AHMAD ASJAD – احمد اسجد

Follow the steps below to add/change the virtualhost name:

For Windows

1. Go to your xampp folder: C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra
2. Find httpd-vhosts.conf and open it with any of text editor like notepad
3. Stop Xampp if running.
4. Add these line first: 

   Code Block

   NameVirtualHost *:80
    
   <VirtualHost *:80>
   DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs"
   ServerName localhost
   </VirtualHost>

5. Then: 

   Code Block

   <VirtualHost *:80>
   	DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs/your/website/folder"
   	ServerName yourdesiredname.you
   	ServerAlias www.yourdesiredname.you
   	<Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/your/website/folder">
   		AllowOverride All
   		Require all Granted
   	</Directory>
   </VirtualHost>

6. Save the file
7. Now go to : C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
8. Find for hosts
9. make a back up of this file to anywhere on your system
10. Now open the file with any of text editor like notepad
11. Add these lines to the end of the file: 

    Code Block

    127.0.0.1       localhost
    127.0.0.1       www.yourdesiredname.you

12. Save the file
13. Restart the xampp
14. write your chosen domain name i. e. : www.yourdesiredname.you into your browser and you are done