PHP and Virtual Hosts

[doubledee]

I develop in NetBeans which has a separate folder for each project, and thus has a different Web Root than my production server with GoDaddy.

 

To address the different paths, I set up absolute paths using constants like ROOT and WEB_ROOT.

 

Things have worked great until I introduced a mod_rewrite last week.

 

With the new problems the mod_rewrite introduced, it was recommended to me that using "Virtual Hosts" would be much easier.  So I just set up a "Virtual Host" on MAMP on my MacBook this morning, but am unsure what it is doing?

 

Here is what I have...

 

httpd.conf

# Added on 2011-08-13
<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot /Applications/MAMP/htdocs
  ServerName localhost
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot "/Users/user1/Documents/DEV/++htdocs/01_MyProject"
  ServerName dev
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot "/Users/user1/Documents/DEV/++htdocs/00_AAA"
  ServerName testvh
</VirtualHost>

 

When I type http:// dev/ it takes me to the index.php file in my 01_MyProject folder in NetBeans.

 

But when I type http:// testvh/ it takes me to www. testvh.com ?!

 

And any name I try to use for a 2nd Virtual Host name does a similar thing.

 

I restarted MAMP but the problem exists.

 

I am not even certain that I understand what the Virtual Host is doing...

 

Can someone help me get all of this figured out and working?!  :-\

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

Debbie

 

 

[jcbones]

You will most likely have to modify the `hosts` file on your computer.

 

Here is a tutorial on how to do that: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA27291

 

Here is why you have to do that: Scroll to Resolving DNS issue

[doubledee]

You will most likely have to modify the `hosts` file on your computer.

 

Here is a tutorial on how to do that: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA27291

 

Here is why you have to do that: Scroll to Resolving DNS issue

 

That was the problem...

 

I forgot to adjust my Macintosh HD: private: etc: hosts file after I changed the name of my Virtual Host.

 

Thanks,

 

 

Debbie