Configuring a Virtual Name Server /apache/ and Sarge

[T.R]

Hi there friends.
I have been trying for a week now to set up my home web server to host two websites using the NameServer and one IP for both sites. I have active DNS addresses for both and the primary first website works fine.

I cannot seem to get the second website to work with using the NameServer directives. I know only what I read from the Debian instructions and also the apache documents. I at first was using the wrong directive that is included with the Debian install instuctions under networking. I read down another paragraph and now I see that I should use the simple directive for NameServer as follows.

NameVirtualHost *
<VirtualHost *>
ServerName www.xxx.xxxxxxxx.net
DocumentRoot /www/xxx.xxxxxxxx.net
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *>
ServerName www.xxxx.xxxxxx.net
DocumentRoot /www/xxxx.xxxxxx.net
</VirtualHost>

I restart apache with init.d and get no errors however the first primary site does not work.

If there is a better readme out there and more examples with regard to the proper way to make subdirectories for using a NameServer and 1 IP.
At this point I just am not sure what the problem is but I feel it may be in the naming and location of folders for the second website. Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks
Tom

[PopsTX]

Tom;

Making some assumptions here... running Apache2 and you have the virtual servers (web sites) set up properly in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled and you're accessing the whole thing through a router of some type.

Although one IPA is recognized: When the other 'Name/Number' is requested the router and server does not know what to do... You'll have to set up the IP addresses at the router level (with the router's admin panel) AND/OR at /etc/network/interfaces: Depending on how the hardware is actually set up.

As far as creating the directories is concerned: Again, making some assumptions.

You may create the directories where ever you have set up the "web root" folder. e.g: /var/www/Site1/htdocs/ where 'htdocs' being the DOCUMENT root for Site1 and containing all of Site1's subdirectories.

The document structure is "enhanced" with EACH site's file in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled. e.g.Site1 would have a config file named "Site1" in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled.

The example below is a modified copy of one I'm using at the moment. It MUST be changed as my server is only accessible from my in-house network but, it'll get you started.

You should also know... There several other config files that need to be attended to, depending on one's actual needs.

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NameVirtualHost 192.168.0.10
# FILE: /etc/apache2/sites-available/web1
# This is the config file for web1 virtual sever
##
##
##
<VirtualHost 192.168.0.10>
	ServerAdmin YourEmailAddress@SomeDomain.com
	DocumentRoot /home/MyHomeFolder/web1/httpdocs
	ServerName Tuxley:80
	ServerAlias 192.168.0.10
	#<Directory >
	#	Options FollowSymLinks
	#	AllowOverride all
	#</Directory>
	<Directory "/home/MyHomeFolder/web1/httpdocs">
		Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
		AllowOverride all
		Order allow,deny
		allow from all
	</Directory>

	ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /home/MyHomeFolder/web1/httpdocs/cgi-bin/
	
  <Directory "/home/MyHomeFolder/web1/httpdocs/cgi-bin">
		AllowOverride all
		Options ExecCGI FollowSymLinks
		Order allow,deny
		Allow from all
	</Directory>

	ErrorLog /home/MyHomeFolder/web1/logs/error.log

	# Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
	# alert, emerg.
	LogLevel debug

	CustomLog /home/MyHomeFolder/web1/logs/access.log combined
	ServerSignature On

    Alias /doc/ "/usr/share/doc/"
    <Directory "/usr/share/doc/">
        Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride all
        Order deny,allow
        Deny from all
        Allow from 127.0.0.0/255.0.0.0 ::1/128
        Allow from 192.168.XX.XX/255.0.0.0 ::1/128
        Allow from 192.168.XX.XX/255.0.0.0 ::1/128
        Allow from 192.168.XX.XX/255.0.0.0 ::1/128
        Allow from 192.168.XX.XX/255.0.0.0 ::1/128
        Allow from 192.168.XX.XX/255.0.0.0 ::1/128
        Allow from 192.168.XX.XX/255.0.0.0 ::1/128
    </Directory>

</VirtualHost>

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply and information. I finally made it work, the problem was the use of the assigned IP from the EasyDNS. I was using the machine IP and should have used the new IP they assigned.

I need very little with respect to making configuration changes. I just have a PHP music server running without any mail services or anything that needs monitoring. This is just a good learning experience for me to be able to have and maintain a server that cost absolutely nothing ! The added ability to make a second or third or fourth music server just makes it even better. I can drop an address at different places with a slightly different content and identity.


Thanks
Tom