
If you keep Apache to default port 80, skip this part and move on to Virtual hostsĬhange XAMPP/WAMP port (only if necessary) if left default, then jump to Setting virtual host.For the next section, we need to use a text editor like notepad or regular IDE.I have chosen to change my Apache to port 8080. OR Change your other software/IIS port and keep Apache to default port 80 in case of Skype, just kill the Skype app and restart it after installing Apache on port 80, and Skype will automatically get a new port.
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Change your Apache port to port 8080, 8081 etc., or some other free ports (note: 8080 can sometimes also give some problems).* Note: By default, most web servers will use port 80 as the default port, in some situations if you have another web server installed like (Microsoft IIS), it uses port 80 as well OR in other cases, SKYPE does also sometimes use port 80 like it is the case for some in Windows 8/10 for some users, in that case, you can do two thing’s Btw, in my case, I have only installed Apache and MySQL. You are expected to have installed the latest version of XAMPP/WAMP. Project 4 is a WordPress with URL wordpress.localhost.Project 3 is a Codeigniter with URL codeigniter.localhost.Project 2 is a Laravel project with URL laravel.localhost.Project 1 is based on PHP and has the local URL address php.localhost.

Introduction: vhost (virtual host) is a great solution if you intend to develop many independent projects in PHP and keep them isolated from each other, like: Note: To start with, the only difference for this guideline, between XAMPP and WAMP or other Apache packages for Windows, is a question about where those packages are installed on your computer. You need to follow some steps to create a virtual host in windows with apache.
