Apache problem

[Gerr1t]

Hey Guys,

I'm having a little problem with the config of apache.

For a school project I need to host 2 websites with apache.

My DNS is ready to go, I tested it and it works perfectly.

Below are the settings in my httpd.conf wich is giving me some problems:

NameVirtualHost 10.1.11.20:80

#
#
#

<VirtualHost 10.1.11.20:80>
	DocumentRoot "/var/www/html"
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost server.Domain1.local:80>
	DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/domain1/"
	ServerName server.Domain1.local
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost server.Domain2.intra:80>
	DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/domain2/"
	ServerName server.Domain2.intra:80
</VirtualHost>

My server is 10.1.11.20.
The problem is when I login to my windows XP workstation and go to www.Domain1.local (www is CNAMED correctly in DNS and tested) I dont get forwarded to /html/domain1, but I get forwarded to /html/, where I can see the 2 directory's domain1 and domain2. I can open them both and then I get forwarded to the index pages wich are included in the directory's.

Is there something wrong with the settings listed above?
I dont get it! :P

Thanks in advance!

[fissy]

Are you sure your virtual host declarations should have server names in them? That is what the ServerName directive is for.

Try this:

NameVirtualHost *:80

#
#
#

<VirtualHost *:80>
	DocumentRoot "/var/www/html"
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
	DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/domain1/"
	ServerName server.Domain1.local
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
	DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/domain2/"
	ServerName server.Domain2.intra
</VirtualHost>

If it is important the sites work only on that IP (i.e. you have multiple IPs) replace the asterisks (*) with your IP address. Bear in mind that if the browser accesses your server by IP address they will still go to the first virtual host (DocumentRoot "/var/www/html")

fissy

[Gerr1t]

Hey Fissy,

Thanks for the tip..

I tried the following things..

First I deleted the first VirtualHost entry, cause linking my IP to the /html directory isnt needed, DNS links the names to the correct ip.

I changed my httpd.conf to:

NameVirtualHost 10.1.11.20:80

#
#
#

</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost server.Domain1.local:80>
	DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/domain1/"
	ServerName server.Domain1.local
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost server.Domain2.intra:80>
	DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/domain2/"
	ServerName server.Domain2.intra:80
</VirtualHost>

This had an effect. I tested on my workstation and types in www.Domain1.local.. I got directed to html/domain1/... great!
Then I tested www.Domain2.intra, he directed me too html/domain1/ aswell.. failed .

So I tried ur tip, removing the server names and changed the file to this:

NameVirtualHost *:80

#
#
#

</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
	DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/domain1/"
	ServerName server.Domain1.local
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
	DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/domain2/"
	ServerName server.Domain2.intra
</VirtualHost>

This had no effect, after restarting httpd, both the links still show /domain1/.

It kinda makes sence to me.. When typing in www.Domain1.local, DNS gives back the IP adress 10.1.11.20:80. Httpd then takes the first VirtualHost that matches the Servername and gives that DocumentRoot.
The problem is, both server.Domain1.local and server.Domain2.intra are linked to the same IP adress (his own, the server).

Could that be the problem?

If it is, how is it fixable? I mean, hosting multiple websites on one server should not be a problem at all!

Thanks in advance guys!

[Undy]

Does your ServerName directive actually say www or server? It should match exactly what is being typed in the browser. I would lose any uppercase letters too.

<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/domain1/"
ServerName www.domain1.local
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/domain2/"
ServerName www.domain2.intra
</VirtualHost>

Also, tail your log and error files, see if there is something in there to give you a clue. Check this link http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/vhosts/name-based.html

[marcrblevins]

No quotes around the DocumentRoot lines?

Here is my version, working of course:

#
# Use name-based virtual hosting.
#
NameVirtualHost *:80
#
# NOTE: NameVirtualHost cannot be used without a port specifier
# (e.g. :80) if mod_ssl is being used, due to the nature of the
# SSL protocol.
#

#
# VirtualHost example:
# Almost any Apache directive may go into a VirtualHost container.
# The first VirtualHost section is used for requests without a known
# server name.
#
#<VirtualHost *:80>
#    ServerAdmin webmaster@dummy-host.example.com
#    DocumentRoot /www/docs/dummy-host.example.com
#    ServerName dummy-host.example.com
#    ErrorLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-error_log
#    CustomLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-access_log common
#</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /home/marc/Public
    ServerName kiriyamablevins.dyndns.org
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /usr/share/wordpress
    ServerName kiriyamablevins.blogsite.org
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /home/marc/Public/marc
    ServerName marcrblevins.dyndns.org
</VirtualHost>