How to create Virtual Host in Xampp 2014

This tutorial will teach you how to simulate live server into your own local PC using Xampp.

First:

Go to your "Window/System32/driver/etc" Folder, and look for the "host" file. Edit the file and add this ("127.0.0.1   mySite") in the bottom on the line, then save.

Second:

Go to your "xampp/apache/conf/extra" and look for this file "httpd-vhosts.conf", After locating file,
uncomment the "NameVirtualHost *:80", And then add the following at the bottom.


    DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs/calcdim"
    ServerName calcdim
    ServerAlias calcdim
 
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    AllowOverride all
Third:

Go to "Xamp/Apache/Conf" and look for "httpd.conf" file.Find the following:

LoadModule vhost_alias_module modules/mod_vhost_alias.so
Include "conf/extra/httpd-userdir.conf"

if commented, please uncomment it by removing the "#" character.

Fourth:

Create a folder named mySite inside your "xamp/htdocs". After creating the folder, create index.html to test if it is really working.

Fifth:

Restart your apache to opening xampp control panel.

Last:

After restarting the apache, type mySite in your browser to text where its working.

So, these the 6 easy steps on how to create a real server in your own local PC. This is very useful to avoid incompatibilities when the code is uploaded to the server. Thank you.