Apache Virtual Hosts questions

b_usa · 03-02-2003, 08:55 PM

Okie Dokie. Here is my setup. ADSL through 4 port router to machine a and machine b. MAchine b is running Apache 2.0.44 (On Win2K for the moment, until I feel comfortable enough w/ Apache to take the plunge into CLI land with it). I have three domains I want to serve up off of machine b. I have tried adding <virtual host></virtual host> entries for each domain, but have never been able to make Apache like the config file, let alone actually serve these other domain names. I am wanting to use name-based virtual hosts, as I have a dynamic IP and use the services of dyndns.org. So my question is this, where can I go to find beginner level Apache documentation for running virtual hosts? Please don't be clever and say Apache.org or Google "Apache documentation" as I have really looked and cannot fond anything that has given a sort of step by step accounting of virtual hosts. Also, just wondering, Since both of these machines share a single gateway, (the router's IP), how would you telnet into one specific machine? Or how would you single out one single machine for anything (from the net)? As always, thanks for your time!

micxz · 03-02-2003, 09:17 PM

there is no step by step. There is an example of the Virtual hosts in the httpd.conf file itself.

Your basic vhost will look like so in the config file:

Code:

<VirtualHost xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:80>
        ServerName   www.dom.com
        User         user
        Group        group
        ServerAdmin  "user@dom.com"
        DocumentRoot /usr/local/vhosts/dom.com/httpdocs
        CustomLog  /usr/local/vhosts/dom.com/logs/access_log combined
        ErrorLog   /usr/local/vhosts/dom.com/logs/error_log
</VirtualHost>

replace xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with your IP of course'

b_usa · 03-02-2003, 09:22 PM

Think I got everything set up roght, actually. Would anyone test these sites for me?

http://bryan.shacknet.nu

http://joe.shacknet.nu

Thanks again.

micxz · 03-02-2003, 09:24 PM

http://bryan.shacknet.nu/linux.html

NOT FOUND But they work alright

micxz · 03-02-2003, 09:25 PM

should we all start port scanning you for security leaks etc on you home network?

micxz · 03-02-2003, 09:38 PM

I'm just kidding

b_usa · 03-02-2003, 10:10 PM

Quote:

should we all start port scanning you for security leaks etc on you home network?

Not funny! But I suppose I am aking for it advertising my inexperience on a site devoted to a "hacker's o.s."

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But seriousky, thanks for checking. And as far as pages not being there, I havent really done a real site yet, just focusing on getting the guts together first.

b_usa · 03-02-2003, 10:22 PM

Actually, my problem was that I wasnt including parenthesis around the path to the root directory for each vhost. Felt pretty stupid once I figured that out. That is the thing about computers, you can spend hours reading and researching every aspect of a configuration or concept and not solve your problem before you figure out that the problem was your own stupidity.

micxz · 03-02-2003, 10:41 PM

I didn't mean to scare you. Looks good from here!

damn quotes,CAPS and and all the other common config problems;