Make sure your "ServerName" is set to your domain name not the IP address in either your virtual host main server config in the httpd.conf file. ----------------------------- -- Justin Gehring -- -- PH: 651 - 208 -8797 -- -- EM: justin@xxxxxxxxxxx -- ----------------------------- Quoting Robin Corbo <rcorbo@xxxxxxxxxx>: > Hello, > > I have a small issue and tried searching for an answer but have had no luck, > and hoping I can find some help here. > > > When I view my website (externally) using a web browser, I noticed that on > the status bar (at the bottom of the web browser) the url being displayed is > the actually ip address, instead of the domain name. Same goes for if I hover > my mouse over any links, it will display the ip address as the url. > My question is how do I set up the server so that the url displayed at the > bottom is the domain name, instead of the ip address? > > Here is my set up: > > apache ver 2 > windows 2000 > I have a registered domain name and I am using the domain forwarding > feature(which is my ip address and the port) > My apache server is home based which is on a router,I am using the port > forwarding feature on the router so that the request goes to the proper pc. > > > Thanks, > Robin > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication and any accompanying document(s) > are confidential and privileged. They are intended for the sole use of the > addressee. If you receive this transmission in error, you are advised that > any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in > reliance upon the communication is strictly prohibited. Moreover, any such > inadvertent disclosure shall not compromise or waive any existing privilege > as to this communication or otherwise. If you have received this > communication in error, please contact our office by email or by telephone at > (954) 677-0202 and immediately delete all copies of this communication. Thank > you. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx