Odd error with Apache- NO localhost. Options

[newwebdesigner]

I am having a odd error with Apache 2.4. I installed it, everything should be good, I start it, and I get a 404 error on localhost.I am new to all this, I am using the port 8080 but if I try localhost:8080 is still doesn't work. I don't have a clue as to what is wrong.

This post has been edited by newwebdesigner: Aug 18 2014, 03:12 PM

[newwebdesigner]

Okay, now I have another problem. So now I am trying to make it instead of localhost, mywebsite.localhost:8080, but it is not working. When I go into Cmd and try to view the errors in the C:\Apache24\bin and do httpd.exe, a windows popup appears and says Apache 24 has stoped working. Any ideas?

[Christian J]

now I am trying to make it instead of localhost, mywebsite.localhost:8080,

I don't know if/how you can use the format "mywebsite.localhost", instead I use http://mywebsite1/ http://mywebsite2/ etc for my local web sites.

but it is not working.

How did you configure Apache to map the above URL to the directory of your web site files?

[pandy]

Yea, you can do that. You set it up with <VirtualHost> in httpd.conf. I'd have to read the details up in the documentation, but as I recall it's pretty straightforward.

newwebdesigner, what have you done to make the sub work? Show us.