Custom Domain Name in Localhost Ubuntu 22.04

This documentation lets you run your php projects via apache2 using your own own custom local domain name instead of running it via localhost.

Creating a Directory For Your Project

Change directory to your www folder

cd /var/www

Make directory folder for your project inside the www directory

sudo mkdir yourprojectname

Creating Vhost file for your project

Go to the sites-available directory inside apache 2

cd /etc/apache2/sites-available

Create your config file inside the sites-available directory

sudo touch yourprojectname.conf

Edit the config file

sudo gedit yourprojectname.conf

Paste the following (use your desired domain name) then save and close:

<VirtualHost *:80>
	ServerName yourprojectname.dev
	ServerAdmin webmaster@yourprojectname.dev
	DocumentRoot /var/www/yourprojectname

	ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/yourprojectname-error.log
	CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/yourprojectname-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Link Apache2 Available Sites directory to Enabled Sites

sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/sites-available/yourprojectname.conf /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/yourprojectname.conf 

Reload Apache 2

sudo service apache2 reload

Edit linux hosts file then include your custom domain

sudo gedit /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1	localhost
127.0.1.1	vuelguevara-ROG-Zephyrus-G14
127.0.1.1	yourprojectname.dev

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters