Apache GUI config question

jlukensow · 03-30-2007, 09:39 AM

Hi,

I am using Red hat linux server, and when ever I use the HTTP GUI tool to config apache, after I hit save and restart, I get an error saying it cannot load a module. However, then to fix this, i just write over the config file with the back up, then restart apache, and everything works fine.

Does anyone know why this might be happening, is it easier to config the appache.conf file manually, or does anyone know of a good reference where i can look into this more?

And lastly, I want to set up apache to host 3 websites with one IP address. Can some please walk me through this. All the steps that are required to make this work.

Thanks,

James

Biggen · 03-30-2007, 12:05 PM

What you are wanting to do is simple. I wouldn't even worry about using that GUI for this.

Not sure what version of Apache you are using but you simple need to setup Virtual Hosts in your httpd.conf file (or your vhosts.conf, depends on how Apache was installed and what version you have). You want name based virtual hosts which is multiple websites with one ip address. First off, the official documentation to set this up can be found here: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/name-based.html .

Essentially you need three Virtual Host containers inside your httpd.conf file. Something like this:

Quote:

NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www.domain.com
ServerAlias domain.com *.domain.com
DocumentRoot /www/domain
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www.2nddomain.com
ServerAlias 2nddomain.com *.2nddomain.com
DocumentRoot /www/2ndomain
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www.3rddomain.com
ServerAlias 3rddomain.com *.3rddomain.com
DocumentRoot /www/3rddomain.com
</VirtualHost>

Of course substitue ServerName with your real www.whatever.com and substitute DocumentRoot to wherever your site files are (index.html, etc...)

Make sure to restart apache so that the changes take effect.

This should get you stated. Make sure and read the apache.org link above for some good info.

jlukensow · 04-01-2007, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biggen

What you are wanting to do is simple. I wouldn't even worry about using that GUI for this.

Not sure what version of Apache you are using but you simple need to setup Virtual Hosts in your httpd.conf file (or your vhosts.conf, depends on how Apache was installed and what version you have). You want name based virtual hosts which is multiple websites with one ip address. First off, the official documentation to set this up can be found here: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/name-based.html .

Essentially you need three Virtual Host containers inside your httpd.conf file. Something like this:

Of course substitue ServerName with your real www.whatever.com and substitute DocumentRoot to wherever your site files are (index.html, etc...)

Make sure to restart apache so that the changes take effect.

This should get you stated. Make sure and read the apache.org link above for some good info.

Right on, that is what i need, pretty simple, now that I got it working.

I still wonder why the GUI tool corrupts my file, why do you think that is happening. I guess it doesnt matter now, everything is working fine, which is what I need.

Thanks,

James

Biggen · 04-01-2007, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlukensow

Right on, that is what i need, pretty simple, now that I got it working.

I still wonder why the GUI tool corrupts my file, why do you think that is happening. I guess it doesnt matter now, everything is working fine, which is what I need.

Thanks,

James

Dunno what is happening. You could always make backup of your current httpd.conf and then run the gui tool and let it create a new one and then compare the two to see what the problem is.

I've never used a GUI tool for apache. It has been my expierence that setting up Apache usually isn't TOO hard. It has it moments, but for the most part, most everything is done through the httpd.conf file and they did a pretty good job putting comments in there that describe the various features. Now getting modules to work.... That is a whole different story.... :-)

Alel375 · 01-16-2009, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biggen

What you are wanting to do is simple. I wouldn't even worry about using that GUI for this.

Not sure what version of Apache you are using but you simple need to setup Virtual Hosts in your httpd.conf file (or your vhosts.conf, depends on how Apache was installed and what version you have). You want name based virtual hosts which is multiple websites with one ip address. First off, the official documentation to set this up can be found here: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/name-based.html .

Essentially you need three Virtual Host containers inside your httpd.conf file. Something like this:

Of course substitue ServerName with your real www.whatever.com and substitute DocumentRoot to wherever your site files are (index.html, etc...)

Make sure to restart apache so that the changes take effect.

This should get you stated. Make sure and read the apache.org link above for some good info.

Not sure how to apply your answer to my situation. I am running Ubuntu 8.04 64 bit workstation with Gnome and Firefox 3. Set up an Apache server 2. To access this I have to use

Quote:

127.1.1.1

in Firefox and it selects a "default" index page. What I would like to do is to set it up so I can work on 3 websites locally to proof them before uploading them to their respective internet ISP hosts. If I can set up virtual hosts locally it would be great but I am unsure of what I would put in the URL names and IP number since the URLs already exist on the internet. I'm pretty new to Linux and Apache.