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Apache2 - disable default virtual hosts problem

Hi,

I have created 3 virtual hosts e.g. /etc/apache2/sites-available/mynewsite and used a2ensite and restarted apache. I can browse to the site no problem.

I want to disable the default site /etc/apache2/sites-available/default but when I issue a2dissite default and restart apache none of the virtual hosts can be accessed either?

How do I do this?

cheers

Mark

Hi,

I guess there is a

Code:

NameVirtualHost *

in /etc/apache2/sites-available/default, that there not exists in your vhosts files, that's why vhosts are not working
If you're sure you want to disable the default vhos, move the above directive into apache2.conf

Regards

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory (Post 4755471)

Hi,

I guess there is a

Code:

NameVirtualHost *

This is my "/etc/apache2/sites-available/default" file contents

Code:

<VirtualHost *:80>

        ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost



        DocumentRoot /var/www

        <Directory />

                Options FollowSymLinks

                AllowOverride None

        </Directory>

        <Directory /var/www/>

                Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews

                AllowOverride None

                Order allow,deny

                allow from all

        </Directory>



        ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/

        <Directory "/usr/lib/cgi-bin">

                AllowOverride None

                Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch

                Order allow,deny

                Allow from all

        </Directory>



        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log



        # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,

        # alert, emerg.

        LogLevel warn



        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined



    Alias /doc/ "/usr/share/doc/"

    <Directory "/usr/share/doc/">

        Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks

        AllowOverride None

        Order deny,allow

        Deny from all

        Allow from 127.0.0.0/255.0.0.0 ::1/128

    </Directory>



</VirtualHost>

No sign of a

Code:

NameVirtualHost *

Since you're using a <VirtualHost *:80> notation, there should be a directive like:

Code:

NameVirtualHost *:80

By default it's in the default vhost file. Maybe you have moved it in some other config file. So search /etc/apache2/
Anyway, what it the error you get whne trying to access your other vhosts?

I don't think you need to add 'namevirtualhost'; it's more than likely already set in one of the config files.

You can navigate to /etc/apache2 and run

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grep -iR namevirtualhost *

to find it. You might find it in http.conf (not sure).

The output of

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grep -iR namevirtualhost *

Code:

ports.conf:NameVirtualHost *:80

ports.conf:    # If you add NameVirtualHost *:443 here, you will also have to change

I might just leave it for now and come back later as someone has suggested it would be good practice to leave the default as a catchall?