APACHE and Subdomains
 

So I was curious if anyone can tell me how to setup a subdomain using Apache 2.0 running off of RHL 9.0? I would appreciate it greatly.

Covered in TFM -- httpd.apache.org

i'm trying todo the same thing as basketkase999 with no success

i'm thinking this can only be done from a hosting company that has all tools to setup subdomains in dns ect ect

example of what i want todo

turn www.mysite.com/forums

into

forums.mysite.com

the dns for mysite.com points to my ip address, any help on this will be appreciated

I figured out how to do it. All you have to do is create a virtual domain in apache for abc.yoursite.com. If you need an example, let me know.

an example would be nice

hmmm :(

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@yoursite.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html5
ServerName forums.yoursite.com
ErrorLog logs/forums.yoursite.com-error_log
</VirtualHost>

Assuming you want the access logs broken out for that domain, you'll also want:

CustomLog logs/yoursite.com-access.log combined

i cant get that working, going through a proxy service to test the domain results in sub.mysite.co.uk not being found but mysite.co.uk goes to the sub DocumentRoot :confused:

i figured out how to do it local below

<VirtualHost 127.0.0.3>
DocumentRoot /srv/www/htdocs/sub
ServerName sub.mysite.co.uk
ServerAdmin admin@mysite.co.uk
</VirtualHost>

and putting 127.0.0.3 sub.mysite.co.uk in ect/hosts works fine

don't put the 127.0.0.3 in <VirtualHost 127.0.0.3>. leave it <VirtualHost *.80>

yeah works ok as well

so the way you have it set up can you access your websites/subdomains from another internet connection or proxy

have you set up a dns servers and entered your name server at your domain registrar like below

ns1.yourdomain.com

and then setup your sub domains in the dns server as well

been working on this again today, i found that i can change where www.mysite.com goes

www.mysite.com = points to the forum
mysite.com = main website

but using any other subdomain apart from www. doesnt work. Does anyone think it can be the proxy i am using (pipex.net they use squid) i have also used the cloak proxy with the same results.

been trying to get this working for a week now

well i'v come to the conclusion that the domain registry has www. included in as standard and resolves to my ip address if i want any more sub domains i have to upgrade my package to a hosting package which defeats the purpose of hosting from my server :scratch: :rolleyes:

If you use Yahoo domains, you can use unlimited subdomains!

i think i'm going to use dyndns.org as i have a dynamic IP and my router supports them as well. only £13 a year

Ability to create unlimited A records (hosts)
Ability to create unlimited CNAME records (aliases)
Ability to create unlimited MX records (Mail eXchangers) of various priorities

http://www.dyndns.org/services/dns/custom/features.html