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Apache Virtual Hosts II

httpd.conf

Next, you will open the httpd.conf file in the Apache folder; at the bottom end of the file, you will see the following:

code:

#NameVirtualHost 12.34.56.78:80
#NameVirtualHost 12.34.56.78
#
# VirtualHost example:
# Almost any Apache directive may go into a 
# VirtualHost container.
#
#<VirtualHost ip.address.of.host.some_domain.com>
# ServerAdmin webmaster@host.some_domain.com
# DocumentRoot /www/docs/host.some_domain.com
# ServerName host.some_domain.com
# ErrorLog logs/host.some_domain.com-error_log
# CustomLog logs/host.some_domain.com-access_log common
#</VirtualHost>

#<VirtualHost _default_:*>
#</VirtualHost>

Editing httpd.conf

Now using Notepad or WordPad edit the first line (from the excerpt above) like this:

code:

NameVirtualHost 127.0.0.1:80

Note that 2 changes were made;

I removed the # sign from the start of the line
I edited the IP address to 127.0.0.1

Adding virtual hosts in httpd.conf

Next, edit the following part from the excerpt above

code:

#<VirtualHost ip.address.of.host.some_domain.com>
# ServerAdmin webmaster@host.some_domain.com
# DocumentRoot /www/docs/host.some_domain.com
# ServerName host.some_domain.com
# ErrorLog logs/host.some_domain.com-error_log
# CustomLog logs/host.some_domain.com-access_log common
#</VirtualHost>

to something like this:

code:

<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1>
ServerName www.desilva.biz
ServerAdmin your_email@yourwebserver.com
DocumentRoot "/home/desilva/public_html"
ErrorLog logs/error_log
CustomLog logs/access_log common
# I didn't add the cgi-bin in this example
# but you can, look at the sample 
# for the other site below.
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1>
ServerName gidhelp.com
ServerAdmin your_email@yourwebserver.com
DocumentRoot "/home/gidhelp/public_html"
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/home/gidhelp/public_html/cgi-bin/"
  <Directory /home/gidhelp/public_html/cgi-bin">
    AllowOverride None
    Options None
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save the file and when you start Apache the next time, open up your browser and type

code:

http://www.desilva.biz

code:

http://gidhelp.com

you will be taken to your virtual website on your Windows ME PC!

Do NOT forget to rename HOSTS.SAM before trying this.

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