How to configure virtual hosts in xampp on windows OS
I am writing a quick tutorial for configuring virtual hosts in xampp server on windows OS. This will help beginners to create virtual hosts with in a few minutes. I have little time so I am taking you straight down to the point –
What do you need –
1. Xampp server for windows download it from http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
How to install –
Just run the latest downloaded version of xampp.exe and follow the instructions.
Configuring Virtual Hosts –
1. Go to [PATH_TO_XAMPP_FOLDER]\xampp\apache\conf\extra\
2. Open the file ‘httpd-vhosts.conf‘ file
3. If you have not modified this file before then you will find every line is started with a ‘#’ hash sign. It means all these lines are comment lines.
4. So copy the following code as given below and add it at the end of file –
NameVirtualHost 127.0.0.1:80
<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1:80>
DocumentRoot C:/xampp/htdocs/
ServerName localhost
<!–VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1:80>
DocumentRoot C:/xampp/htdocs/host_wordpress/
ServerName http://www.mywordpress.foryou
</VirtualHost>
5. Save the file.
6. Please check out the bold text host_wordpress it means you must create a folder in xampp/htdcos/ folder.
7. So create a folder named host_wordpress there.
8. Now go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\ folder location
9. Copy the file hosts and paste it there for a back up. So if anything goes wrong then you could come back to a default state later.
10. Now open the hosts file.
11. Find the line 127.0.0.1 localhost
12. Under this line write the following
127.0.0.1 http://www.mywordpress.foryou
13. Save the file.
14. Go to C:\xampp\htdocs\host_wordpress folder
15. Create an index.php file.
16. If apache is running then restart apache using the xampp control panel.
17. hit the url – http://www.mywordpress.foryou
18. If you have done everything correctly you will get the output of the index.php file in you server.
Hope this really help you.
A small piece of advice – Learn web programming *nix rather in windows. You will learn more in a very short span of time.
Have fun.
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