Creating a fake host name with XAMPP

Does anyone know how to create a fake host name using XAMPP? Usually the site is defined as http://localhost/mydomain/ but I need to do something like this: localhost.mydomain.edu

I am trying to find the file to modify in my XAMPP set up.

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Nancy

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This thread seemed at little confusing as there were errors. I was hoping to find a straightforward solution where nothing was in doubt.

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I am creating a virtual host in order to fake the domain name of the hosting educational institution

And the website address of the hosting institution starts with "localhost?" I find that hard to believe.

Sounds like he's trying to use a local testing server to serve up an intranet site to me, and trying to make the address more "web like".

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