How To: Run Multiple Domains On A Local Computer
During web development, sometime you (I always) need to test with a domain name, whether inside local computer or online. This post will tell you how to run multiple domain on your local PC, without setting up a DNS server. I am using Apache 2.0.53.
Case: You want to develop a website for your-domain.com and need to test it online under certain domain name.
Solution:
[1] Create a local domain name
To differ between online and local domain, you need to create a local domain name (sub domain is okay), i.e: local.yourdomain.com
[2] Edit your hosts file
In Windows XP, the “hosts” file can be found at “C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc”. Put your local domain/subdomain there with the following order:
127.0.0.1 local.yourdomain.com
