how to create virtual host on XAMPP

Question 1

I am sure this question is being asked many times but I am not encounter with a problem. I am using XAMPP where I configure Zend framework.

XAMPP is running on port 8081 as 80 is being occupied by some Windows process I need to use virtual host for that I configure with following code in C:/xampp/apache/config/extra/httpd-vhosts.config (or C:/xampp/apache/conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf in newer releases).

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName comm-app.local
DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs/CommunicationApp/public"
SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV "development"
    <Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/CommunicationApp/public"
        DirectoryIndex index.php
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

and also update the hosts file with 127.0.0.1 comm-app.local and try to re-start apache but it is showing error.

15:03:01  [Apache]  Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
15:03:01  [Apache]  This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies, 
15:03:01  [Apache]  improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
15:03:01  [Apache]  Press the Logs button to view error logs and check
15:03:01  [Apache]  the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
15:03:01  [Apache]  If you need more help, copy and post this
15:03:01  [Apache]  entire log window on the forums

Question 2

I see two errors:

<VirtualHost *:80> -> Fix to :8081, your POrt the server runs on
    ServerName comm-app.local
    DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs/CommunicationApp/public"
    SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV "development"
    <Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/CommunicationApp/public" -> This is probably why it crashes, missing >
        DirectoryIndex index.php
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
 -> MIssing close container: </VirtualHost>

Fixed version:

<VirtualHost *:8081>
    ServerName comm-app.local
    DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs/CommunicationApp/public"
    SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV "development"
    <Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/CommunicationApp/public">
        DirectoryIndex index.php
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

One thing to mention:

You can always try and run command:

service apache2 configtest

This will tell you when you got a malformed configuration and maybe even can tell you where the problem is.

Furthermore it helps avoid unavailability in a LIVE system:

service apache2 restart

will shutdown and then fail to start, this configtest you know beforehand "oops I did something wrong, I should fix this first" but the apache itself is still running with old configuration. :)

Question 3

Well, after much agony over this issue, it turns out the problem was caused by a change in the behavior of the php realpath_cache. When I set realpath_cache_ttl = 0 in my php.ini, the issue with the improperly loading classes goes away.

I am not sure how this got introduced in these updates, but I don't think the cache is required on a dev box, so this gets me back on track. On a production server, I should only have one instance of the app running per Apache server anyway (no virtual hosts), so I could probably use the cache in that scenario.

If anyone has any additional insight into the cause of the realpath_cache issue, I wouldn't mind hearing it.

Question 4

Xdebug v2.0 shouldn't work with PHP 5.3. Xdebug v2.1 provides PHP 5.3 support. Otherwise I would get rid of the xdebug ini config except:

zend_extension_ts = "C:xamppphpextensionsphp_xdebug.dll"
xdebug.remote_enable   = On
xdebug.remote_host     = "localhost"
xdebug.remote_port     = 9000
xdebug.remote_handler  = "dbgp"

use this as your test and once this works then add additional configs. Make sure you comment out other zend stuff.

Question 5

The hosts file should look like this so that it can be found on the IPV4 and IPV6 networks

127.0.0.1  localhost dev.app
::1        localhost dev.app

If you are using Apache 2.4.x this line in httpd-vhosts.conf

NameVirtualHost *:80

is no longer required or allowed for Apache 2.4.

The vhost file should look like this, you mixed Apache 2.2 and 2.4 syntax and while either is allowed as long as you have mod_access_compat activated, you should not mix them and the 2.4 syntax is better. You also missed a few other useful bits and pieces

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "F:/xampp/htdocs/"
    ServerAdmin admin@localhost
    ServerName localhost

    <Directory "F:/xampp/htdocs/">
       Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
       AllowOverride all
       Require local
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "F:/xampp/htdocs/dev/public"
    ServerAdmin admin@localhost
    ServerName dev.app
    ServerAlias www.dev.app

    <Directory "F:/xampp/htdocs/dev/public">
       AllowOverride All
       Options Indexes FollowSymLinks

       Require local
       # if you want access from other pc's on your local network
       #Require ip 192.168.1
       # Only if you want the world to see your site
       #Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Question 6

The context for VirtualHost has to be server config. See the Apache docs.

This means that the directive may be used in the server configuration files (e.g., httpd.conf), but not within any or containers. It is not allowed in .htaccess files at all.

(Directive Dictionary)

how to create virtual host on XAMPP

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