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Configuring Multiple Domains within WAMP for Local Development

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Great for developing multiple sites under a wamp install. Removes the headache of paths and domains and changing them when deploying to their live environment.

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  1. Step 1
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  4. In the file: C:\wamp\bin\apache\Apache2.2.11\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf
  5. Find: NameVirtualHost *:80     Replace with: NameVirtualHost *
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  7. In the file: C:\wamp\bin\apache\Apache2.2.11\conf\httpd . conf
  8. Find: #Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf     and delete the #
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  10. Step 2
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  12. Location: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
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  14. For Each Website you will need to insert the following: 127.0.0.1 www.domain.dev
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  16. 127.0.0.1 represents the IP for your localhost.
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  19. Step 3
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  21. Location: C:\wamp\bin\apache\Apache2.2.11\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf
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  23. For Each Website add the following:
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  25. <VirtualHost *>
  26. 	ServerName www.domain.dev
  27. 	DocumentRoot "C:/wamp/www/domain.com/"
  28. </VirtualHost>
  29.  
  30. Remove those 2 dummy virtual hosts and add:
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  32. <VirtualHost *:80>
  33. 	ServerName localhost
  34. 	DocumentRoot C:/wamp/www/
  35. </VirtualHost>
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  37. Also add this if you want others on the network to access your local machine:
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  39. <VirtualHost *:80>
  40. 	ServerName 192.168.1.??
  41. 	DocumentRoot C:/wamp/www/
  42. </VirtualHost>

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