# Problem with subdomain in localhost **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [August 4, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-subdomain-in-localhost/236088 "2013-08-04T22:22:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-subdomain-in-localhost/236088/1 "2013-08-04T22:22:19Z")
Hello! I am trying to create subdomains in my localhost. I want for instance 2 domains, fil.localhost and test.localhost that point to 2 different locations. Although I have managed to accomplish that there is a problem with my localhost: it points to a location too (actually in fil.localhost) and I can’t find out why. Here is the configuration of the fil.localhost > **[mysite.conf - Pastebin.com](https://pastebin.com/TKt37aNz)** > > Pastebin.com is the number one paste tool since 2002. Pastebin is a website where you can store text online for a set period of time. (test.localhost is exactly the same except that istead of fil.localhost in server\_name, it has test.localhost) Also, here [hosts - Pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com/TUZmLwiw) is my /etc/hosts list. I haven’t touched nginx.conf or any other file. Any suggestions are really welcomed 😃 Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Problem with subdomain in localhost.](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,241554,241554#msg-241554)** > > Hello! I am trying to create subdomains in my localhost. I want for instance 2 domains, fil.localhost and test.localhost that point to 2 different locations. Although I have managed to accomplish that there is a problem with my localhost: it points... ---
**Author:** ![vasilakisfil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@vasilakisfil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vasilakisfil)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-subdomain-in-localhost/236088/2 "2013-08-04T22:37:31Z")
The question is: How does Nginx process a request made with an unknown hostname? ## The answer is: [How nginx processes a request](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/request_processing.html) _B. R._