Setting up subdomains in apache win32

I only started to do this the other day and found it saves loads of time. I don't know why I didn't do this years ago!

What you'll need to do

Updating your apache config

Open your httpd.conf apache config file and find the ServerName directive, add (or uncomment) the NameVirtualHost directive and add a couple of virtual hosts.
BTW, my machine name is 'nineinchnails' in this example.

Then you'll need to add the Directories or they won't have the correct permissions

# add to your httpd.conf file

NameVirtualHost *

<VirtualHost *>
  ServerName subone.localhost
  ServerAlias subone.nineinchnails
  DocumentRoot C:/web/one
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *>
  ServerName subtwo.localhost
  ServerAlias subtwo.nineinchnails
  DocumentRoot C:/web/two
</VirtualHost>

# Directories 

<Directory "C:/web/one">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>
<Directory "C:/web/two">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>

Update IIS config if your going to use port 80

Set IIS to listen to port a different port e.g. 8082 if your going to run apache on port 80.

Amend your host file

Amend your hosts file, it's normally in C:/WINDOWS/system32/drivers/etc

# add lines to your host file for your new subdomains with the format:
# IP  subdomain.locallost
# IP  subdomain.machinename 
# For example:

127.0.0.1       subone.localhost
127.0.0.1       subone.nineinchnails
127.0.0.1       subtwo.localhost
127.0.0.1       subtwo.nineinchnails