Prob easy but, I need to create a subdomain in Apache (Server 2003)

[Quintious]

New job, new technologies, new responsibilities, all that good stuff. One of the first tasks I've been handed is to create a subdomain on an Apache server that's running off Server 2003. Unfortunately I'm more of a Cisco specialist, so will be learning some systems work on the fly (only previous web space knowledge was in IIS, in this instance).

So. I need a step-by-step on how to configure a subdomain for this server.

-Let's call the domain in question center.com
-And let's say that we want to call the subdomain test.center.com
-This subdomain needs to be SSL enabled
-And finally, let's say that we want the subdomain to go to C:\center\

http://www\tests

My first inclination was to simply create a cname record in DNS, but the more I think about it the more I think that's not what needs done. I'm sure this is really simple, but it's outside of my knowledge base. If anyone could give me a step-by-step, I would be extremely grateful.

 

[smah]

You have several topics to cover here.

Just adding a subdomain (VirtualHost) is quite simple
faq65-1878

The nature of SSL requires a uniquie IP address. In addition, your particular package may or may not have been compiled with SSL.

http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=4315

Also if neccessary, you can purchase a real certificate from a Certificate Authority and install it to the webserver.

Any yes, you will need a [public] DNS record. An A record would be better, but a CName could possibly be used depending on your setup (see unique IP address reference above).