What seems to be wrong with my apache hosts file... I want to host it on 127.0.0.1 and I can't get it up?

# Virtual Hosts

# If you want to maintain multiple domains/hostnames on your
# machine you can setup VirtualHost containers for them. Most configurations
# use only name-based virtual hosts so the server doesn't need to worry about
# IP addresses. This is indicated by the asterisks in the directives below.
#
# Please see the documentation at
# http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/...
# for further details before you try to setup virtual hosts.
#
# You may use the command line option '-S' to verify your virtual host
# configuration.

#
# Use name-based virtual hosting.
#
NameVirtualHost www.akak-rylan.com/rylan/index.html

#
# VirtualHost example:
# Almost any Apache directive may go into a VirtualHost container.
# The first VirtualHost section is used for all requests that do not

<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1>
ServerAdmin rynort@yahoo.ie.
DocumentRoot C:/Rylan/index.html
ServerName dummy-host.hsd1.nj.com

Try using localhost instead of the loopback IP#. If you use port forwarding on your router, you can forward any web server traffic to your machine that hosts the server. Just reserve/assign an IP number to your machine so DHCP doesn't do it. That way you can access your server externally from the net using your IP# from the ISP, or access it internally by using http://localhost or http://192.168.1.2 (or whatever IP# your assign your server machine).