On windows you could edit the hosts file for this purpose.

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Richard Poole [mailto:richard@w...]
Verzonden: vrijdag 7 juni 2002 17:19
Aan: professional php
Onderwerp: [pro_php] Re: Multiple Virtual Hosting - apache - dummy


well, I figured i should scan the local hard disk for a server, then search
for that alias(client1)?  Or am I very wrong.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Lang" <aalang@r...>
To: "professional php" <pro_php@p...>
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 3:44 PM
Subject: [pro_php] Re: Multiple Virtual Hosting - apache - dummy


> So you are saying you have a web browser open and you want to type
"client1"
> in the address bar and it bring somethign up?
>
> How does your web browser know what "client1" is?
>
> Adam Lang
> Systems Engineer
> Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
> http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Poole" <richard@w...>
> To: "professional php" <pro_php@p...>
> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 10:41 AM
> Subject: [pro_php] Multiple Virtual Hosting - apache - dummy
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I know this is a little off topic, but does anyone know where I can get
> some
> > more infomation about setting up a dummy virtual host on apache.  What I
> > would like to be able to do is just type in "client1" in the address bar
> and
> > it access the correct folder.  I have fidled with the httpd.conf file,
> tying
> > everything the websites I have seen so far have told me, but when ever I
> > type in the "client1" in the address bar, it says it cant find the file.
> It
> > cant be that I dont have an index.html, or index anything.  I am behind
a
> > firewall, but that shouldn't make a difference because I want to access
it
> > internally for now, and later one once it is working, assign it a DNS.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
> > Many thanks in advance
> >
> >
> > Richard Poole
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>