Apache URL issue

rlprofessional · 06-08-2006, 09:54 AM

I have the following forum.mydomian.com/forum and forum.mydomain.com/blog they both work and take you to the site.

However, I want to use forum.mydomain.com and blog.mydomain.com to advertise to the world. Can I redirect these urls' to the above without the user knowing?

Help - new to Apache

LuggerHouse · 06-08-2006, 01:23 PM

Sure you can... Use virtual domains in your apache config.

Here is a sample:

Code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName forum
        ServerAlias forum.mydomain.com 
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/forum/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName blog
        ServerAlias blog.mydomain.com 
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/blog/</VirtualHost>

Hope that helps!

rlprofessional · 06-12-2006, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuggerHouse

Sure you can... Use virtual domains in your apache config.

Here is a sample:

Code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName forum
        ServerAlias forum.mydomain.com 
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/forum/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName blog
        ServerAlias blog.mydomain.com 
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/blog/</VirtualHost>

Hope that helps!

Now each one of them goes to the forum website... do I have to change something in the DNS.

LuggerHouse · 06-13-2006, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlprofessional

Now each one of them goes to the forum website... do I have to change something in the DNS.

You have to change the way you are going to your site:

Forum:
forum.mydomian.com/

Blog:
blog.mydomain.com/

Like this, the subdomain rules tells the server in what directory to go.

Good Luck!

rlprofessional · 06-14-2006, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuggerHouse

You have to change the way you are going to your site:

Forum:
forum.mydomian.com/

Blog:
blog.mydomain.com/

Like this, the subdomain rules tells the server in what directory to go.

Good Luck!

I used the code and when I go to forum.mydomain.com - I get the proper forum website. however, when I go to blogs.mydomain.com. it take me to the fourms website.

If i put the blogs "virtual" statement first in the code it still does not work. I have DNS pointing the same IP to forum.mydomain.com and blogs.mydomain.com.

Seem strange to me

LuggerHouse · 06-14-2006, 12:55 PM

Can you please post that part of your config file ??

thanks

rlprofessional · 06-16-2006, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuggerHouse

Can you please post that part of your config file ??

thanks

#<VirtualHost forum.mydomain.com:80>
# ServerName forum
# ServerAlias forum.mydomain.com
# DocumentRoot /var/www/html/forum/
#</VirtualHost>

#<VirtualHost blogs.mydomain.com:80>
# ServerName blogs
# ServerAlias blogs.mydomain.com
# DocumentRoot /var/www/html/blogs/
#</VirtualHost>

If I use the above - and restart httpd - I get an error indicating

Starting httpd: [Fri Jun 16 03:50:09 2006] [warn] VirtualHost forum.mydomain.com:80 overlaps with VirtualHost blogs.mydomain.com:80, the first has precedence,perhaps you need a NameVirtualHost directive

When I use *:80 and restart httpd - I get this error inidicating

Starting httpd: [Fri Jun 16 03:53:02 2006] [warn] _default_ VirtualHost overlap on port 80, the first has precedence

Thanks for all of your help.

LuggerHouse · 06-16-2006, 06:28 AM

Hello

I forgot a little part... you also have to change NameVirtualHost *:80 ...

have a look at http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ad.php?t=20190

Good luck!

LuggerHouse

rlprofessional · 06-16-2006, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuggerHouse

Hello

I forgot a little part... you also have to change NameVirtualHost *:80 ...

have a look at http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ad.php?t=20190

Good luck!

LuggerHouse

Thanks LuggerHouse...

It is working fine...

I'm through with Windows !!!

Thanks again

LuggerHouse · 06-16-2006, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlprofessional

I'm through with Windows !!!

Happy to head that!!

Linux ROCKS!