By following these steps you can run your local machine’s website using a custom domain name instead of localhost:
1. Edit apache configuration file:
sudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
add ServerName property as follows (you can add it just below DocumentRoot, make sure DocumentRoot is pointing to your web project’s root folder ):
ServerName your_domain_name.com
Use domain url of your choice instead of your_domain_name.com
2. Edit /etc/hosts file:
sudo gedit /etc/hosts
and enter following statement in it:
127.0.0.1 your_domain_name.com
3. Restart apache:
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
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