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ShaolinFinest
04-11-2010, 05:23 PM
Hi Guys I have setup an apache server which I would like to link to a domain. How do I go about doing this?

eSupun
04-11-2010, 08:00 PM
You can do it by editing httpd.conf file. It is guided. Try or google. You'll find a complete article over it.

Hostwaresupport
04-12-2010, 03:14 AM
You will have to create virtualhost for that domain. You can accomplish this by editing httpd.conf. In that virtualhost, you can define various directive like DocumentRoot for your domain, error_logs file, access_logs files and so on. You can get more information on creating virtualhost in following URL
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/vhosts/examples.html

ShaolinFinest
04-12-2010, 07:06 AM
Thanks, I will try that. When the httpd service is started, the server is accessible to the world yes ?

ibee
04-12-2010, 07:21 AM
try installing plesk, it is free if you are hosting one domain instead of learning all this or use any free server management control panel like webmin.

ShaolinFinest
04-12-2010, 08:04 AM
Thanks for the suggestion ibee, I will try that. Right now I am just trying to acquire myself with lowerlevel server functionalty to get a feel for how it works. Once that is out of the way I will move onto higher level apps like plesk.

qualityhostings
04-13-2010, 12:04 AM
You can also use cPanel control panel. It is easy to setup virtual hosts using cpanel

ShaolinFinest
04-13-2010, 06:54 AM
Thanks. Quick question: Whats the difference between a virtualhost and BIND ?