[ubuntu] Apache Multiple VirtualHosts on the same IP (VM)

[BassKozz]

I am running 64bit Ubuntu 9.04 Server, in Virtual Box. I have installed the LAMP stack, and I am having a hard time getting VirtualHosts to work. I have given the VM it's own static IP address (192.168.1.105) and I have given it the hostname "LAMPVM" via my router, and when I try to access it from my browser it only goes to 1 domain at a time.

I have "vhost_alias" & "rewrite" enabled.

I have my /etc/apache2/httpd.conf setup as follows:

<Directory "/home/USER/workspace">
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All

        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
</Directory>

NameVirtualHost *
ServerName localhost

I have the following sites-enabled:
localhost:

<VirtualHost *>
        ServerName localhost
        ServerAlias localhost *.localhost
        VirtualDocumentRoot /home/USER/workspace/%1/
</VirtualHost>

test1:

<VirtualHost *>
        ServerName test1
        ServerAlias test1 *.test1
        DocumentRoot /home/USER/workspace/test1/
</VirtualHost>

test2:

<VirtualHost *>
        ServerName test2
        ServerAlias test2 *.test2
        DocumentRoot /home/USER/workspace/test2/
</VirtualHost>

And I enter "LAMPVM" into my browser it only goes to the most recent domain I added (test2).
If I enter "test1.LAMPVM" into my browser it doesn't find the address.
I realize this is because my DNS on my browsers machine (not the VM) is not configured to recognize what "test1.LAMPVM" means. But when I enter the following into my /etc/hosts file:

127.0.0.1       localhost
127.0.1.1       my-machine

#LAMPVM
192.168.1.105 test1.lampvm
192.168.1.105 test2.lampvm

By browser goes to the address "test2.lampvm", but it thinks "test1.lampvm" is the same as "test2.lampvm" (or "test1.lampvm" is being routed to the most recently added domain [which happens to be test2]).
Again, I kinda get why this isn't working because both "test1.lampvm" and "test2.lampvm" are pointing to the same address (192.168.1.105), but that is the address of the VM, and I don't know how else to get access to multiple domains on the same VM/IP?

My guess is I probably need to make some adjustments in my Router, but not sure exactly what?
Any/All Help, Comments, Suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
-BassKozz

[cdenley]

First of all, you shouldn't be using httpd.conf. You should create vhost configurations in /etc/apache2/sites-available, then enable them with a2ensite. The default vhost should be /etc/apache2/sites-available/default. If your server is ubuntu 9.04, NameVirtualHost should only be used in /etc/apache2/ports.conf.

You seem to have the server names configured as test1, test2, etc., so why are you configuring your hosts file with test1.lampvm, test2.lampvm, etc.?

If you don't want to edit /etc/hosts or worry about browser caching or routing, you could use netcat to have full control over the http headers.

echo -e "GET / HTTP/1.0\nHost: test1\n"|nc localhost 80

Of course, make sure you reload apache after changing any vhost configuration.

Get apache working properly, then figure out routing.