Apache Help
Brian Densmore
DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com
Fri Mar 1 20:29:23 CST 2002
Oof! Duh, I forgot. No, I'm using name based virtual hosting, but I
have virtual IP addresses bound to the same nic, resolved via onboard
DNS.
Externally though they are all the same IP. No IP based hosting would
have
had the numbers inside each host entry.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lucas Peet [mailto:lpeet at eccod.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 12:48 PM
> To: Brian Densmore
> Cc: KC Linux Group
> Subject: Re: Apache Help
>
>
> I love it when everybody's right!!!
>
> I was just in the shower, and this whole thing just wasn't
> sitting right
> with me for some reason...after thinking about it for a
> while, an anvil
> slammed down on my head.
>
> Now, please, correct me if I'm wrong...but Brian, you're
> using IP based
> virtual hosting, no? In that case, www.domain1.com would be 10.0.0.1
> and www.domain2.com would be 10.0.0.2, both on the same
> server though...
>
> Michael and I are using Name based virtual hosting...where
> www.domain1.com is 10.0.0.1 and www.domain2.com is also 10.0.0.1, but
> Apache differentiates the two by their name. Thing is, no matter how
> many virtual hosts you have, if you go to http://10.0.0.1/, you'll
> always get the FIRST virtual host listed, as it is the
> primary, and as
> far as Apache is concerned, it served the correct pages for
> the request.
>
> With us small-timers, a block of IP's is somewhat difficult
> to come by
> without paying an arm and a leg for it. So we resort to name based
> virtual hosting to get around that, and are able to host
> multiple sites
> on just our one IP. Only downfall, like Bob said, is that
> you must be
> using an HTTP v1.1 browser or better, otherwise, you'll still
> just get
> first (primary) virtual host.
>
> Hope that clears the mud up a bit.
>
> -Lucas
>
> Brian Densmore wrote:
>
> >I have never seen that style before, perhaps I Bob is right
> >and I just haven't seen that form before. It is probably because of
> >the "NameVirtualHost *" that requires your form. That's the good/bad
> >thing about apache, there are so many possible configurations that
> >there can be multiple paths to the right answer, and that
> answer may not
> >always be the same. My humble apologies to Bob.
> >
> >
> >BTW: This also works, Mike, just make sure you qualify the
> name of the
> >domain
> >fully in the manner people will be viewing it. Also Lucas
> can you access
> >your
> >virtual sites both with and without the "www"? Just want to
> see if your
> >solution
> >has benefits mine does not.
> >
> >NameVirtualHost <ipaddress>:80
> >
> >
> ><VirtualHost www.aMason.net:80>
> >DocumentRoot /home/aMason/html
> >ServerName www.aMason.net
> >ServerAdmin webmaster at aMason.net
> >ErrorLog /usr/local/apache/logs/error_log
> >TransferLog /usr/local/apache/logs/access_log
> >ScriptAlias /protected-cgi-bin/ /home/aMason/protect-cgi-bin/
> >User nobody
> >Group nobody
> >Options Indexes
> >ServerPath /aMason
> ></VirtualHost>
> >
> ><VirtualHost www.RoseFire.org:80>
> >ServerAdmin brianjd at RoseFire.org
> >ServerName www.RoseFire.org
> >ServerAlias www.RoseFire.org
> >DocumentRoot /home/RoseFire/html
> >ErrorLog /usr/local/apache/logs/error_log
> >TransferLog /usr/local/apache/logs/access_log
> >ScriptAlias /protected-cgi-bin/ /home/RoseFire/protect-cgi-bin/
> >User nobody
> >Group nobody
> >Options Indexes
> >ServerPath /RoseFire
> ></VirtualHost>
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Lucas Peet [mailto:lpeet at eccod.com]
> >Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 11:55 AM
> >To: Brian Densmore
> >Cc: KC Linux Group
> >Subject: Re: Apache Help
> >
> >
> >...I hate to do this, and I don't want this to turn into some petty
> >"who's right, who's wrong" thread, but I believe Bob *is*
> right on the
> ><VirtualHost *> directive. I just finished configuring my
> server a few
> >weeks ago, and had to figure this one out too. When I tried
> to put the
> >server name in the VirtualHost directive:
> >
> >### Begin httpd.conf ###
> >
> >NameVirtualHost *
> >
> ><VirtualHost www.domain1.com>
> >...
> ></VirtualHost>
> >
> ><VirtualHost www.domain2.com>
> >...
> ></VirtualHost>
> >
> >### End httpd.conf ###
> >
> >After restarting apache (/sbin/service httpd restart) here's
> the error:
> >
> >Starting httpd: [Fri Mar 1 11:20:28 2002] [warn] VirtualHost
> >www.eccod.com:80 overlaps with VirtualHost www.riodo.ath.cx:80, the
> >first has precedence, perhaps
> >you need a NameVirtualHost directive
> >[Fri Mar 1 11:20:28 2002] [warn] NameVirtualHost *:80 has no
> >VirtualHosts
> >
> >and going to www.domain1.com works just fine, but when going to
> >www.domain2.com, you still get www.domain1.com.
> >
> >Michael, here's what you need:
> >
> >### Begin sample httpd.conf ###
> ># note it doesn't matter what you put for the *server* settings above
> >the virtual host lines, as
> ># that's all ignored if you use virtual hosts. (i.e. leave
> the modules,
> >etc...)
> >
> >NameVirtualHost *
> >
> ><VirtualHost *>
> > ServerAdmin email at domain1.com
> > DocumentRoot /www/domain1.com/htdocs
> > ServerName www.domain1.com
> > ErrorLog logs/error_log
> > CustomLog /www/domain1.com/logs/access_log common
> > CustomLog /www/domain1.com/logs/referer_log referer
> > CustomLog /www.domain1.com/logs/agent_log agent
> > CustomLog /www.domain1.com/logs/access_log combined
> ></VirtualHost>
> > ServerAdmin email at domain2.com
> > DocumentRoot /www/domain2.com/htdocs
> > ServerName www.domain2.com
> > ErrorLog /www/domain2.com/logs/error_log
> > CustomLog /www/domain2.com/logs/access_log common
> > CustomLog /www/domain2.com/logs/referer_log referer
> > CustomLog /www.domain2.com/logs/agent_log agent
> > CustomLog /www.domain2.com/logs/access_log combined
> ><VirtualHost *>
> >
> >### End sample httpd.conf ###
> >
> >After a restart of Apache, there are no errors (or warnings), just a
> >clean stop, start.
> >
> >As the Apache documentation says..."Just about every directive can be
> >placed inside a <VirtualHost *> directive." So, your directory
> >directives, access directives, etc...they all go inside each
> ><VirtualHost *> directive.
> >
> >This, at least, works for me, and it works great. I'm
> hosting 3 sites
> >this way and have had no problems whatsoever. For those who are
> >interested, or want to know, I have Apache configured for
> both php and
> >Apache::ASP (with mod_perl). One of my sites is done in PHP, and the
> >other is written in Perl/ASP.
> >
> >-Lucas
> >
> >Brian Densmore wrote:
> >
> >Bob, you're wrong, his statements are correct. But as Charles
> >pointedout,Mike needs to add "www" to all of his lines, or
> try accessing
> >the siteswith http://domain1.com http://domain2.com .I
> tested this out
> >on my site and that is exactly what the problem is.If I enter
> >http://www.amason.net/ I get the amason site,if I enter
> >http://www.rosefire.org/ I get the rosefire site,if I enter
> >http://amason.net/ I get the amason site,if I enter
> http://rosefire.org
> >I get the =-amason-= site! :)Thanks Charles for the tip.Brian
> >-----Original Message-----From: Bob Stocker
> >[mailto:bstocker at bloodtip.org]Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:22
> >PMTo: Michael PrattCc: kclug at kclug.orgSubject: Re: Apache HelpOn Thu,
> >2002-02-28 at 21:36, Michael Pratt wrote:
> >This is Driving me bonkers! IF I get rid od the primary
> >website out of the
> >virtual directory It works but if I add it back in all that
> >comes up on both
> >Domains it the Primary domain!!! UUUUUUHHHHHHHG!!!!! :((((((Mike
> >Hi there,You're using the VirtualHost directive incorrectly.The form
> >should be <VirtualHost [IP address]> rather than
> ><VirtualHost[hostname]>. So, for your purposes you could do
> ><VirtualHost *> or<VirtualHost [DSL IP address]> for each of your
> >virtual hosts.From
> >http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/vhosts/name-based.html :"Now when a
> >request arrives, the server will first check if it is
> usingan IP address
> >that matches the NameVirtualHost. If it is, then it willlook at each
> ><VirtualHost> section with a matching IP address and try tofind one
> >where the ServerName or ServerAlias matches the
> requestedhostname. If it
> >finds one, then it uses the configuration for thatserver. If
> no matching
> >virtual host is found, then the first listedvirtual host that matches
> >the IP address will be
> > used."Good luck,Bob
> >----- Original Message -----From: "Brian Densmore"
> ><DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com>To: <mtpratt at swbell.net>;
> ><kclug at kclug.org>Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 12:21
> PMSubject: RE:
> >Apache Help
> >Mike, What does your: listen , bindaddress,
> >usecanonicalname,hostnamelookups lines look like? Also what
> about the
> >directory settings
> >lines. You might try adding a document root line in each
> >of the virtual
> >domains.brian
> >-----Original Message-----From: Michael Pratt
> >[mailto:mtpratt1971 at hotmail.com]Sent: Thursday, February 28,
> 2002 11:56
> >AMTo: kclug at kclug.orgSubject: Apache HelpI am trying to set
> up multiple
> >domains using one IP I havethis in
> myhttpd.confNameVirtualHost <DSL IP
> >ADDRESS><VirtualHost domain1.net>DocumentRoot /var/www/htmlServerName
> >domain1.net</VirtualHost><VirtualHost domain2.org>DocumentRoot
> >/var/www/html/domain2ServerName domain2.org</VirtualHost>The
> problem I
> >have is no matter what domain I put in it goesto domain1.nethow can I
> >set Apache up to point Domain1 to /var/www/html andDomain2
> >to/var/www/html/domain2?Thanks!Mike
> >
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