how do i configure multiple websites on a single server

well that is my question and another thing do i need to install apache to make multiple websites work
i get a message like this cannot connect to www.*****************.com please cheak etc/hosts

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i think that about explains it
and yes what is the advantage of the directory being home/blahblah
and usr/****/**** or something like that


and may be i havent checked posts about chrooting but may be i will post it some other time
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Ummm

First of all ... your post should be a bit more clear about what it is you exactly want , have or want to get done.

As what I can understand about what it is you want is that you have a server running Apache or want to run Apache if this is the case then the explination I found by googling your question and looking for about 2 seconds will get you on your way of configuring the server to host multiple websites. you can find the rest of the article here

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Hosting multiple websites

If you plan to host multiple websites on your web server, you first need to create a virtualhost directive for the default site. The ServerName and DocumentRoot directives should be the same as the Global directives listed higher up in the config file. The format of a typical virtual host can be found below:

#www.defaultsite.com
<VirtualHost *> #asterisk uses all IP addresses
ServerName www.mysite.com
ServerAlias www.yoursite.com www.his-site.com #optional
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
</VirtualHost>

Below are all the common directives you may use for the rest of your virtual hosts:

#www.site1.com
<VirtualHost ip.address.goes.here >
ServerAdmin [email protected] #optional
ServerName www.site1.com
ServerAlias www.site1.net www.site1.org #optional
ErrorDocument 404 /index.html ErrorDocument 403 /index.html ErrorLog logs/error_log #optional
CustomLog logs/access_log combined #optional
DocumentRoot /home/bob/HTML
</VirtualHost>

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If you are trying to host multiple website on an IIS this can be done by using the Hostheaders.

But first give us more information ... or better yet ...use THIS to find your answers ... if then there is something you can't understand the guys here will be happy to help

Gr33tz,

C.

Looks to me that the problem is more DNS related, or that you don't have a web server running at all. If apache was running and DNS pointed to the box, you would atleast get the default web page, not an error message. I think you're problem is not what you think it is.

Are you running behind a router and if so, do you have port forwarding set for the server on that router? Yes, you can have two web sites on one server, you just need to have the dns (forward and reverse lookup zones) set for each web address and have the correct path set for each. Also make sure you have a static IP address, also make sure the Web name provider has your IP address, and to name your first web page index. Apache is not required to run a web site. IIS is really all that you need. Windows XP comes with IIS but only allows I think 10 people on your site at a time.

i had a linux box and i just wanted to learn how to configure apache. I am a student not a data center manager or a computer science student slacker turned system adminstrator. It was posted by me just to gain knowledge but thank you for your participation and Cemetric please check you p.m . and i wish all of you a belated happy new year 2006

man this is happening often..people posting when its flashing and a year old. um ill let the others deal with this one..this makes 5 today/few hours of yesterday iv seen this.

Mandrake, maybe check to see whom started the thread..
Now look at the person that you negged.. ;)

maybe slow down with the trigger finger.. ;)

I don't blame the dude for re-posting in a thread that he/she created some time back, well a few months.
I'd rather this, then start up a whole new thread about the same topic..

cheers
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Originally posted here by .:front2back:.
Mandrake, maybe check to see whom started the thread..
Now look at the person that you negged.. ;)

maybe slow down with the trigger finger.. ;)

cheers
front2back

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Or rather than ruin someone's day, just neg the thread ? ;)