What seems to be wrong with my apache hosts file... I want to host it on 127.0.0.1 and I can't

# Virtual Hosts

# If you want to maintain multiple domains/hostnames on your

# machine you can setup VirtualHost containers for them. Most configurations

# use only name-based virtual hosts so the server doesn%26#039;t need to worry about

# IP addresses. This is indicated by the asterisks in the directives below.

#

# Please see the documentation at

# http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/...

# for further details before you try to setup virtual hosts.

#

# You may use the command line option %26#039;-S%26#039; to verify your virtual host

# configuration.

#

# Use name-based virtual hosting.

#

NameVirtualHost www.akak-rylan.com/rylan/index.html

#

# VirtualHost example:

# Almost any Apache directive may go into a VirtualHost container.

# The first VirtualHost section is used for all requests that do not

%26lt;VirtualHost 127.0.0.1%26gt;

ServerAdmin rynort@yahoo.ie.

DocumentRoot C:/Rylan/index.html

ServerName dummy-host.hsd1.nj.com

What seems to be wrong with my apache hosts file... I want to host it on 127.0.0.1 and I can%26#039;t get it up?

Try using localhost instead of the loopback IP#. If you use port forwarding on your router, you can forward any web server traffic to your machine that hosts the server. Just reserve/assign an IP number to your machine so DHCP doesn%26#039;t do it. That way you can access your server externally from the net using your IP# from the ISP, or access it internally by using http://localhost or http://192.168.1.2 (or whatever IP# your assign your server machine).