Setting up multiple local hosts

thomasscottphoto
(@thomasscottphoto)

5 years, 3 months ago

Hi everyone,

I’d just like some clarity on this, please.

I’ve published a website from one of my localhosts installs.

I want to start a second website, but don’t want to use the multisite function.

Do I need to install Bitnami WordPress again to make a new website, and/or make a new WordPress account (or should I go down the line of XAMPP).

Thanks,
Thomas

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Liew Cheon-Fong
(@lcf)

5 years, 3 months ago

try ServerPress, Local by Flywheel, DevKinsta
Thread Starter thomasscottphoto
(@thomasscottphoto)

5 years, 3 months ago
Hi @lcf,

Thank you very much!

If I’m doing a site for someone else, should I just create a new account for them and give them the credentials after I have finished?

Or, do I use one of these anyway?

Cheers,
Thomas
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Liew Cheon-Fong
(@lcf)

5 years, 2 months ago

what account?

Thread Starter thomasscottphoto
(@thomasscottphoto)

5 years, 2 months ago

@lcf a new WordPress account.

Liew Cheon-Fong
(@lcf)

5 years, 2 months ago

I would create new WordPress user accounts for clients to access their websites

RossMitchell
(@rossmitchell)

5 years, 2 months ago

I configure my webserver to use the “virtual host” method, and use the hosts file mechanism to map domain names to my localhost server.
More details here:
https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/vhosts/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_%28file%29

I develop the website locally using the final domain name, I can switch between local and hosted by commenting out the lines in the hosts file.
Some people use a browser plugin to manage the hosts file.

digitalwaysagl
(@digitalwaysagl)

5 years, 2 months ago

@rossmitchell, that’s exactly what I am looking for (as a newbie) but I have a couple of questions to ask:

1. Assuming that the final domain name is mysite.com, do you mean the following settings in the hosts file?

#When working locally
127.0.0.1 mysite.com

#When working on live site
#127.0.0.1 mysite.com

2. I assume that the live site is in https, so how do you manage the SSL certificate on localhost?

RossMitchell
(@rossmitchell)

5 years, 2 months ago

1) These settings are correct.
2) YOu create a “self signed” certificate for the domain, then you grant your browser a security exception on this certificate.

You also need to have your webserver configured to use the virtual host method.

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