Apache Virtual Host documentation Setting up a virtual host (vhost) provides several benefits:
- Virtual Hosts make URLs cleaner – localhost/mysite vs mysite.local.
- Virtual Hosts make permissions easier – restrict access for a single vhost on a local network vs permitting access to all sites on your local network.
- Some applications require a “.” in the URL (ahem Magento). While you can setup localhost.com/mysite by editing the Windows hosts file, creating a vhost is a better solution.
VirtualHost Directive Contains directives that apply only to a specific hostname or IP address
Location Directive Applies the enclosed directives only to matching URLs
Example changes over configuration file - D:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf
<VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin localhost DocumentRoot "D:/xampp/htdocs" ServerName localhost</VirtualHost><VirtualHost localhost:80> ServerAdmin webmaster@host.example.com DocumentRoot "/www/docs/host.example.com" #DocumentRoot "D:\xampp\htdocs\phpPages" ServerName host.example.com ErrorLog "logs/host.example.com-error_log" TransferLog "logs/host.example.com-access_log"</VirtualHost># To get view of PHP application in the Browser.<VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin postmaster@dummy-host.localhost DocumentRoot "D:\xampp\htdocs\app1" ServerName app1.yash.com ServerAlias app1.yash.com ErrorLog "logs/app1.yash.com-error.log" CustomLog "logs/app1.yash.com-access.log" combined # App1 communication proxy call to Java War applications from XAMP<Location /ServletApp1> ProxyPass http://app1.yashJava.com:8080/ServletApp1 ProxyPassReverse http://app1.yashJava.com:8080/ServletApp1 Order Allow,Deny Allow from all</Location></VirtualHost><VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin postmaster@infotreesolutions.com DocumentRoot "D:\xampp\htdocs\app2" ServerName app2.yash.com ErrorLog "logs/app2.yash.com-error.log" CustomLog "logs/app2.yash.com-access.log" combined # App1 communication proxy call to Java War applications from XAMP<Location /ServletApp2> ProxyPass http://app1.yashJava.com:8080/ServletApp2 ProxyPassReverse http://app1.yashJava.com:8080/ServletApp2 Order Allow,Deny Allow from all</Location></VirtualHost>Update Your Windows Hosts File « Open your Windows hosts file located in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts.
# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.# 127.0.0.1 localhost# ::1 localhost127.0.0.1 test.com127.0.0.1 example.com127.0.0.1 myssl.yash.comD:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf, [httpd-ssl.conf](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_ssl.html)
# Listen: Allows you to bind Apache to specific IP addresses and/or# ports, instead of the default. See also the <VirtualHost> directive.# Listen 0.0.0.0:80 | [::]:80Listen 80LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.soLoadModule speling_module modules/mod_speling.so# ServerAdmin: Your address, where problems with the server should be e-mailed.# This address appears on some server-generated pages, such as error documents.# e.g. admin@your-domain.comServerAdmin postmaster@localhostServerName localhost:80DocumentRoot "D:/xampp/htdocs"<Directory "D:/xampp/htdocs"> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI AllowOverride All Require all granted</Directory># Virtual hostsInclude "conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf"# ===== httpd-ssl.conf - SSL Virtual Host Context =====# Note: Configurations that use IPv6 but not IPv4-mapped addresses need two# Listen directives: "Listen [::]:443" and "Listen 0.0.0.0:443"Listen 443## SSL Virtual Host Context<VirtualHost _default_:443> DocumentRoot "D:\xampp\htdocs\projectFolderSSL" ServerName myssl.yash.com:443 ServerAlias myssl.yash.com:443 ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost ErrorLog "logs/error.log"<IfModule log_config_module> CustomLog "logs/access.log" combined</IfModule> ## Redirecting URL from Web server to Application server over different machine. # myssl.yash.com:443/ServletWebApp<Location /path> ProxyPass http://java.yash2.com:8444/ServletWebApp ProxyPassReverse http://java.yash2.com:8444/ServletWebApp Order Allow,Deny Allow from all</Location> #SSLCertificateFile "conf/ssl.crt/server.crt" SSLCertificateFile "D:\SSL_Vendor\yash.crt" #SSLCertificateKeyFile "conf/ssl.key/server.key" SSLCertificateKeyFile "D:\SSL_Vendor\private-key.key" #SSLCertificateChainFile "conf/ssl.crt/server-ca.crt" SSLCertificateChainFile "D:\SSL_Vendor\intermediate.crt"</VirtualHost># ===== httpd-ssl.conf - SSL Virtual Host Context =====@see
