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Son of the Wai-Pan
Asked: 2012-06-09 01:16:04 +0800 CST

Why is my vhosts file interfering with my apache deployment?

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When I enable my vhosts file (i.e. uncomment this line: Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf) I am unable to reach localhost. I /am/ able to reach the last virtual host listed in my vhosts file: 

<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot "/Users/achan/Sites/epwbst"
  ServerName epwbst                                                                                                  
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot "/Users/achan/Sites/pxproj"
  ServerName pxproj
</VirtualHost>

Typing pxproj in my browser brings up the expected web content. But I am unable to reach epwbst or localhost. If I re-comment the vhost line in my httpd.conf, I am able to reach local host (i.e. "It works!") but obviously am unable to reach my virtual hosts. I don't know how to continue troubleshooting this.

Why can't I reach localhost when I've got my vhosts turned on?

OS: Mac OS X 10.7

Server version: Apache/2.2.21 (Unix)

apache-2.2 virtualhost

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Once you turn on vhosts, you must add localhost as a vhost. See my answer here: Virtual host “Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server” on debian

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