Newbie help: virtual hosts to serve up multiple local domains won't work...[repost]

> Hi, > > I posted this on the php genereal mailing list but i'll try here again, as my > problem still isn't solved. Sorry if it's a bit off-topic- didn't quite know > where to post & thought it might be of interest.... > > Basically i'm trying to get apache to serve up the different PHP/mysql sites > i've written to myself locally for debugging. I understand this is done via > apache's virtua;l hosts; but when i try to envbale this httpd won't start. I've > tried a couplke changes but to no avail... > > It's probably because i'm such a newbie I'm missing smthing quite obvious > out, so in case that's the case i'm posting all the config > files i know of in case there could be a mistake in one of them. If > there's a config file i should have changed that's not in there, please > let me know as i probably don't even know it exists. > > I did give the apache instructions quite a good read and followed the > instructions as far as my understranding permitted, but it still doesn't > work...... please help !! > > Nick > > /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf file: > > > > > Main Section: > > > > Listen 8081 > > Listen 8082 > > Listen 8083 > > Listen 8084 > > Listen 8085 > > Listen 8086 > > > > BindAddress * > > > > ServerName badboy.carrierworld.com > > > > Virtual Hosts Section: > > > > NameVirtualHost 222.222.222.222:8081 > > > > <VirtualHost 222.222.222.222:8081> > > ServerAdmin webmaster@host.some_domain.com > > DocumentRoot /home/carrierworld/old_site/htdocs > > <Directory "/home/carrierworld/old_site/htdocs"> > > Options Indexes FollowSymLinks +Includes > > AllowOverride None > > </Directory> > > ServerName badboy.carrierworld.com > > ErrorLog logs/carrierworld_old-error_log > > CustomLog logs/carrierworld_old-access_log common > > </VirtualHost> > > #<VirtualHost _default_:*> > > #</VirtualHost> > > > > **************************************** > > tested permutations (a.o.) > > > > commented/ uncommented NameVirtualHosts line > > tried changing the port number from 8081 to 81; eg 222.222.222.222:80 > > instead of 222.222.222.222:8081 > > changed ServerName to 222.222.222 and to badboy (:p Kurt) > > > > *************************************** > > > > > > > /etc/hosts file > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > > 0.0.0.0 nick > > 222.222.222.222 badboy.carrierworld.com badboy > > > > /etc/hosts.allow > > # > > # hosts.allow This file describes the names of the hosts which are > > # allowed to use the local INET services, as decided > > # by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server. > > # > > ALL: LOCAL > > > > > > > /etc/hosts.deny > > # > > # hosts.deny This file describes the names of the hosts which are > > # *not* allowed to use the local INET services, as decided > > # by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server. > > # > > # The portmap line is redundant, but it is left to remind you that > > # the new secure portmap uses hosts.deny and hosts.allow. In particular > > > > # you should know that NFS uses portmap! > > ALL: ALL > >