Set Up Local Wildcard Apache Sites

apache-wildcard-sites

1) Add to your /etc/hosts file, one line per site/project.

```
127.0.0.1       project1.dev.test
127.0.0.1       sandbox.dev.test
127.0.0.1       slim.dev.test
```


2) Set up a wildcard in Apache2's sites:
/etc/apache2/sites-available/wildcard.conf

```
<VirtualHost *:80>

        # INFO: This configuration works for any *.dev.test local domains. Requires apache module vhost_alias.

        ServerName dev.test
        ServerAlias *.dev.test
        VirtualDocumentRoot /home/yourname/Path/To/LocalSites/%1/public

        DirectoryIndex index.html index.php

        # Send 404 errors back to index.php for handling by the framework.
        FallbackResource /index.php

        <Directory />
             Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
             Require all granted
        </Directory>

	LogLevel warn

	ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error-wildcard-sites.log
	CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access-wildcard-sites.log combined
</VirtualHost>
```

The %1 in the above file, will be replaced by the symlink name in step 4!


3) Enable the wildcard site in apache:
```
sudo a2ensite wildcard
sudo service apache2 restart
```


4) Create symlinks in the LocalSites path (configured above in the VirtualDocumentRoot) to the actual location on your machine of this project. Project must contain a public/ directory below this target.
Your paths will differ!!

```
cd /home/yourname/Path/To/LocalSites
ln -s /home/user/Development/Git/Personal/sandbox sandbox
ln -s /home/user/Development/Git/Client/project1 project1
```


5) Adding another site?
- Add a line to the hosts file.
- Create a new symlink from LocalSites to the actual project.