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06-14-2002, 03:10 PM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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my shamefully naive questions on dedicated configuration
I apologise for the extreme basic level of my questions in advance.
My situation: I'm looking to get familiarised with managing a dedicated server. The major issue at the moment that I am flummoxed by (my goodness there are many), is that of subdomains.
The site I desire to setup (I promise it's not a WebHosting one ) would have www.fluff.com as the main page (I use that name simply for example here). But I would also like to have subdomain names along the lines of <subdomain>.fluff.com
I have been reading the apache guide ( http://httpd.apache.org/docs/vhosts/name-based.html ) and trying to pickup what I can on the requirements.
My first query is: Do you need an IP address for each subdomain?
I have kind of presumed not, but I 100% don't know either way.
In looking at the above Apache tutorial I have sort of put together some 'code' for making a subdomain, or so I think (hah! ), please be gentle in telling me how cackhanded I am at this :p (I seek to set up the name bob.fluff.com in this example)
<VirtualHost *>
DocumentRoot /www/bob
ServerName www.bob.fluff.com
ServerAlias *.bob.fluff.com
...
</VirtualHost>
I get the feeling it's horribly wrong but nevermind.
I was also wondering if/how you setup your email addresses so that they can be labelled as <name>@<subdomain>.<domain>.com .
Penultimately, if anyone does have links, I would appreciate it. I promise I have been doing google searches, as well as reading more threads on this forum than I care to mention [it's very 'needle in haystack' though I've found]
Lastly:
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NameVirtualHost *
<VirtualHost *>
ServerName www.domain.tld
DocumentRoot /www/domain
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *>
ServerName www.otherdomain.tld
DocumentRoot /www/otherdomain
</VirtualHost>
If you used that, for example, on www.fluff.com and www.jello.com, both those names would point to the same IP (?), but if entered would bring up different web sites?
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I hope I didn't just lower an already low expectation of newbies with these questions, and thank everyone who offers constructive advice
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06-14-2002, 04:19 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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My first query is: Do you need an IP address for each subdomain?
In fact, you can even use multiple domains on 1 IP.
in file: httpd.conf
NameVirtualHost 100.100.100.100
<VirtualHost 100.100.100.100>
ServerAdmin webmaster@fluff.com
DocumentRoot /www/docs/fluff.com/public_html
ServerName www.fluff.com
ErrorLog logs/fluff.com-error_log
CustomLog logs/fluff.com-access_log common
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost 100.100.100.100>
ServerAdmin webmaster@fluff2.com
DocumentRoot /www/docs/fluff2.com/public_html
ServerName www.fluff2.com
ErrorLog logs/fluff2.com-error_log
CustomLog logs/fluff2.com-access_log common
</VirtualHost>
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06-14-2002, 04:31 PM #3Junior Guru Wannabe
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ahh. Thank you very much Aragon, that was exactly the kind of response I sought. Learning by example is definitely the way!
It also raises some interesting possibilities for me. Thanks again!
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06-15-2002, 06:17 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by aragon
No
In fact, you can even use multiple domains on 1 IP.
Or is it the word virtual that sets it off?
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06-15-2002, 11:33 AM #5Web Hosting Master
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There is no technical limit. The real reason is that your account only comes with a limited amount of domains you can host. If you upgrade to a higher package, you can probably add more domains.
Peter
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06-15-2002, 03:11 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Studio64
If thats so? why doesn't my host allow me to host 2 domains on one virtual account?
Or is it the word virtual that sets it off?
1.) Their control panel might not support it
2.) They just want to make more money by making you either upgrade to a higher package, sign up for another account, or pay to have the other domain setup on your account.
3.) They don't know how to do it
4.) They just dont want to!!!