Apache 2.2.2 Virtualhosts How-To

[LoganTeamX]

I just fought with a lot of fuzzy documentation and older recountings of configuring multiple vhosts on a single Apache box. I figured out how to get it running with 2.2.2 and thought I'd share the wealth

The info shown below goes in your Extra/httpd-vhosts.conf file, and it likely replaces what's there by default.

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@domain.com
DocumentRoot /Websites/domain
ServerName

http://www.domain.com

ServerAlias *.domain.com
ErrorLog logs/domain.com-error_log
CustomLog logs/domain.com-access_log common
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@domain.com
DocumentRoot /Websites/domain2
ServerName

http://www.domain2.com

ServerAlias *.domain2.com
<Directory "c:/websites/domain2">
Allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog logs/domain2.com-error_log
CustomLog logs/domain2.com-access_log common
</VirtualHost>

It's important to note the Directory routine within the second VirtualHost. Before doing that entry, I would get a 403 Forbidden all the time on my additional vhost as the default allow permission in HTTPD.conf doesn't carry over to vhosts. After checking the HTTPD.conf and earlier solutions here... I decided to play and the result was exactly what I needed.

I hope that the info above can be of some assistance to others in my place.

Cheers!

 

[feherke]

Hi

No idea why you need that [tt]Allow[/tt] directive there. You are the first I hear needing it.

A hint : when you share experiences like this or in a FAQ, is a good idea to specify the circumstances. Like operating system. I would like to know it.

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[LoganTeamX]

I've tested it twice again. As my default permission on the server is the standard (for 2.2.2 anyways) deny all, it seems to want express permissions for each site within the <Directory> sections.

Personally, I find it a little more secure and not much hassle for one line if you're already using that config section on each vhost. I'm a small fish compared to a lot, so that might colour my opinion slightly.

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