WampServer

1 - Windows version: Windows 10, 64-Bit
2 - Version WampServer: 3.0.4, 64-Bit
3 - Apache Version: apache2.4.18
4 - PHP Version: php5.6.19
5 - MySQL Version: mysql5.7.11
6 - Wamp Symbol is green.

Hello,
I have problems getting a new virtual host running. I had a look at other threads, the troubleshooting tips and the read before you ask section but could not find an answer.

To create a new VH I followed the steps in: THE NEED for VIRTUAL HOSTS
I added to apache VH:

<VirtualHost *:80>
	ServerName connectingdots
	DocumentRoot "c:/wamp64/www/connecting dots"
	<Directory  "c:/wamp64/www/connecting dots/">
		Options +Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
		AllowOverride All
		Require local
	</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

I added to Windwos Host:
127.0.0.1 connectingdots
and resetted the dnscache.

The "include VH" line in the httpd conf file was already uncommented.
The Syntax is OK.

When I now try to access the new virtual host with "connectingdots/" I get the message:
"This site can’t be reached

connectingdots’s server DNS address could not be found."

I neither get a respond when I try to ping the site.

Can you help me out? What am I missing?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/22/2016 03:29PM by RiggsFolly.

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I added to Windwos Host:
127.0.0.1 connectingdots
and resetted the dnscache.

Try also adding a domain to the IPV6 network like this in your HOSTS file

127.0.0.1 connectingdots
::1 connectingdots

Also amend the folder name so it does not have a space in it.

<Directory "c:/wamp64/www/connectingdots/">

And of course change the actual folder name as well.

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/22/2016 03:29PM by RiggsFolly.

Hello RiggsFolly,

thank you for the fast answer.

I did what you suggested, resetted the dnscache and restarted the WAMP Services. I still get the same error message.

Are you running this by entering this in the browser address bar?


'http://connectingdots'

without the single quotes

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Yes, I am typing this into the browser. It works with "localhost" but not with "connectingdots/" or "[connectingdots"];. In fact when I try "connectingdots" it always tries to search on google for the query.

It behaves the same way in chrome and IE. in Firefox I get forwarded to [connectingdots.com]

From a dos prompt can you

>ping /4 connectingdots

and

>ping connectingdots

?

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No, when trying to ping the host cannot be found either.

Then your HOSTS file is not as you say, or you have not reatarted the dnscache after changing it

restart dns cache by loading a command window using "Run as Administrator"

net stop dnscache
net start dnscache

Or if you are using WAMPServer3

- Right click wampmanager -> Tools -> Restart DNS

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/22/2016 05:12PM by RiggsFolly.

But this is my Host File:

There is an explanation text but that is commented.

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 connectingdots

::1 localhost
::1 connectingdots

And I restarted the dnscache a couple of times now ..with WAMP and with the comman prompt. No changes.

I don't really know why. Should I try to assign another IP-Address to the new virtual host? Or does it need to be the same as "localhost"?

If you cannot ping the domains you have created in the HOSTS file then something is very wrong!

Try this to reset your TCP/IP stack

From the command prompt using `Run as Administrator"

>netsh int ip reset


Then as instructed in the output reboot the PC

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Hmm, still does not work. But I can ping and access "localhost". Just the new virtual host is not responding.

What is happening now when you use connectingdots in the browser address bar

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Still the same message:
Query: [connectingdots]


This site can’t be reached

connectingdots’s server DNS address could not be found.
Did you mean [connectingdots.com]?
Search Google for connecting dots
ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED

Nothing has changed really.
I don't really understand what makes the difference between localhost and connectingdots. All the settings seem to be the same, except that localhost contains files. When I created the VH with Wamp I did not get any error message.

Are you sure that your firewall is not getting in the way?

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I deactivated the windows firefall and the antivirus which resulted in no changes.
However, 100 % sure I am not. Is there a way to figure that out? Also wouldnt the firewall be in the way of both virtual hosts? localhost as well?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/23/2016 01:22PM by Hombretuca.

Probably, I am grasping at straws right now.

Remote debugging is not an easy job.

At the risk of making a fool of myself, do you have Team Viewer

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-X-X-X- Backup your databases regularly Here is How dont regret it later! Yes even when developing -X-X-X-

Hello, now I do. I just sent you a PM.

This turned out to be a corruption in the HOSTS file.

I re-created the HOST file rom scratch, stopped and restarted the dnscache.

And then all the domains mentioned in the hosts file became visible again.


Dont ask me how the hosts file got corrupted, but to be absolutely sure I re-created the HOST file using notepad.exe. Possibly you have a default set on your notepad++ that I did not notice that saved the HOSTS file as something other than a simple DOS ASCII text file.

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<MariaDB versions MULTIPLE> <phpMyAdmin versions MULTIPLE> <MySQL Workbench 8.0.23>
Read The Manuals Apache -- MySQL -- PHP -- phpMyAdmin
Get your Apache/MySQL/mariaDB/PHP ADDONs here from the WAMPServer alternate Repo
-X-X-X- Backup your databases regularly Here is How dont regret it later! Yes even when developing -X-X-X-

Everything works fine now. Thank you again for the quick help.