Virtual Host Not Behaving Properly - php

Question

This problem has been bugging me for days and I really need an answer.
I have a previous WAMP server in which I have configured properly so I can set up virtual hosts for applications that I build. It served me well for months.
Recently, there's this software, in which I think is a Malware, that run in my pc. The software was removed and I scanned the pc and there were no viruses.
I re-installed WAMP server and configured it again. It went well but the virtual hosts are not behaving properly.
These are what I have declared:
In httpd-vhost:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin #removed
DocumentRoot "c:/wamp/www/Thesis"
ServerName pixtcha.dev
<Directory "c:/wamp/www/Thesis">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride all
Order Deny,Allow
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin #removed
DocumentRoot "c:/wamp/www/mvc-pe-system/web"
ServerName copers.com
<Directory "c:/wamp/www/mvc-pe-system/web">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride all
Order Deny,Allow
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
In my hosts file:
127.0.0.1 pixtcha.dev
127.0.0.1 copers.com
The thing is, I am able to access the pixtcha.dev properly and there were no problems, while the copers.com is inaccessible, when I type it, it redirects me to some website from the web. I just don't understand why this happens. I even tried flushing the dns if there were corrupted local files but I just can't figure it out.
Also, I have tried using the server names from my previous virtual host and they are all inaccessible too. They are giving me:
http://copers.edu.ph is not available
So I resorted to using new server names, but I don't understand why can't I use the previous server names from my previous WAMP configuration. :(
What do you think are the problems? And how to solve them?
Please help. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Ok a couple of things that might help here.
As Apache 2.4 is IPV4 and IPV6 aware you need to change your HOSTS file like this so if the browser decides to use IPV6 it knows where to find your domains. I wish I knew what controls the broswers decision, but I dont.
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 pixtcha.dev
127.0.0.1 copers.com
::1 localhost
::1 pixtcha.dev
::1 copers.com
Dont forget to restart the dnscache or reboot after changing this file.
From a command windows, started using the 'Run as Administrator' option, do these 2 commands to restart the dnscache.
net stop dnscache
net start dnscache
Also when you create Virtual Hosts the default host, as defined in httpd.conf, is ignored, so you need to add a VHOST definition for localhost.
Also you are using old Apache 2.2 syntax in your VHOST definitions, incorrectly as well as it happens, and this should be changed to Apache 2.4 syntax
Also it is better to stick to lower case for directory names, Windows does not care but if you ever move code to a Unix live server it may cause confusion.
# Should be the first VHOST definition so that it is the default virtual host
# Also access rights should remain restricted to the local PC and the local network
# So that any random ip address attack will recieve an error code and not gain access
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "c:/wamp/www"
ServerName localhost
ServerAlias localhost
<Directory "c:/wamp/www">
AllowOverride All
Require local
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin #removed
DocumentRoot "c:/wamp/www/thesis"
ServerName pixtcha.dev
<Directory "c:/wamp/www/thesis">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride all
Require local
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin #removed
DocumentRoot "c:/wamp/www/mvc-pe-system/web"
ServerName copers.com
<Directory "c:/wamp/www/mvc-pe-system/web">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride all
Require local
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Answer 2

Check and make sure that your scripts (PHP?) in your copers.com root (index.php?) are not redirecting to these outside URLs, or to URLs further inside your local site that would redirect outside as well.
Also in Chrome, you can open the Network tab of Developer Tools to see what actual web requests are being made, and in what order.