Question:I'm using Apache 2 to host multiple site on a single host using Apache name based VirtualHost feature. However, Apache is displaying lots of warning as follows:
Performing sanity check on apache22 configuration:
[Portal Oct 05 06:59:34 2008] [warn] _default_ VirtualHost overlap on port 80, the first has precedence
[Portal Oct 05 06:59:34 2008] [warn] _default_ VirtualHost overlap on port 80, the first has precedence
[Portal Oct 05 06:59:34 2008] [warn] NameVirtualHost 81.aaa.www.yyy:80 has no VirtualHosts
Syntax OK
Stopping apache22.
Waiting for PIDS: 14968.
Syntax OK
Starting apache22.
[Portal Oct 05 06:59:36 2008] [warn] _default_ VirtualHost overlap on port 80, the first has precedence
[Portal Oct 05 06:59:36 2008] [warn] _default_ VirtualHost overlap on port 80, the first has precedence
[Portal Oct 05 06:59:36 2008] [warn] NameVirtualHost 81.aaa.www.yyy:80 has no VirtualHosts
How do I fix this warning and host multiple websites under UNIX / Linux Apache 2 webserver?
Answer: The NameVirtualHost directive is a required to configure name-based virtual hosts. Add this to your httpd.conf file to fix this issue. Open httpd.conf file:
# vi httpd.conf
Add NameVirtualHost as follows:
NameVirtualHost *:80
OR add server IP
NameVirtualHost 202.54.1.1:80
Save and close the file. Restart httpd web server under RHEL / Red Hat / Fedora / CentOS Linux:
# service httpd restart
OR type the following to restart Apache 2 under Debian / Ubuntu Linux:
# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Sample Apache 2 Virtual hosting configuration
If you want to maintain multiple domains/hostnames on your machine you can setup VirtualHost containers for them. Most configurations use only name-based virtual hosts so the server doesn't need to worry about IP addresses. This is indicated by the asterisks in the directives below.
# My Virtual Hosts Config File for Two Domains NameVirtualHost *:80 <VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin webmaster@theos.in DocumentRoot "/usr/local/docs/theos.in" ServerName www.theos.in ServerAlias theos.in ErrorLog "/var/log/theos.in-error_log" CustomLog "/var/log/theos.in-access_log" common </VirtualHost> <VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin webmaster@nixcraft.com DocumentRoot "/usr/local/docs/nixcraft.com" ServerName www.nixcraft.com ServerAlias nixcraft.com ErrorLog "/var/log/nixcraft.com-error_log" CustomLog "/var/log/nixcraft.com-access_log" common </VirtualHost>
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is not working for me… really dont know why… its always taking the first entry…
my domain provider:
-----------halbgasse.at:
http://80.108.98.115
-----------hebron.at:
http://80.108.98.115
—————/etc/apache2/sites-available:
NameVirtualHost *:80 ServerAdmin webmaster@halbgasse.at DocumentRoot "/var/www/halbgasse" ServerName http://www.halbgasse.at ServerAlias halbgasse.at ErrorLog "/home/www/halbgasse_error_log" CustomLog "/home/www/halbgasse_in-access_log" common ServerAdmin webmaster@hebron.at DocumentRoot "/var/www/hebron" ServerName http://www.hebron.at ServerAlias hebron.at ErrorLog "/home/www/hebron_error_log" CustomLog "/home/www/hebron_access_log" common -------------------------------------------------------------The NameVirtualHost *:80 directive should go in your httpd.conf – sites available is generally symlinks of the actual virtual hosts.
Thanks a lot.
NameVirtualHost *:80
It’s very usefull
Thanks. NameVirtualHost *:80 help with all my problems.
PS Sorry for my English =)
Yup, needed this reminder again when I migrated all my sites to a new VPS :)
# My Virtual Hosts Config File for Two Domains
NameVirtualHost *:80
ServerAdmin webmaster@theos.in
DocumentRoot “/usr/local/docs/theos.in”
ServerName http://www.theos.in
ServerAlias theos.in
ErrorLog “/var/log/theos.in-error_log”
CustomLog “/var/log/theos.in-access_log” common
ServerAdmin webmaster@nixcraft.com
DocumentRoot “/usr/local/docs/nixcraft.com”
ServerName http://www.nixcraft.com
ServerAlias nixcraft.com
ErrorLog “/var/log/nixcraft.com-error_log”
CustomLog “/var/log/nixcraft.com-access_log” common
When I configure the same file , I have a problem. I used Firefox, everytime I type http://www.theos.in or http://www.nixcraft.com, I only see mainpage (theos.in), no nixcraft.com