Apache 2 - Forward different domains in their own folder

[Norvik]

Hey, in this post im gonna explain, how to forward 2 domains (in this case forum.mydomain.us and download.mydomain.us) into different folders (in this case /var/www/forum/ and /var/www/download). This will only work if you use an Apache server as your webserver.

First you should connect to your server through putty. Now you should install an editor. I'm gonna use nano. To install it, type:

apt-get install nano

Now we create a new virtual host. I'll name it forum because my domain is forum.mydomain.us.

nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/forum.conf

Now type the following in your .conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName forum.mydomain.us
DocumentRoot /var/www/forum/
<Directory /var/www/foum/>
Options FollowSymLinks MulitViews
AllowOverride All
</Directory>

Now, we create a second host and name it download.conf. We add the same stuff as in the forum.conf, but we have to change some things like the DocumentRoot etc.

nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/download.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName download.mydomain.us
DocumentRoot /var/www/download/
<Directory /var/www/download/>
Options FollowSymLinks MulitViews
AllowOverride All
</Directory>

If you done this, you have to enable the .conf's and restart your apache server

a2ensite forum.conf

a2ensite download.conf

/etc/init.d/apache2 reload

If you made everything right, it should work now If there are still any questions, feel free to ask me.

Sorry for my english, im german

 

[Shield]

Wow Thanks for this Thread!

 

[JoKeR]

It also works on litespeed or nginx. Its just an other syntax.

 

[Shield]

Hey, in this post im gonna explain, how to forward 2 domains (in this case forum.mydomain.us and download.mydomain.us) into different folders (in this case /var/www/forum/ and /var/www/download). This will only work if you use an Apache server as your webserver.

First you should connect to your server through putty. Now you should install an editor. I'm gonna use nano. To install it, type:

Now we create a new virtual host. I'll name it forum because my domain is forum.mydomain.us.

Now type the following in your .conf

Now, we create a second host and name it download.conf. We add the same stuff as in the forum.conf, but we have to change some things like the DocumentRoot etc.


If you done this, you have to enable the .conf's and restart your apache server



If you made everything right, it should work now If there are still any questions, feel free to ask me.

Sorry for my english, im german

root@BBTZ003:/var/www# sudo service apache2 reload
* Reloading web server apache2 *
* The apache2 configtest failed. Not doing anything.
Output of config test was:
apache2: Syntax error on line 219 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf: Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/secure.conf: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/secure.conf:1: <VirtualHost> was not closed.
Action 'configtest' failed.
The Apache error log may have more information.
how to fix this? i made secure.mydoaminname.com but when reload apache2 i got this error!

 

[Multivit4min]

I dont know if i should laugh or cry....
It already tells you in which file the Error is and what Error you have....

I dont think you are seriously trying to understand what you do

 

[Norvik]

Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/secure.conf: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/secure.conf:1: <VirtualHost> was not closed.

As it says <VirtualHost> was not closed. Simply add </VirtualHost> and it should be fine.

 

[Derp]

Just.. please stop! You're dealing with apache configs (apache won't tolerate even the slightest error) and from what I've seen, you are not able to propperly administer a webserver!
Easy Solution (I'm sure you're looking for easy :3): Switch to a managed webhosting provider!

 

[Alligatoras]

Hey, in this post im gonna explain, how to forward 2 domains (in this case forum.mydomain.us and download.mydomain.us) into different folders (in this case /var/www/forum/ and /var/www/download). This will only work if you use an Apache server as your webserver.

First you should connect to your server through putty. Now you should install an editor. I'm gonna use nano. To install it, type:

Now we create a new virtual host. I'll name it forum because my domain is forum.mydomain.us.

Now type the following in your .conf

Now, we create a second host and name it download.conf. We add the same stuff as in the forum.conf, but we have to change some things like the DocumentRoot etc.


If you done this, you have to enable the .conf's and restart your apache server



If you made everything right, it should work now If there are still any questions, feel free to ask me.

Sorry for my english, im german

Nice job my friend, i am pretty sure this will help me i was wondering though how this could happen!

 

[Shield]

As it says <VirtualHost> was not closed. Simply add </VirtualHost> and it should be fine.

wheres the place to add this </VirtualHost> ?

 

[Qraktzyl]

wheres the place to add this </VirtualHost> ?

Where it's missing.

 

[JoKeR]

wheres the place to add this </VirtualHost> ?

Man you should really think about your ability to host a server. If you are unable to fix this on your own you should stop hosting a server.

 

[Alligatoras]

Hey, in this post im gonna explain, how to forward 2 domains (in this case forum.mydomain.us and download.mydomain.us) into different folders (in this case /var/www/forum/ and /var/www/download). This will only work if you use an Apache server as your webserver.

First you should connect to your server through putty. Now you should install an editor. I'm gonna use nano. To install it, type:

Now we create a new virtual host. I'll name it forum because my domain is forum.mydomain.us.

Now type the following in your .conf

Now, we create a second host and name it download.conf. We add the same stuff as in the forum.conf, but we have to change some things like the DocumentRoot etc.


If you done this, you have to enable the .conf's and restart your apache server



If you made everything right, it should work now If there are still any questions, feel free to ask me.

Sorry for my english, im german

I got a quick question!
I did all steps on my vps and worked correctly!
BUT: now that i changed vps (company i mean) and i did the steps again it doens't work. Just goes to the default: var/www/html

How can i solve this???

 

[Norvik]

Did you reload apache after you enabled the configs? If not do it If that is not the problem... I would say let's talk in teamspeak so we can find your issue

 

[Alligatoras]

Did you reload apache after you enabled the configs? If not do it If that is not the problem... I would say let's talk in teamspeak so we can find your issue

Yes i did reload apache! I will be able in about 9 hours for teamspeak, if you can

 

[Norvik]

Yes i did reload apache! I will be able in about 9 hours for teamspeak, if you can

Sure, just poke me when you are ready