Access my web applications in PHP/APACHE without change host files

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I work with Apache that is installed in a Windows Server(Windows Server 2012 R2) , so i have my web applications in the htdocs folder (in the server ofc) if i want to access the applications via other computers connected to the server i have to change each host file in each pc...

If you work with 2, 3 pc that is ok, however when you have at least 40 pc's it can be very tiring.

That's way i'm asking this question.

I mean,it's possible to simply put the url in the browser and the computers connected to the server enter in my web application?

Can't you just access it via the IP address? Or else make a temporary DNS record for a subdomain? — jrswgtr, Mar 05 '20 at 14:29
you need to define alias? is it clean apache or its coming with xamp wamp?? — Zeljka, Mar 05 '20 at 14:31
@jrswgtr i can access via IP address, the problem is , I have several web applications with different URL, and if i use IP address it can only encounter the first web application we made. — nuno1197, Mar 06 '20 at 07:31

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 06 '20 at 09:47

This isn't maybe the best solution, but here it is in file C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-xampp.conf

Inside <IfModule alias_module> write following lines

Alias / "C:\xampp\htdocs"
<Directory "C:\xampp\htdocs">
    AllowOverride all
    Order deny,allow
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Later restart apache and try to access you applications with inside the same intranet network:

computer-name/app-folder/

In general this isn't the best solution because you are exposing entire root folder htdocs, also I would suggest to you to move you application from htdocs and define application in httpd-vhosts.conf file. You can create aliases for application outside htdocs folder which are defined in httpd-vhosts.conf

Access my web applications in PHP/APACHE without change host files

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