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I've problems setting up a virtual host on windows7, so that I can develop multiple pages on my localhost. To set up the virtual Host, I've edited 3 Files:

  • httpd-vhosts.conf in apache\conf\extra
  • httpd.conf in apache\conf
  • hosts in system32\drivers\etc

This is what I've done in order to make the page run on Port 81:

added this block in httpd-vhosts.conf

NameVirtualHost *:81
<VirtualHost *:81>
    DocumentRoot C:\xampp\htdocs\mypage
    ServerName mypage
    DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
    <Directory "C:\xampp\htdocs\mypage">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

made apache Listen on Port 81 in httpd.conf

Listen 80
Listen 81

added this line in hosts

127.0.0.1    mypage

But as soon as I try to access mypage via localhost:81, I get redirected to localhost/xampp.

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  • In httpd.conf is it properly loading httpd-vhosts.conf? Or is that line commented out?
    – Anagio
    Dec 24, 2012 at 17:18
  • Why are you making Apache2 listen on port 81? You don't have to use a different port for a virtual host.
    – Anagio
    Dec 24, 2012 at 17:20
  • The Line is not commented out. I used a different port because I did it exactly the same way on an other pc and it worked
    – Martin Sheen
    Dec 24, 2012 at 23:17
  • Do you have mod_rewrite active? If so, enable RewriteLog and see what it's doing. Otherwise, monitor the HTTP traffic and check Apache's main logs. See how you're being redirected to the different hostname.
    – Lèse majesté
    Dec 25, 2012 at 14:24

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You must

  • Read Apache docs
  • Understand Apache docs
  • Select better-suited module for virtual-hosts for your needs (from at least two)
  • Enable selected module in LoadModule
  • Restart Apache after editing configs
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