Thank you The ServerAlias directive worked a treat. As Apache 2.2 uses separate conf files for each vhost I set the www conf on all domains to appear at the end of the file order and placed a wildcard ServerAlias directive after the ServerName directive. serverName www.shooter.co.nz ServerAlias *.shooter.co.nz Now everything left of the domain that is not configured goes to www.<domain-name> And gladly I still have access to my phpmyadmin for sql management. Thanks to all those who provided comments, they were all helpful. Regards Fred -----Original Message----- From: "Boyle Owen" <Owen.Boyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:10:23 +0200 Subject: RE: default site > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Fred Zinsli [mailto:fred.zinsli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 3:12 AM > > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: default site > > > > Hello all > > > > I am sure this has been asked, but I couldn't find the answer I was > > looking for. > > > > I have apache 2.2 installed on my Debian server with name > > based virtual > > hosting. Single static IP. > > > > I have my DNS setup as wildcard left of the domain *.shooter.co.nz > > I have setup the websites I wanted using individual conf > > files and they > > all work well. > > > > But when I type any other URL apart from those configured I get the > > default "Its working" page. > > > > How can I point all other URLs not defined to a default site? > > Since you have defined name-based VHs, all requests that match a > defined > domain-name will end up in the appropriate VH. That, you say, is > working.. > > However, a request with a domain-name that *doesn't* match a VH will be > served outside the VHs by whatever default rules you have (look for > "ServerName" and "DocumentRoot" outside any VH). > > The simplest fix is probably to pick a "default" VH and then assign all > unmatched domains to it using the "ServerAlias" directive. Something > like; > > <VH ip:80> > ServerName www1.shooter.co.nz > ServerAlias *.shooter.co.nz > ... > > VHs are matched in config file order so the default one (containing > "ServerAlias *.shooter.co.nz") should be last. > > NB: requests with *no* domain name (eg http://121.73.6.17/) will still > go outside the VHs, to fix that, use "ServerAlias *", if that's what > you > want. Or edit the external DocumentRoot directive to point to some > error > page. > > Rgds, > Owen Boyle > Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > > > > > > > > > The thing to concider is that I have phpmysql installed which is only > > accessable via the local (192.168.*.*)IP of the machine from > > inside the > > LAN. It is not accessable from a name based URL. > > > > I wasn't sure if it was just a case of setting the default > > document root > > or not, but then I would probably loss my phpmysql accesss as the > > document path would be invalid for that application. > > > > This is on a production server with 8 websites so hence I am cautious > > about any changes on it. > > > > Any comments or pointers to documentation on this subject > > would be most > > helpful. > > > > Regards > > > > Fred > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain > confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. If you > receive this message in error, please notify the sender urgently and > then immediately delete the message and any copies of it from your > system. Please also immediately destroy any hardcopies of the message. > The sender's company reserves the right to monitor all e-mail > communications through their networks. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
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