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Richard Knop
Asked: 2010-08-19 22:28:55 +0800 CST

How to access localhost virtual server from another PC in network

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we have more PCs in a network. There is an intranet application running on one of the se PCs under virtual server:

<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1>
   DocumentRoot "D:\data\o\application\root"
   ServerName application
</VirtualHost>

It is a Zend Framework application. That's why it requires virtual server. We are running Apache as a webserver on all PCs.

How can I access this application from another PC in the intranet if the PC has name, let's say "johndoe-pc"?

EDIT:

This is a complete virtual host configuration from httpd.conf:

NameVirtualHost 127.0.0.1

#D:\data\o is document roo of the Apache web server

<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1>
   DocumentRoot "D:\data\o"
   ServerName johndoe-pc
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1>
   DocumentRoot DocumentRoot "D:\data\o\application\root"
   ServerName application
</VirtualHost>

On the PC where the application is I can access it by typing:

http://application
php apache-2.2 intranet zend-framework

3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Replace 127.0.0.1 by *

    <VirtualHost *>
   DocumentRoot "D:\data\o\application\root"
   ServerName application
</VirtualHost>

    But depending of other part of your apache configuration it might not work, give it a try. Don't forget to restart Apache

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  2. If you have no DNS server running you may access this virtual host directly via the IP of the server. I presume that the name you mentioned in your post is the NetBios name. You will need a DNS name. If you do not want to run a DNS server, just put name and IP of the webserver into all hosts files of your workstations. On Windows you'll find them in C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.

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  3. If you don't want to change your Apache configuration, install an SSHd on that computer and use port forwarding with ssh -L80:serverip:80, where serverip is the IP of the computer running Apache.

    You will then be able to access that application with http://localhost/.

    I suggest however, that you change your Apache configuration, since with this solution, every user needs to open an SSH session to that computer.

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