VirtualHost in Apache 2.4 replaces DocumentRoot when using http://localhost - apache

Question

I'm using Yosemite with Apache 2.4
/private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf
ServerName 127.0.0.1:80
DocumentRoot "/Library/WebServer/Documents/"
<Directory "/Library/WebServer/Documents">
Options Multiviews FollowSymLinks
MultiviewsMatch Any
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
Everything is fine, http://localhost directs me to the default /Library/WebServer/Documents/index.html
After adding Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf to /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf
And adding the config below to /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin#xxx.com
ServerName xxx.local
DocumentRoot "/Library/WebServer/Documents/xxx"
<Directory "/Library/WebServer/Documents/xxx/">
Options +FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride all
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
When using http://localhost and http://127.0.0.1 from the browser, Apache directs me to /Library/WebServer/Documents/xxx/index.html instead of /Library/WebServer/Documents/index.html, how can I fix it?, please guide.
Thanks.

Answer 1

I had the same problem today.
I found solution here: httpd.apache.org/docs/current/vhosts/name-based.html.
Main host goes away
Any request that doesn't match an existing is handled by the global server configuration, regardless of the hostname or ServerName.
When you add a name-based virtual host to an existing server, and the virtual host arguments match preexisting IP and port combinations, requests will now be handled by an explicit virtual host. In this case, it's usually wise to create a default virtual host with a ServerName matching that of the base server. New domains on the same interface and port, but requiring separate configurations, can then be added as subsequent (non-default) virtual hosts.