Remote virtual host testing without a DNS server

Assume 184.1.1.1 is the IP of your server.
Assume mywebsite.com is one of the domains your hosting on your server.

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- On Local Machine
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#sudo vi /etc/hosts
Add this to the bottom

184.1.1.1 mywebsite.testing


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- On Server
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#vi /etc/hosts
Add this to the bottom

184.1.1.1 mywebsite.com mywebsite.testing


#vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/vhosts.conf
Add this virtual host entry

NameVirtualHost *:80
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /var/www/vhosts/mywebsite.com/httpdocs
ServerName mywebsite.com
ServerAlias www.mywebsite.com mywebsite.testing

<Directory "/var/www/vhosts/mywebsite.com/httpdocs">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>


#service httpd restart



You should now be able to put mywebsite.testing in your browser and be
directed to the appropriate vhost.