UXBIT landing page v2 built with WordPress
php: 7.4.33
composer: 2.8.9MySQL DB: utf8mb4_general_ciTo serve this WP project locally from http://uxbitwp.local:8800/ via XAMPP's virtual hosts on Windows 11:
-
Tell Apache to listen on port 8800
-
Open
D:\xampp_v7433\apache\conf\httpd.confin a text editor. -
Search for the line:
Listen 80
-
Directly below it, add:
Listen 8080
-
-
Enable the "extra" vhosts file
-
Still in
httpd.conffind (around line 450) the block:# Virtual hosts #Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
-
Remove the
#so it reads:Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
-
Save.
-
-
Define VirtualHost
-
Open
D:\xampp_v7433\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.confin a text editor. -
At the bottom, add the following:
<VirtualHost *:8800> ServerName uxbitwp.local DocumentRoot "E:\\mw_minamide\\uxbit_wp_v2" <Directory "E:\\mw_minamide\\uxbit_wp_v2"> AllowOverride All Require local </Directory> ErrorLog "logs/uxbitwp-error.log" CustomLog "logs/uxbitwp-access.log" common </VirtualHost>
-
-
Map the hostname in Windows
-
Open Notepad++ as Administrator, then open:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts -
Add the line:
127.0.0.1 uxbitwp.local -
Save (may need to "Save As" and then overwrite).
-
-
Restart Apache
- Open the XAMPP Control Panel, and click Stop → Start for Apache.
-
Open a browser and navigate to
http://uxbitwp.local:8800/
© 2025 UXBIT, All rights reserved.