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I have a Apache server running on my desktop and I was wondering how I can get more than one virtual host, eg http://localhost/ is currently pointed to my main folder but I'd like another one, http://localhost2/ or w/e, to point to another folder for a specific site.

I've been told it is possible but I can't find a tutorial that has actualy worked.

Running:
Apache 2
PHP 5

Any help appreciated, thanks.


Solution:
In the hosts file it should look like:

code:

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127.0.0.1 name1
127.0.0.2 name2
127.0.0.3 name3

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And in the httpd.conf file it should be like this:

code:

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<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1>
    DocumentRoot C:/path
    ServerName name1
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost 127.0.0.2>
    DocumentRoot C:/path/to2
    ServerName name2
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost 127.0.0.3>
    DocumentRoot C:/path/to/it
    ServerName name3
</VirtualHost>

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First of all, for these things don't use "localhosts" but virtualhosts.

In the apache config you can create virtual hosts.

Apache 2.2: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/
Apache 2.0: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/vhosts/

In the apache config you add:

code:

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NameVirtualHost *

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If you want him to listen at all IP's you have.

Then for the vhosts, add this:

code:

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<VirtualHost 123.123.123.123>
ServerAdmin webmaster@host.foo.com
DocumentRoot /www/docs/host.foo.com
ServerName host.foo.com
ErrorLog logs/host.foo.com-error_log
TransferLog logs/host.foo.com-access_log
</VirtualHost>

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and for the second one

code:

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<VirtualHost 123.123.123.123>
ServerAdmin webmaster@host.foo2.com
DocumentRoot /www/docs/host.foo2.com
ServerName host.foo2.com
ErrorLog logs/host.foo2.com-error_log
TransferLog logs/host.foo2.com-access_log
</VirtualHost>

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You should adapt these things to your own settings, like the IP.

If you want to create "localhost2" you can edit your hostsfile.
In Windows XP this is located at
c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Normally it would look like this:

code:

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127.0.0.1       localhost

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Change it to

code:

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127.0.0.1       localhost
127.0.0.1       localhost2

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Should work. Good luck!

quote:

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Originally posted by Sypher
First of all, for these things don't use "localhosts" but virtualhosts.

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Thanks.

quote:

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Originally posted by Sypher
Long post...

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It recognises that there is a second vhost but doesn't allow me to view files.

Try checking the logfiles then

You are probably missing a <Location> directive telling the server it is allowed to serve files under whatever the local path for the files is.

There is no substitute to thorough reading of the documentation.