If you have the skills to make it work however you want to make it work then thats fine, go ahead.
However if you want any support from this site, Virtual Hosts are considered the best way to go for many reasons. None of which I can be bothered to mention at this time. Its the 'if you want support' bit that shoudl catch your attention.
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