Re: Apache and Virtual Hosting

[will trillich <will@serensoft.com>]

On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:02:27PM -0400, Jason Healy wrote:
> At 989895234s since epoch (05/14/01 22:53:54 -0400 UTC), Scott Raun wrote:
> > I'm Apache 1.3 on potato.
> > 
> > I can't get name-based virtual hosting to work.
> 
> I too, suffered from this.  I'm not sure if you're having the same problem
> that I was, but it turned out that potato uses Apache 1.3.9, and the "new"
> virtualhosting syntax came about in 1.3.14 or so.  So it could very well be
> that the slightly outdated version of apache that ships with potato doesn't
> understand your virtualhost rules.
> 
> I hit my head against the wall for *days* before finding out that little
> tidbit, so make sure that your virtualhost rules are compliant with apache
> 1.3.9 before you try much else.

i'm using potato-friendly apache-perl which is version 1.3.9:

% apache -v
Server version: Apache/1.3.9 (Unix) Debian/GNU
Server built:   Apr 30 2000 12:54:24

% dpkg -l apache\*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version        Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
rc  apache         1.3.9-13.1     Versatile, high-performance HTTP server
ii  apache-common  1.3.9-13.2     Support files for all Apache webservers
ii  apache-dev     1.3.9-13.2     Apache webserver development kit
pn  apache-doc     <none>         (no description available)
un  apache-modules <none>         (no description available)
ii  apache-perl    1.3.9-13.1-1.2 Versatile, high-performance HTTP server with

and i've got a handful of virtual hosts, working just like
downtown--within the macro construct, no less:

	NameVirtualHost ##.##.##.##

	<Macro Virtual $h $p>
	  # same ip number as in "NameVirtualHost":
	  <VirtualHost ##.##.##.##>
		ServerAdmin webmaster@$h
		DocumentRoot $p
		# HTTP/1.1 header "Host:" must match "$h" or "www.$h"
		ServerName www.$h
		ServerAlias $h
		UserDir disabled
		DirectoryIndex index.html index.cgi

		<Directory $p>
			AllowOverride none
			Options Indexes Includes
			order allow,deny
			allow from all
		</Directory>
		IndexIgnore .??* *~ *# HEADER* README* RCS
		<Files ~ "(README|HEADER)$">
			ForceType text/plain
		</Files>
		#refers to an errordocument macro:
		Use SnagErrors
	  </VirtualHost>
	</Macro>

(i think i had to do something to 'wake up' the macro facility,
but dang if i can recall what...)

said macros are called thusly, further down in httpd.conf:

	Use Virtual "easydxftype.serensoft.com" "/var/www/bryce"
	Use Virtual "dontUthink.com" "/var/www/puz"
	Use Virtual "flint.dontUthink.com" "/var/www/flint"

(and you'd need a DNS server to back up your naming instances, of
course...)

-- 
DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #15 from Will Trillich <will@serensoft.com> 
:
Is there a good place to learn snarky PERL TECHNIQUES? One of
my favorites is http://webtechniques.com, where Randall Schwartz
contributes a monthly sample, explaining line-by-line what his
code does, and why. (Look under "Programming with Perl" in the
archives.)

Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ...