actual domains to test this procedure, you can still test the functionality of your virtual hosts by temporarily modifying the hosts file on your "LOCAL COMPUTER". This will intercept any requests for the domains that you configured and point them to your VPS server, just as the DNS system would do if you were using registered domains. This will only work from "YOUR COMPUTER", though, and is simply useful for testing purposes.

Note: Make sure that you are operating on your local computer for these steps and not your VPS server. You will need access to the administrative credentials for that computer.

If you are on a Mac or Linux computer, edit your local hosts file with administrative privileges by typing:

sudo vi /etc/hosts If you are on a Windows machine, you can find instructions on altering your hosts file here.

The details that you need to add are the public IP address of your VPS followed by the domain that you want to use to reach that VPS:

127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 guest-desktop server_ip_address example.com server_ip_address example2.com

reference:https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosts-on-centos-7?utm_source=Customerio&utm_medium=Email_Internal&utm_campaign=Email_CentOSDistroNginxWelcome&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTnpWbU5tUTJPV1F5TVRBMyIsInQiOiJhd0JCQVI0NDd0ZWprUDFaaDlhbENcL0lyTjdSbnhwMEpkTE1QcXJTcHl1ZXFhNURKVmVBZHFKMk92RW1kSFwvMHowOW0zcExhaUdyOU42U2lLbk1Cd2FRYzB4XC9lbkhlWnd1ekZOcW1sZVhRYlwvT0xrTUpmQ2dEK2dNVUw4alFrc00ifQ%3D%3D