Where is "hosts" file for apache https?

[Murray Eisenberg]

Do I correctly understand how to get virtual hosts to work with apache2 from macports?

  (1) In httpd.conf, uncomment "#Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf".

  (2) Edit file /opt/local/apache2/conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf so as to set the name and DocumentRoot for each VirualHost (and create the corresponding folder target for each DocumentRoot). 

  (3) Edit file /etc/hosts to include each virtual host. Specifically, if all the virtual hosts are going to be strictly for local use, add to /etc/hosts entries of the form:


      127.0.0.1    virtual-hot-name

I ask this because docs I've come across for configuring macport's apache2 port, e.g.,

  http://muddledramblings.com/rumblings-from-the-secret-labs/lamp-server-from-scratch-with-macports/

don't mention setp (3).

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