Codeigniter controller in subdirectory not working in virtual host - apache

Question

I need help with CodeIgniter -- trying to it to work in virtual host envirnoment in Ampps.
I have been following the following tutorial:
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/basecamp-style-subdomains-with-codeigniter/
I am trying to have two installations of CodeIgniter running in two directories:
/students and
/teachers
www.test.com -> goes to /teachers directory
www.user1.test.com -> goes to /students directory
I have the above working on my local machine. The different URL's take me to the correct directory. CI works. Problem arises when I try to access controller using redirect.
if I try to redirect('error') I get:
user2.test.com/user2.test.com/error
Also get an "internal server error"
if I type in
user2.test.com/error
I get an "internal server error"
if I type in
user2.test.com/index.php/error
I get desired result
It works if I try to load view directly in
$this->load->view('error')
I think I need help with the urls and paths. Any guidance most gratefully received.
Nothing particularly enlightening in CI log files
In Apache logs I find:
Request exceeded the limit of 10 internal redirects due to probable configuration error. Use 'LimitInternalRecursion' to increase the limit if necessary. Use 'LogLevel debug' to get a backtrace.
Things I have changed:
htaccess in root - changed rewrite base. Also takes out index.php
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /students/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^system.*
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^application.*
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?$1 [L]
</IfModule>
<IfModule !mod_rewrite.c>
ErrorDocument 404 index.php
</IfModule>
application/config.php
$config['base_url'] = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
As per tutorial. Needs to be dynamic.
my Apache hppd-vhosts.conf file
NameVirtualHost 127.0.0.1:80
NameVirtualHost *:80
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/Ampps/www/teachers"
ServerName test.com
ServerAlias test.com
<Directory "C:/Program Files/Ampps/www/teachers">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/Ampps/www/students"
ServerName test.com
ServerAlias *.test.com
<Directory "C:/Program Files/Ampps/www/students">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
index.php in root
kept as is. Things got worse when I tried to change these
$system_path = 'system';
$application_folder = 'application';

Answer 1

what about your host file? your host file should be 127.0.0.1 test.com and first try to disable the student sub domain and see if it dose work. Its look like your both ServerName test.com is same try to change the other one with student.com and see whats happen most probably both are conflicting