> Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 07:00:07 -0600 > From: o1bigtenor <o1bigtenor@xxxxxxxxx> > > On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 8:27 PM Richard > <lists-apache@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> > Date: Monday, January 27, 2020 16:51:44 -0600 >> > From: o1bigtenor <o1bigtenor@xxxxxxxxx> >> > >> > It may have not been clear but I was asking as to whether I >> > should be using virtual hosts or something else (maybe different >> > port numbers). >> > >> > Different hostnames - - - - how do I have that on one physical >> > machine? >> > >> > Are you recommending using subdomains? (I think that's what its >> > called!?!) >> > >> >> If you're trying to serve your content via http, which appears to >> be your goal, then to serve it out on different ports - without >> using the apache virtual host configuration - you'd need to have >> multiple instances of apache running. That's possible, but very >> ugly. > > OK - - - - Mr Richard suggests that I use different ports but > further offers that using different hostnames offers a 'cleaner' > solution. If I'm understanding > this all correctly meaning using vhosts and multiple hostnames. > > You're suggesting just use different ports. I am *NOT* suggesting that you use different ports, in any context. Setting things up to use different ports for apache, outside the context of apache vhosts is not something that you would want to try. Within the context of apache vhosts you don't need to use different ports as you can simply use different hostnames and a "name-based virtual host" setup. >> >> You may want to read the apache virtual host documentation: >> >> <https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/vhosts/> > > I had read that page quite a few times before - - - in the > tradition of excellent LInux documentation that page is a wonderful > example. All information needful to a skilled practitioner is > included but for one who isn't highly skilled there are little to > no examples and definitely no context. That means that one who is > working through things for a first time - - - - - well the > information isn't terribly helpful. >> >> Any number of hostnames (unique or sub-domains) can resolve to the >> same ipnumber, the responding software simply needs to know how to >> handle things, assuming that different responses are necessary. >> Look at the "name-based virtual host" information in the vhosts >> documentation. [A machine can also have multiple ipnumbers assigned >> to it.] >> > I understand that multiple ips can be assigned to a machine - - - - > my server, but not my server test box, actually has 4 nics > available. > > So I'm coming back to my previous question - - - - how do I set up > different FQDNs (hostnames) on 'one' machine? > Simply point multiple hostnames to a single IPnumber - either through dns or /etc/hosts -- depending on your specific needs (and what you can control). Then configure the server-side application, e.g., apache, to handle the hostnames as desired. Note, with apache, if you're using SSL (i.e., https/443) this is a bit more complicated. [if needed, multiple IPnumbers can be assigned to the same NIC, but you'll want to talk with your networking people on how to do that.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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