Trouble setting up a local domain

**I am brand new to Zen Cart. This is my first time setting up a shopping cart type site, am in the process of setting everything up on my local computer for testing. I am running Windows 7 for my OS. When I go to http://localhost in my browser I get the XAMPP for windows page .

I am now to the point of setting up a local domain. I edited the file located at c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts adding the following lines to the end of the file:

127.0.0.1 https://www.example.com # For browser access
127.0.0.1 mail.example.com # For email access
127.0.0.1 example.com # For mercury mail server

I also modified the file at <xampp-home>apache/conf/httpd.conf with the following value:

ServerName www.example.com:80

When I go to the local domain page, it is still looking to the internet and not to my local computer(xampp).
please help me out............

Thanks
Pradeep**

Try restarting your PC and see if the changes take effect.

i did that,,but it is the same!!!

Actually i couldnt save(it was denying to save the file) after editing in the host (c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts),saved in desktop and copied back to the file,deleted the original host file.but still not able to browse.

canopy:

Try restarting your PC and see if the changes take effect.
restarted my pc,but still the same!!
Actually i couldnt save(it was denying to save the file) after editing in the host (c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts),saved in desktop and copied back to the file,deleted the original host file.but still not able to browse.

Editing the hosts file in Windows 7 and Vista is different from Windows XP.

Here's a link to an article that might help.

i could save the hosts file...
but still not able to browse local domain.
please help

Hang in there Dude! You'll Love ZC once you get it done! :hug: