Virtual hosts - a simple structure

Apache httpd - virtual hosts example from a Well House Consultants training course
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   • Virtual hosting and mod_proxy forwarding of different domains (httpd) - [link]
   • Apache, Tomcat, mod_proxy - [link]
   • Virtual Hosting with Apache http server - an overall scheme, and avoiding common pitfalls - [link]

Source code: vh Module: A604

# Running Virtual hosing by name rather than IP address

NameVirtualHost *:80

# Any unknown host requests on port 80, as well as
# requests for host 'daisy', to be served from
# /home/daisy/htdocs

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /home/daisy/htdocs
    ServerName daisy
</VirtualHost>

# Requests for server oxcis to be served as follows

# Note that although the servername directive has
# limited use in the main config file (being used
# only when the server is reporting its name), it's
# crucial here in identifying which virtual host is
# in use.

# ServerName directives will include a fully
# qualified path on an Internet based system;
# this file is for an intranet with local naming.
# e.g. replace oxcis with oxcis.wellho.net

# Aliases and Scriptaliases defined in the main
# configuration apply, unless overridden, to all
# virtual hosts ... so that is the manual is
# available via /manual (for example), it can
# be seen from any host in this example. If
# you're running a server that supports cgi-bin,
# you'll typically have a separate directory for
# each virtual host as per this example.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName oxcis
    DocumentRoot /home/oxcis/htdocs
    ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/home/oxcis/cgi-bin/"
    CustomLog /home/oxcis/logs/access_log combined
    ErrorLog /home/oxcis/logs/error_log
</VirtualHost>

# Requests for server stpeter to be served as follows

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName stpeter
    DocumentRoot /home/stpeter/htdocs
    ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/home/stpeter/cgi-bin/"
</VirtualHost>

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