Virtual host configuration for Apache, with example from Windows environment

httpd-vhosts.cofig

# Virtual host configuration for apache
# Windows location : C:\xampp\apache\config\extra\httpd-vhosts.config
#
# incase you have installed in some other stack or installed in other location, find in appropriate directory
#
# after setting up the httpd-vhosts.config, add the site name to hosts file located at
# 'C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts' , it is a text file with no extension, if it do not exist, create the file.
# and your site's name at the end of it -
#      127.0.0.1	laravel.dev
#      127.0.0.1	mysite.dev
#
# use <VirtualHost site.name:80> to redirect only to the particular URL, if you wish to block all connections
# then use <VirtualHost *:80>
# ---------------------------------
# Use this if its a standalone app build from scratch (i.e. no framework)
# VirtualHost for mysite.dev

<VirtualHost mysite.dev:80>
    DocumentRoot "C:\xampp\htdocs\mysite"
    ServerAdmin ron.cv
    <Directory "C:\xampp\htdocs\mysite">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

# ---------------------------
# if using any framework, like laravel, set the document root to the public directory,
# or the directory where driving index.php file is located
#
# VirtualHost for LARAVEL.DEV

<VirtualHost laravel.dev:80>
    DocumentRoot "C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel\public"
    ServerAdmin laravel.dev
    <Directory "C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel\">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>