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Name-based hosting...serveralias goes to external site with same name
Posted on 2014-12-05
OK, I have been away from this project for a couple of years, so am a bit rusty. But...
Below is an extract from my httpd-vhosts.conf file (and it is included in httpd-vhosts.conf).
When I enter www.refactor.com in my browser, I expect my named host to take preference over the real external site of that name, but it doesn't. Where am I going wrong please?
Below is an extract from my httpd-vhosts.conf file (and it is included in httpd-vhosts.conf).
When I enter www.refactor.com in my browser, I expect my named host to take preference over the real external site of that name, but it doesn't. Where am I going wrong please?
# Use name-based virtual hosting.
#
NameVirtualHost *:80
#
# VirtualHost example:
# Almost any Apache directive may go into a VirtualHost container.
# The first VirtualHost section is used for all requests that do not
# match a ServerName or ServerAlias in any <VirtualHost> block.
#
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName localhost
DocumentRoot "E:/xampp/htdocs"
<Directory "E:/xampp/htdocs">
Options +Indexes FollowSymLinks +ExecCGI +Includes
AllowOverride AuthConfig FileInfo
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
## My first domain ##
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName myfirstdomain.com
ServerAlias www.myfirstdomain.com
DocumentRoot "E:/xampp/htdocs"
</VirtualHost>
## My second domain for refactoring the FOBG site ##
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName refactor
ServerAlias www.refactor.com
DocumentRoot "E:/xampp/htdocs2"
<Directory "E:/xampp/htdocs2">
Options +Indexes FollowSymLinks +ExecCGI +Includes
AllowOverride AuthConfig FileInfo
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
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What do you mean by "the real external site of that name"?
If everything is setups correctly you see see whatever is located at "E:/xampp/htdocs2"
1) You need named virtual host configured correctly.
2) The host name www.refactor.com needs to point to the IP address that Apache is listening on.
So, if you do "nslookup www.refactor.com" does it return the IP address that your server is listening on?
If everything is setups correctly you see see whatever is located at "E:/xampp/htdocs2"
1) You need named virtual host configured correctly.
2) The host name www.refactor.com needs to point to the IP address that Apache is listening on.
So, if you do "nslookup www.refactor.com" does it return the IP address that your server is listening on?
Active 2 days ago
Thanks for replying.
I want to see see whatever is located at "E:/xampp/htdocs2". Instead I see www.refactor.com (actually it redirects to http://refactor.com.au/
So everything can't be set up correctly.
I think we need to go back to basics here...how do I know what IP address Apache is listening on?
I want to see see whatever is located at "E:/xampp/htdocs2". Instead I see www.refactor.com (actually it redirects to http://refactor.com.au/
So everything can't be set up correctly.
I think we need to go back to basics here...how do I know what IP address Apache is listening on?
Active 2 days ago
I don't think it's set to specific IP addresses?
# Change this to Listen on specific IP addresses as shown below to
# prevent Apache from glomming onto all bound IP addresses.
#
#Listen 0.0.0.0:80
#Listen [::]:80
Listen 80
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Again, what IP address does www.refactor.com reslove to?
Issue command: nslookup www.refactor.com
What is the IP address of your Apache server?
If Windows issue the command: ipconfig
If *inx issue the command : ifconfig
Issue command: nslookup www.refactor.com
What is the IP address of your Apache server?
If Windows issue the command: ipconfig
If *inx issue the command : ifconfig
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O.K., then your Apache server is not the web server that is hosting www.refactor.com.
Are you trying to setup a test site for www.refactor.com?
If so, then in your hosts files you can code:
192.168.0.3 www.refactor.com
Your hosts file is MOST likely located at C:\windows\system32\driver
Are you trying to setup a test site for www.refactor.com?
If so, then in your hosts files you can code:
192.168.0.3 www.refactor.com
Your hosts file is MOST likely located at C:\windows\system32\driver
Active 2 days ago
I cannot find the hosts file. There is no etc folder.
Yes I am trying to set up a test environment which I have successfully done before.
I am running Windows 7.
Yes I am trying to set up a test environment which I have successfully done before.
I am running Windows 7.
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You need admin authority on your PC. Issue the command:
cd "%windir%\system32\drivers
and then look for the file hosts. There is no suffix on the hosts file, the full file name is just plain hosts
cd "%windir%\system32\drivers
and then look for the file hosts. There is no suffix on the hosts file, the full file name is just plain hosts
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Ok thanks...all my test environments are there, with 127.0.0.1 as IP address...I'll change them all to 192.168.0.3
Would my IP address ever change?
# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 refactor
127.0.0.1 oop
127.0.0.1 cljs
127.0.0.1 fobgnew
127.0.0.1 cl
Would my IP address ever change?
# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 refactor
127.0.0.1 oop
127.0.0.1 cljs
127.0.0.1 fobgnew
127.0.0.1 cl
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Unless you have Apache on your PC to specifically listen on 192.168.0.3 you can leave 127.0.0.1 (local loopback address).
I would assume your PC gets its address using DHCP, which mean your 192.168.0.3 address could change, so I would continue to use 127.0.0.1.
I would assume your PC gets its address using DHCP, which mean your 192.168.0.3 address could change, so I would continue to use 127.0.0.1.
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So it's a puzzle then.... hosts is correct, httpd-vosts.conf and httpd.conf all look in order...what's my next step d'you think?
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Hosts does NOT look correct to me. You have
127.0.0.1 refactor
That means the host name "refactor" will reslove to 127.0.0.1. You need:
127.0.0.1 www.refactor.com
127.0.0.1 refactor
That means the host name "refactor" will reslove to 127.0.0.1. You need:
127.0.0.1 www.refactor.com
Active 2 days ago
You always surprise me with the speed of your response!
Ok, I think I have it now...hosts resolves to the server name, not serveralias as I thought. So I don't need serveralias at all?
Ok, I think I have it now...hosts resolves to the server name, not serveralias as I thought. So I don't need serveralias at all?
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I don't know about that. Servalias does have it place. However typically I would expect to see something more like:
ServerName refactor.com
ServerAlias www.refactor.com
Or
ServerName www.refactor.com
ServerAlias refactor.com
You should never have just a "single" level name coded for ServerName or ServerAlias. You should have either the domain name or a fully qualified host name. In the above examples the domain name is refactor.com and the host name is www, the fully qualified host name is www.refactor.com.
The way you had "refactor" coded in your hosts file, that would be a host name. When Windows, actually any OS, goes to lookup that host name it would look in the hosts file first. If it is not in the host files it will start appending domain names to the end based on the domain name search order list. In Windows these are option in the DNS tab on Advanced networking configuration of the NIC.
With the way you HAD your hosts file configured you should have been able to ether http://refactor and get your test page, but anything else would not have matched anything in your hosts file, so it would have go through normal DNS resolution.
ServerName refactor.com
ServerAlias www.refactor.com
Or
ServerName www.refactor.com
ServerAlias refactor.com
You should never have just a "single" level name coded for ServerName or ServerAlias. You should have either the domain name or a fully qualified host name. In the above examples the domain name is refactor.com and the host name is www, the fully qualified host name is www.refactor.com.
The way you had "refactor" coded in your hosts file, that would be a host name. When Windows, actually any OS, goes to lookup that host name it would look in the hosts file first. If it is not in the host files it will start appending domain names to the end based on the domain name search order list. In Windows these are option in the DNS tab on Advanced networking configuration of the NIC.
With the way you HAD your hosts file configured you should have been able to ether http://refactor and get your test page, but anything else would not have matched anything in your hosts file, so it would have go through normal DNS resolution.
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