Apache2 - having trouble setting up multiple domains under debian etch
 

I know I am using apache2, but I'm not sure if it's 2.2 or whatever. How can I can find out?

I am trying to follow the instructions from this site:

http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/412

But it does not work, apache will not even load.

My /etc/apache2/conf.d/virtual.conf looks like this:

I have a file called /etc/apache2/sites-available/default

I did not create that file, but as long as I only have that file enabled, apache works. Although I get is that default "it works" message.

I am not sure if I should use "site.com" for the site name, and "www.sitename.com" for the site alias, or the other way around.

My domain files look like this:

My /var/www/example.com/index.html files do exist. And example.com is pingable.

Any glaring errors?

I do hosting for a few dozen domains and I use this...

NameVirtualHost *
Of course the script that sets this up creates all the relevant directories, sets permissions, adds users, etc...

Don't forget to make a symlink between /sites-available and /sites-enabled, make sure the directories exist, make sure the dns is setup to point to this machine, and if that doesn't work include a copy of your system and site access/error logs (last 20 lines) in your reply.

I still get a "Page Load Error" should this tell me anything?

/var/log/apache2/access.log

Using your script as a template, what happens now is: apache will reload, but I get "page load errors." Then if I try to reload apache again, apache will not reload. If I go back and a2dissite example.com, then apache will reload.