• Step 1.
• Edit hosts file to map virtual host name to ip address.
  add 127.0.0.1 xxxxx.localhost
  i have used vinod.localhost
  Location:C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
• 
• In vista, run the notepad in administrator mode to edit hosts file.
• Step 2.
• Edit Apache configuration file httpd.conf  to add server name and document location for virtual hosts.
  after DocumentRoot “c:/wamp/www/” in httpd.conf, add

• NameVirtualHost 127.0.0.1
  <VirtualHost 127.0.0.1>
  ServerName localhost
  DocumentRoot "c:/wamp/www"
  </VirtualHost>
  <VirtualHost 127.0.0.1>
  ServerName vinod.localhost
  DocumentRoot "c:/wamp/www/vinod/"
  </VirtualHost>

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• Step 3.
• create your project folder at the destination folder specified.
• Step 4.
• Restart Apache server for changes to take effect.
• Step 5.
• Nothing here . http://vinod.localhost/ should serve the files in c:/wamp/www/vinod/ now.
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Tags: apache, virtual hosts, wamp