Apache VirtualHost and localhost

Question

I\'m working with XAMPP on Mac OS X.

I\'m trying to run a Symfony website properly for a client, and I really don\'t know Symfony (yet). I just want to install and la

Answer 1

For someone doing everything described here and still can't access:

XAMPP with Apache HTTP Server 2.4:

In file httpd-vhost.conf:

<VirtualHost *>
    DocumentRoot "D:/xampp/htdocs/dir"
    ServerName something.dev
   <Directory "D:/xampp/htdocs/dir">
    Require all granted #apache v 2.4.4 uses just this
   </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

There isn't any need for a port, or an IP address here. Apache configures it on its own files. There isn't any need for NameVirtualHost *:80; it's deprecated. You can use it, but it doesn't make any difference.

Then to edit hosts, you must run Notepad as administrator (described bellow). If you were editing the file without doing this, you are editing a pseudo file, not the original (yes, it saves, etc., but it's not the real file)

In Windows:

Find the Notepad icon, right click, run as administrator, open file, go to C:/WINDOWS/system32/driver/etc/hosts, check "See all files", and open hosts.

If you where editing it before, probably you will see it's not the file you were previously editing when not running as administrator.

Then to check if Apache is reading your httpd-vhost.conf, go to folder xampFolder/apache/bin, Shift + right click, open a terminal command here, open XAMPP (as you usually do), start Apache, and then on the command line, type httpd -S. You will see a list of the virtual hosts. Just check if your something.dev is there.

Answer 2

It may be because your web folder (as mentioned "/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/mysite/web") is empty.

My suggestion is first to make your project and then work on making the virtual host.

I went with a similar situation. I was using an empty folder in the DocumentRoot in httpd-vhosts.confiz and I couldn't access my shahg101.com site.

Answer 3

Just change <VirtualHost *:80> to <VirtualHost 127.0.0.1:80>.

Then the default DocumentRoot will serve for all domains or IP addresses that point to your server and specified VirtualHost will work.

Answer 4

This is normal if you see it. Since it is the first virtual host entry, it will show local host.

Let’s say for example you didn't want that page to show. All you want to show is the "Apache, it works" page, so you would make a vhost entry before mysite.local as local host and point it to the "it works" page.

But this is normal. I had this problem before, so don't worry!

Answer 5

Additional description for John Smith's answer from the official documentation. To understand why it is.

Main host goes away

If you are adding virtual hosts to an existing web server, you must also create a block for the existing host. The ServerName and DocumentRoot included in this virtual host should be the same as the global ServerName and DocumentRoot. List this virtual host first in the configuration file so that it will act as the default host.

For example, to work properly with XAMPP, to prevent VirtualHost overriding the main host, add the follow lines into file httpd-vhosts.conf:

# Main host
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName localhost
    DocumentRoot "/xampp/htdocs"
</VirtualHost>

# Additional host
<VirtualHost *:80>
    # Over directives there
</VirtualHost>