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Several websites are available as useful resources for configuring your Leopard osx to handle virtual hosts on Apache2.

• http://mymacinations.com/2007/10/28/apache-php-and-mysql-on-leopard/
• http://www.givegoodweb.com/post/53/cakephp-leopard-virtual-hosts

If you’re too lazy to read, here’s what the two websites above in summary:

1. Edit /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf and type in the following:
   NameVirtualHost *

   <VirtualHost *>
   ServerName “website.dev”
   DocumentRoot “/www/website”
   </VirtualHost>

   This tells the Apache2 where the site files are located locally.

2. Edit /etc/hosts and type in the following:127.0.0.1 website.dev

   This tells the system that the domain website.dev points to the localhost.

Oh, and do not forget to restart your Web Server!

Done and done!