Topic: Vhost

[Ang3lus]

Hi

I want to create 2 name based virtual host on single server
for example: the first hostname is: site1.com
the second one is: site2.com
i read apache2 doc and i tried to follow steps correctly
However, when i try to access any site via browser it gave me error page: Server not found

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from httpd.conf file:

ServerName my servername.net:80
ServerAdmin admin@localhost
DocumentRoot "/home/www"
NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName site1.com
DirectoryIndex index.html
DocumentRoot "/home/site1"
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName site2.com
DocumentRoot "/home/site2"
</VirtualHost>


I can't access : site1.com or site2.com via browser
only i can access main server


there are something wrong with these configurations

from apache documentation . i can't understand this point:
Name-based virtual hosting is usually simpler, since you need only configure your DNS server to map each hostname to the correct IP address and then configure the Apache HTTP Server to recognize the different hostnames


any help would be appreciated
thanks

[glsmith]

First vhost needs to be a minor duplicate of the main host (servername.net)

So, for the first vhost

<VirtualHost _default_:80>
DocumentRoot "/home/www"
</VirtualHost>

with site1.com and site2.com vhosts below it

It's explained in the name based docs under the heading "Main host goes away" but is known to show itself differently for different people. In your case main host shows the vhosts don't.

[Ang3lus]

thanks for your replay glsmith

i figured out my problem. i need to add entries to dns

there is another possible way to achieve virtual host without dns entries cause iam not run sever as root

[glsmith]

if you are just running it locally use the hosts file, not sure where it is in *nix but I'm sure someone here knows. If you want it to answer to the outside world, dns or a lot of IPs is going to be needed. Server should not need to be run as root in either case. Never run it as root.

[James Blond]

[Ang3lus]

thanks for your help guys
it works fine locally from hosts file


another question:

if i have Document root path for example is: /var/home/htdocs
and the server name for exampe is: apacheserver.net


is possible to add link to my server as following:
htdocs.apachesever.net


sorry for bad explain i am just beginner


thanks

[James Blond]

You think of a vhost for each user or just an alias for that domain?

[Ang3lus]

Many thanks for you guys

I want to use it as alias and its work now fine

thanks again