Virtual Servers

[Bumstedmans]

Hi, I use Fedora Core 1, and I am currently hosting a few web pages on my home web server. I have run across the "virtual server config" program, and I would like to be able to take advantage of this method. But, how do I get it to work, I try to config it, but then my HTTPD service does not start. Since I use the webmin service, I have looked into getting the webmin virtual server and setting that up.

Can someone explain to me exactly what virtual servers do, and how to config them correctly?

-The Bumstedman

[pave_spectre]

In the context of a web server, virtual servers allow you to host multiple domains from a single machine. As I recall Apache was capable of handling the virtual server configuration without any need for 3rd-party programs.

I think that httpd.conf (?) contains a virtual server section. I haven't had a chance to fully delve into the configuration of apache yet.

[Bumstedmans]

Thanks for the help, I'll try fishing-around in the .conf file.

-The Bumstedman

[pave_spectre]

THIS (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/vhosts/mass.html) gives an idea of what the Virtual Host section(s) should look like, but is actually from a more advanced document.

[Bumstedmans]

hmm, thanks, that doc was helpful


-The Bumstedman