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This solution allows you to access your local development sites from within a guest VMware installation (for IE testing) and also securely remotely.
Goals
Create a local testing environment for ThemBid.com development in Ubuntu
Use XAMPP
Access from inside VMware for IE testing
Access directories locally without the files needing to be under the root htdocs directory
Steps
Downloaded and follow the instructions on the XAMPP website. The directories I use below assume you use the default installation, if not, adjust accordingly.
ifconfig
Write down the IP address for eth0, you will need it later
Run sudo /opt/lampp/lampp securityto add better security as suggested on the XAMPP website.
sudo vi /opt/lampp/etc/httpd.conf
Add the following at the end:
Include etc/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
Include etc/extra/httpd-default.conf
sudo vi /etc/hosts
Here you will define any servers you want to use as aliases, ie. 127.0.0.01 localserver (that allows you to type in localserver in your web browser instead of localhost, later you will have several of these as you add more sites).
sudo vi /opt/lampp/etc/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
Setup a entry for each local site using the following template (comment the dummy examples and the NameVirtualHost):
NameVirtualHost [name of server, the one you set up in the /etc/hosts file] NameVirtualHost [local IP (the external IP should forward to this if you are using a router)]
<VirtualHost [name of server] [local IP]> ServerName [name of server] DocumentRoot "[path to root of the local website]" <Directory "[path to root of the local website]"> AllowOverride All Allow from All </Directory> </VirtualHost>
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start
You should be able to access now locally by typing http://[name of server] or remotely using http://[local IP] if you are on the local network.
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