Having discovered VirtualHostX, I can’t imagine going down the path of manually editing OS X configuration files ever again. If you have ever setup a local environment to test your website(s), you have surely found yourself spending a few minutes wrestling with Web Sharing and Apache – the whole virtual hosting setup. Instead of testing sites where your local URL looks something like:
VirtualHostX is the easiest way to build and test multiple websites on your Mac. It's the perfect solution for web designers working on more than one project at a time. With VirtualHostX you can easily create and manage unlimited Apache websites with just a few clicks. VirtualHostX دانلود نرم افزار VirtualHostX 8.7.16 نرم افزاری کاربردی در زمینه ساخت لوکال هاست و تست وبسایت های چندگانه بر روی سیستم عامل مکینتاش می باشد. VirtualHostX is the easiest way to host and share multiple websites on your Mac. It’s the perfect solution for web designers working on more than one project at a time. With VirtualHostX you can easily create and manage unlimited Apache websites with just a few clicks. VirtualHostX for iOS is a free companion app for VirtualHostX 8.0 on macOS. It's the easiest way to browse your locally shared websites and view them in Mobile Safari while on the same local network as the Mac app. You can also browse and view the websites you've shared publicly from any internet connection.
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You can organize server files and test sites on your computer using URLs like:
So if this is your first experiment setting up virtual hosts, download a trial of VirtualHostX ($9) or win 1 of 3 free licenses (details below).
Easy virtual hosts configuration with VirtualHostX
VirtualHostX is the easiest way to develop sites locally without manual server configuration.
- Automatically configures your Mac’s web server settings
- Supports custom Apache directives
- Backup / Restore your web server settings
- Compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and 10.5 Leopard
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Simply put, VirtualHostX is a GUI alternative to manually editing your 'hosts' and 'httpd-vhosts.conf' files without needing to fire up the Terminal.
Once you have decided on a URL and pointed VirtualHostX to the directory where your site files are stored, the app requests your password in order to restart Apache and you are ready for development.
Win 1 of 3 free VirtualHostX licenses
I encourage you to download a trial version. In the meantime, I’m giving away 3 free licenses compliments of Tyler H. for 5thirtyone.com readers. So how can you win a free license?
What two pieces of software would you need [without a doubt] in order to efficiently get work done on a daily basis? Share your two pieces of software and reasons why. Three comments will be picked at random to receive a free VirtualHostX license.
If you don’t win a complimentary license, the $9 registration fee is well worth the convenience and time saved setting up new virtual hosts.