Adding sites on Apache2

[chris1991]

Hello there. I have experience with IIS on Windows but have switched to Ubuntu and Apache. I have my default site running in /var/www on port 80 but I would like to add another site on a separate port number. In IIS all I used to do was 'Add Site > Port xxxx'. Can anyone help me with setting this up on Apache please.

Cheers,

Chris

[cdenley]

-add the new port you want apache to listen to by editing /etc/apache2/ports.conf

sudo -s
echo "Listen 8080">>/etc/apache2/ports.conf
exit


-create a new site(vhost) configuration at /etc/apache2/sites-available/<site name>
(replace <site name> with whatever you want besides default)
something like this should work

NameVirtualHost *:8080

<VirtualHost *:8080>
DocumentRoot /path/to/new/site
ServerName www.example.com
</VirtualHost>


-enable your new site

sudo a2ensite <site name>


-restart apache to listen on your new port and load your new site

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

[chris1991]

cdenley, thanks for the walk through. It's worked perfectly :D

Cheers,

Chris

[jbaileypro]

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[bossy22]

Hi,

concerning your Posts, I was unable to get my vhosts up and running. I can remember that it was very easy on apache1.x. But now it's just a drag..

I've got the following:

I am running apache2 on Hardy Heron.

In my /etc/apache/apache.conf, I've got the following:

# Include generic snippets of statements
Include /etc/apache2/conf.d/

# Include the virtual host configurations:
#Include /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/vhost.conf


As u see, I've disabled the vhost.conf in the sites-enabled Folder. So it can do no harm :)

In the

/etc/apache2/sites-available

Path, I have two config-files:

digitalearbeit localhost

In these, I have the following:


NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

DocumentRoot /home/dantooine/webdev/sites/digi
ServerName digitalearbeit.local
<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>


and


NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

DocumentRoot /var/www
ServerName localhost
<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>



I was able to activate digitalearbeit by the following:


sudo a2ensite


and localhost too, without an error message.

The Problem is now, that when I type digitalearbeit OR localhost Or 127.0.0.1, I only get to the first dir>digitalearbeit!

Which tells me, that the vhosts are not working properly.

Oh and before anyone asks: my /etc/hosts is:


127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.2.10 hendrikmartz.local
127.0.1.1 dantooine

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts


Can anybody help? I really want to work and not configure....

Thanx for ur help and regards

bossy

[cdenley]

The last line of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf should be

Include /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/

This will load all your vhost configurations from that directory. That directory should contain links to the vhost files in /etc/apache2/sites-available. The links get created when you enable a site with a2ensite.

Where did this come from?

#Include /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/vhost.conf

[bossy22]

Where did this come from?

#Include /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/vhost.conf


This comes from me. An old habit from apache 1.x.

I did as you told.

Inside /etc/apache/sites-available$ is
digitalearbeit localhost

doing


sudo a2ensite

tells me:

Your choices are: digitalearbeit localhost
Site name? digitalearbeit
This site is already enabled!


Inside the .conf of /etc/apache2/sites-available$

is the following:


NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

DocumentRoot /home/dantooine/webdev/sites
ServerName digitalearbeit.local
<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>


Typing digitalearbeit.local into a browser, brings up:

Address Not Found!

typing

http://localhost/

into browser brings up:

It works!

which needs no explanation..

I think there's something wrong with this:


NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost


do I have to put my IP-Address somewhere in here, and if yes, where?

NameVirtualHost 192.168.2.10:80

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

or

NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost 192.168.2.10:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

or

NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost digitalearbeit.local>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

????

Thanx in advance

Bossy

[RWells]

Im not sure because I dont really understand all this all that well, but I I have not had any reall problems getting my vhosts to work,

I think you need to add digitalearbeit to your hosts file.

something like this I think

127.0.0.1 localhost digitalearbeit

Hopefully someone that knows better will point Out my error if Im wrong.

Rusty

[cdenley]

Any hostname you look up in a browser has to resolve to an IP address. If you want digitalearbeit.local to resolve to 127.0.0.1, you need this line in /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1 digitalearbeit.local



NameVirtualHost *:80
<VirtualHost *:80>

There is nothing wrong with this unless you want the server to listen on a specific interface. An asterisk means you can connect through any interface.

[bossy22]

U two were absolutely right...

Everything works now.. Thanx


Bossy