Apache & Virtual Host

dlux45 · #1 5th June 2010, 07:45 PM

Please i need to run more than two websites on Fedora, say my website www.game.com and www.speed.com as virtual host. please, i'm running as a localhost. server name's virtual host. port number 80. the right <Virtual Host> Code </Virtual Host> or <localhost> code </localhost> how please.

CiaW · #2 6th June 2010, 04:25 AM

It took me many hours of searching and trying different things to get virtual hosts working for my localhost, see below.

in your httpd.conf file you can add the following to the bottom under the sample virtual host, using your specifics of course in place of 'name':

Code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin name@localhost.localdomain  #(or just use root @ localhost if you prefer)
    DocumentRoot /var/www/sitename
    ServerName sitename.local #or whatever you're using
	ServerAlias  sitename
    ErrorLog logs/sitename-error_log
    CustomLog logs/sitename.local-access_log common
<Directory /var/www/sitename>
Options Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Allow from all
Order allow,deny
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

That is also if you have it listening on port 80 -- I do not have port 80 open on my firewall, since I just use it on my localhost. You'll of course have to create the directories where ever you put the document root (under /var/www in my case). To test the syntax you can type 'httpd -S' in a terminal (without quotes).

Then you'll want to enter this in your /etc/hosts file for the virtual hosts you create:

Code:

 
127.0.0.1 sitename1.local sitename1
127.0.0.1 sitename2.local sitename2

Then, start or restart the httpd service and pull up the name page (i.e. sitename1.local) and you should see the Apache test page.

techmike · #3 6th June 2010, 05:32 AM

you can configure a DNS if u want access from anothers PC differents to you PC. or edit each hosts

you can install webmin a then configure virtual host..

***Firewing1*** · #4 6th June 2010, 06:00 AM

If you want these site to be accessed externally then you'll want to use something like

Code:

ServerName www.sitename.tld
ServerAlias  sitename.tld

Instead of the .local-style names. Are you going to be hosting your own DNS as well?

ssureshot · #5 14th June 2010, 01:48 PM

Below is one way to do it... I conform to the way it's I guess supposed to be done..
in /etc/apache there are 2 folders.. sites-available and sites-enabled..

Create your virtual hosts in the sites-available then create a link in the sites-enabled.. Follow the below format for the sites...

Quote:

Originally Posted by CiaW

It took me many hours of searching and trying different things to get virtual hosts working for my localhost, see below.

in your httpd.conf file you can add the following to the bottom under the sample virtual host, using your specifics of course in place of 'name':

Code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin name@localhost.localdomain  #(or just use root @ localhost if you prefer)
    DocumentRoot /var/www/sitename
    ServerName sitename.local #or whatever you're using
	ServerAlias  sitename
    ErrorLog logs/sitename-error_log
    CustomLog logs/sitename.local-access_log common
<Directory /var/www/sitename>
Options Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Allow from all
Order allow,deny
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

That is also if you have it listening on port 80 -- I do not have port 80 open on my firewall, since I just use it on my localhost. You'll of course have to create the directories where ever you put the document root (under /var/www in my case). To test the syntax you can type 'httpd -S' in a terminal (without quotes).

Then you'll want to enter this in your /etc/hosts file for the virtual hosts you create:

Code:

 
127.0.0.1 sitename1.local sitename1
127.0.0.1 sitename2.local sitename2

Then, start or restart the httpd service and pull up the name page (i.e. sitename1.local) and you should see the Apache test page.