How to Set Up Apache Virtual Hosting | Linux Today

How to Set Up Apache Virtual Hosting

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 16, 2007

“Managing one site on a Web server can be tough enough, and the
job is even harder if you have to host multiple client sites on a
badly configured setup. If you’re running Apache, you can make
things easier by setting up virtual hosts, which let you control
multiple domains on one IP address, allowing you to specify URLs
like http://clientsdomain.com/file_name.html instead of
http://yoursite.com/hosted/clients_directory/file_name.html, and
letting you forgo setting up domain forwarding with a
/srv/www/htdocs/hosted/clients_directory/ file.

“If Apache is installed correctly, you can set up virtual
hosting easily by editing Apache configuration files…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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