A script that helps to manage virtual hosts on Mac OS X (it may also run on other unix based systems with some or no changes).

The Idea is to keep the changes on the existing config as little as possible.

1. Install: brew tap alxndrhi/miscbrew && brew install vhm
2. Tell apache where to find the configuration: sudo echo "Include /usr/local/etc/vhm/httpd-vhosts.conf" >> /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
3. Check the vhm Configuration in: /usr/local/etc/vhm/vhm.cfg

1. create sites-available folder: mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/vhm/sites-available
2. create sites-enabled folder: mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/vhm/sites-enabled
3. create templates folder: mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/vhm/templates
4. Download Release from releases page untar / unzip it
5. symlink vhm: ln -s WHEREVER-YOU-PUT-THE-FILES/vhm /usr/local/bin/vhm
6. copy config: cp WHEREVER-YOU-PUT-THE-FILES/vhm.cfg /usr/local/etc/vhm/vhm.cfg (don't forget to edit the config)
7. copy template cp WHEREVER-YOU-PUT-THE-FILES/VirtualHost.conf /usr/local/etc/vhm/templates/
8. copy apache config file cp WHEREVER-YOU-PUT-THE-FILES/httpd-vhosts.conf /usr/local/etc/vhm/
9. Tell apache where to find the configuration: sudo echo "Include /usr/local/etc/vhm/httpd-vhosts.conf >> /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

To create a host, you have to go into the root folder of the new host and run vhm -d domain-name cr.

Ok, lets say we want to create the development domain testing.dev with the "DocumentRoot" in ~/Sites/testing.dev/, and as we are already here, we also want to enable it and restart apache.

mkdir -p ~/Sites/testing.dev
cd ~/Sites/testing.dev
vhm -d testing.dev cr en --apache-restart

You can use your custom template file or an alternative template file by using the --template parameter.

mkdir -p ~/Sites/testing.dev
cd ~/Sites/testing.dev
vhm -d testing.dev cr en --template MyTemplateFileName.conf --apache-restart

To delete, disable or enable an existing VirtualHost you dont have to cd into the "DocumentRoot". Just use the --domain parameter:

vhm -d testing.dev --enable
vhm -d testing.dev --disable
vhm -d testing.dev --delete

See a list of Domains including Status:

vhm -l

For a full list of parameters see vhm --help

You can create your own template files. Just put them in /usr/local/etc/vhm/templates.

Info

• After creating a new VirtualHost you have to enable it.
• Remember to restart apache after every change to the configuration.
• If apache don't start just run apachectl without any parameter to see the error message.
• Delete will remove the VirtualHost config file and the symlink from /etc/apache2/sites-enabled and /etc/apache2/sites-available. This will not remove any of your project files.