Apache VirtualHost
Just writing this up for a friend:
1) Add the “hook” in C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts “127.0.0.1 http://www.your-hook.com“
2) Define the desired host in Apache’s config located in C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf like so:
NameVirtualHost *:80 #localhost <VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs" ServerName localhost:80 </VirtualHost> <VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs/your-hooked-site" ServerName http://www.your-hook.com </VirtualHost>
3) Restart Apache and type “http://www.your-hook.com” on your browser’s address bar. That’s it.