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Is it possible to make the localhost to be resolved to another address rather than 127.0.0.1, like for example: www.example.com in XAMPP?
And in which configuration file I can do that if it is possible?
Yes, you can.
Edit your hosts file, add a new line for the address like:
127.0.0.1 www.example.comOn linux the file is in
/etcon Windows the file is inC:\windows\system32\drivers\etcIf you want to have different sites for
localhostandwww.example.comyou have to setup your webserver for virtual hosting.