Creating a Virtual Host Using Xampp

Berita Kocar Kacir on

Sunday, August 12, 2012

To keep our job as a professional web programmer to keep it neat in the localhost, create a virtual host is a good first step. Especially if we have a lot of work. Well what a virtual host and how to create a virtual host ...

What is virtual host?

VirtualHost is artificial or simulated host host on apache server or localhost. By default the host address of our server is http://localhost/bla..bla .. We can create an artificial host for simulation as real server host. Suppose, we want to create a virtual host name with the name http://latihan1.com. With a virtual host that later we can make more than one domain in which we store in the directory C: \ WWW.

How do I make it?

How to make it very easy, just follow STEP 2 below. I just tried it on Xampp, so should you want to try also to use Xampp :).

The steps:

    Install XAMPP (Ensure that all service can run)
    Open the hosts file in C: \ WINDOWS \ system32 \ drivers \ etc
    Edit the hosts file and add the virtual host in the file (see example below), then save:
    > Hosts file before the change:

    # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1993-2006. # # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP / IP for Windows.

    #

    # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each

    # Entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should

    # Be placed in the first column Followed by the corresponding host name.

    # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one

    # Space.

    #

    # Additionally, comments (Such as these) may be inserted on individual

    Following the # lines or machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.

    #

    # For example:

    #

    # # Source server 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com

    # # X client 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com host127.0.0.1 localhost

    :: 1 localhost

    Suppose we want to add a new virtual host: localhost 127.0.0.1 simakel.com below (see example below)
    # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1993-2006. #

    # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP / IP for Windows.

    #

    # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each

    # Entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should

    # Be placed in the first column Followed by the corresponding host name.

    # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one

    # Space.

    #

    # Additionally, comments (Such as these) may be inserted on individual

    Following the # lines or machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.

    #

    # For example:

    #

    # # Source server 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com

    # # X client 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com host127.0.0.1 localhost

    :: 1 localhost

    127.0.0.1 simakel.com

    We can also add a VirtualHost more than one, repeat step three if you want to add another VirtualHost.
    Open the httpd.conf file in C: \ xampp \ apache \ conf, and then change the directory permissions that can be accessed by anyone. (See example below)
    Find the code below:

    <Directory />
     Options FollowSymLinks
     AllowOverride None
     Order deny, allow
     Deny from all
    </ Directory>

    Then replace the code below:

    <Directory "C:/www">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow, deny
    Allow from all
    </ Directory>


    Save the file.
    Then open the file httpd-vhosts.conf again in C: \ xampp \ apache \ conf \ extra, add the ServerName and DocumentRoot in the file. (See example below).
    Find NameVirtualHost, then remove the comments (# #), so as shown below:

     # # NameVirtualHost *: 80

    Then replace the code below:

     NameVirtualHost *: 80

    Add your VirtualHost ServerName and DocumentRoot consists of.

    You <VirtualHost *:80> # VirtualHost DocumentRoot C :/ www / ServerName simakel.com simakel.com </ VirtualHost> # To distinguish localhost with your VirtualHost: <VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot C :/ xampp / htdocs ServerName localhost < / VirtualHost>

    Save the file.
    Finally, create a folder with the name simakel.com in directory: C: \ www

Congratulations .... You already have a virtual host, if you want to create a new virtual host, repeat STEP 2 above from the beginning. Hope it helps ....

Well, this virtual host will be used in the next tutorial is about creating a web application with the CodeIgniter Framework.

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