[lug] virtual domains

hector M Banda hector at need-info.com
Wed Jun 7 16:11:36 MDT 2000


Thanks Ralf,

Hey a quick question:
When I have multiple domains or I just want to add more servers to my main DNS
server, which file do I need to add those entries?

named.ip.number.host
named.my.domain.name
named.local

Thanks,


On Wed, 07 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 07, 2000 at 02:10:56PM -0700, hector M Banda wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I have a server where I like to host virtual domains ( about 3 or 4) but I'd
> > like to see some recommendations before I can start making changes. I already
> > have one running on my server with DNS and everything but AI want to add three
> > more.
> 
> I assume we talk about webservers here ...
> 
> > 	Let say:
> > 
> > 	I already own all those domains that I want to host . Now, when I
> > register the domains and I get all the DNS's ( like granitecanyon) do I point
> > all those domains to the same server IP address?
> 
> Yes, unless you have more than one IP-Address for your webserver and
> compelling reasons for using them (like differnt firewall settings
> for the different servers).
> 
> > I know there are some changes I need to do on my web server configuration but
> > I'm not sure about the best approach to continue.
> 
> I guess, it depends what server software you use ;-) 
> If you use Apache (v. 1.3.x) you need to do the following:
> 
> In the main section of the configuration file (usually http.conf):
> 
>  # Your servers IP Address
>  NameVirtualHost 192.168.2.98   
> 
> For each virtual host:
> 
>   <VirtualHost 192.168.2.98>
>   ServerName     my.domain.com
>  
>   DocumentRoot   /var/www/my.domain.com/htdocs
>   ErrorLog       /var/www/my.domain.com/logs/error
>   TransferLog    /var/www/my.domain.com/logs/access
> 
> 
>   ... Server specific configuration options here ....
> 
>   </VirutalHost> 
> 
> This should get you started. Apache has pretty good
> online documentation that usually comes with the
> apache packages of the major linux distributions and 
> is also available online at <http://ww.apache.org>.
> 
>  Ralf Mattes
> 
> 
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Hector M Banda
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Information Systems Department
Imperial Valley College
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