This works: AllowOverride All ServerAdmin jason@coolbluei.com DocumentRoot /Users/jwalker/dev/test ServerName test.jwalker.coolbluebeta.com This does not (causes "mod_rewrite: maximum number of internal redirects reached. Assuming configuration error. Use 'RewriteOptions MaxRedirects' to increase the limit if neccessary." error): AllowOverride All VirtualDocumentRoot /Users/%2/dev/%1