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Asked: 2026-05-26T14:11:28+00:00

After setting up Apache virtual hosts with hostnames server1 and server2, how would I

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After setting up Apache virtual hosts with hostnames “server1” and “server2”, how would I access them with my iPhone (or any mobile device) since there’s no way modify the /etc/hosts file in iOS or Android?

My understanding is that you have to reference the virtual hosts by name (assuming you only have 1 IP address on your physical server), but there’s no way to map those virtual hostnames to the single IP address on my physical server.

I’m running my server on my laptop using MAMP and my Vonage router/Apple Airport don’t support DNS. Do I need to setup a local DNS server? Is there any easy way to run that on my laptop? Thanks.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can’t if you don’t have a local DNS.
    As a workaround, you could setup your first VirtualHost to listen on the 80 port and the second one on the 81 (or 8080 or whichever ports you want) and access the server by using http://your.server.ip.addr:port.

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