apache virtual host setting is not working - apache

Question

I am trying to setup the virtual host for apache on Mac.
Here is my virtual host setting in /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin localhost
DocumentRoot "/Users/Ivy/Sites/Symfony"
ServerName symfony.dev
ErrorLog "/private/var/log/apache2/symfony.dev-error_log"
CustomLog "/private/var/log/apache2/symfony.dev-access_log" common
<Directory "/Users/Ivy/Sites/Symfony">
options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Additionally, editing the file in /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 symfony.dev
127.0.0.1 localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost
fe80::1%lo0 localhost
192.168.43.168 matrixdemo.squiz.net
But when i go to symfony.dev in the web browser, it cannot connect to. could someone help me on that?
Note: tried to restart the apache several times

Answer 1

Try this it will work
NameVirtualHost *:80
#Do not forget to include server name and server alias in host file
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName localhost
ServerAlias localhost
DocumentRoot "D:\Local server\htdocs\localhost"
CustomLog logs/localhost.access.log combined
ErrorLog logs/localhost.error.log
</VirtualHost>

Answer 2

You could make it
<VirtualHost symfony.dev>
ServerName symfony.dev
ServerAdmin your.mail#whatever.com
DocumentRoot "/Users/Ivy/Sites/Symfony/web"
ErrorLog "/private/var/log/apache2/symfony.dev-error_log"
CustomLog "/private/var/log/apache2/symfony.dev-access_log" combined
<Directory "/Users/Ivy/Sites/Symfony/web">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
=> "Directory" instructions should be for your root-symfony-directory/web folder, as your document root.
=> What's this "common" behind your Custom Log directory ? Did you mean "combined" ?
=> In symfony2, you need to make sure that all the requests are directed to you bootstrap - this is where rewrite engine comes in. Oh, But I see this bit has moved into the .htaccess in earlier versions of symfony :o So no need for it here. Note that you have configuration instructions for apache and symfony2 here
There is much more science behind this, but these are the parameters I use for my setup. For more info, read the docs !