Multiple sites using Apache on localhost

[pedro_gb]

Not sure if this is the best forum for this question:

Normally, if we use apache, http://localhost is the only URL we can use, and that means only 1 site (equivalent of 1 domain). Now, I use it for development purposes only so I don't really care about how you do it, as long as it doesn't involve the Internet when running apache (I use a modem). What I want is something like: http://site1.localhost/, http://site2.localhost/ etc.

I use win2k professional.

Thanks in advance.

[PeterW]

-- Httpd.conf

# VirtualHost: Allows the daemon to respond to requests for more than one
# server address, if your server machine is configured to accept IP packets
# for multiple addresses. This can be accomplished with the ifconfig
# alias flag, or through kernel patches like VIF.

# Any httpd.conf or srm.conf directive may go into a VirtualHost command.
# See also the BindAddress entry.

#<VirtualHost host.some_domain.com>
#ServerAdmin webmaster@host.some_domain.com
#DocumentRoot /www/docs/host.some_domain.com
#ServerName host.some_domain.com
#ErrorLog logs/host.some_domain.com-error_log
#TransferLog logs/host.some_domain.com-access_log
#</VirtualHost>

[pedro_gb]

What do I put for server name? Will the computer just detect it?

[PeterW]

Yes, but you need the domain in your hosts file (C:\windows\hosts) I think for win9x.
e.g.
I would add "127.0.0.1 test.localhost" to my hosts file (all on one line)

<VirtualHost test.localhost>
ServerAdmin webmaster@host.some_domain.com
DocumentRoot /www/docs/docrootfortest
ServerName test.localhost
ErrorLog logs/logsfortest
TransferLog logs/test.localhost-access_log
</VirtualHost>

should work