Start laravel app on apache2.4 on windows 10

I have a laravel app, which I test with php artisan serve.

I discovered that this is a bad practise, because it is not used on production.

I have installed apache2.4, it worked, when I open localhost I see ‘It Works’.

Now I try to start my laravel app through apache on my PC.

For this I have done the following steps:

1. Edited the httpd.conf in Apacheconf, I uncommented this line:

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

2. Edited the httpd-vhosts.conf in Apacheconfextra, I added:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "Y:/PHP-Projects"
    ServerName localhost 
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "Y:/PHP-Projects/Project-Admin-PHP/public"
    ServerName localhost.eu 
</VirtualHost>

3. Edited the hosts file in WindowsSystem32driversetc, I added:

127.0.0.1 www.localhost.eu localhost.eu

After every step I restarted the Apache2.4 service, but I still cant access my laravel application. The only thing, what changed is that I now get ‘It Works‘ also on this domain: localhost.eu

What have I missed?

Currently I am starting my laravel app through php artisan serve. I can then access the app at localhost:8000.

Also I know I could set up homestead. But I discovered it too late. I have already configured and installed everything myself, and besides this one issue, everything works.

I’d like to understand how I would connect my laravel app to the apache server correctly myself.