configuring virtual host and localhost redirecting to the xampp folder

Question

I have problem with creating virtual host. I am using Windows 7 x64 Professional. In file C:\\Windows\\System32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts I have only this lines:

Answer 1

I had this same issue. Your first request is redirecting to the htdocs root directory. If you look at index.php in the htdocs directory, you can see very brief code that takes the incoming request and redirects it to the xampp directory.

I fixed it by fiddling with the httpd-vhosts.conf file. In your case, try making the following edits:

NameVirtualHost 127.0.0.1
 
    DocumentRoot "C:\xampp\htdocs\
    ServerName localhost


 
    DocumentRoot "C:\Users\Me\Dropbox\Project\public"
    ServerName www.myhost
    ServerAlias www.myhost
    
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all