Apache2 virtualhost ServerAlias not working

Question

I am using Laravel 5.4 .(Apache 2.4.8)

/etc/hosts:

127.0.0.1 project.local

/etc/apache2/sites-available/project.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/project/public
ServerName project.local
ServerAlias *.project.local
<Directory /var/www/html/project/public>
   Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
   AllowOverride all
   Order Deny,Allow
   Deny from all
   Allow from all
</Directory>

commands:

sudo nano /etc/hosts
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/project.conf
sudo a2ensite project.conf
sudo service apache2 reload

project.local ~> Works

somesubdomain.project.local or www.project.local ~> Not working .

Any help ? Thanks.

Answer 1

You still need to add an entry in your hosts file for every subdomain you want to hit:

/etc/hosts

127.0.0.1 project.local www.project.local somesubdomain.project.local

Please note that the hosts file does not support wildcard domains. For example:

127.0.0.1 *.project.local # WILL NOT WORK

There is another answer on stackoverflow here that suggests using DNSMASQ to achieve what you are trying to do. Otherwise you may want to consider setting up a DNS server. (See BIND or PowerDNS). Depending on how much network access you have, your router may be able to help out too.