Apache HTTP Server Version 1.3
Apache Virtual Host documentation
The term Virtual Host refers to the practice of maintaining
more than one server on one machine, as differentiated by their apparent
hostname. For example, it is often desirable for companies sharing a
web server to have their own domains, with web servers accessible as
www.company1.com and www.company2.com,
without requiring the user to know any extra path information.
Apache was one of the first servers to support IP-based
virtual hosts right out of the box. Versions 1.1 and later of
Apache support both, IP-based and name-based virtual hosts (vhosts).
The latter variant of virtual hosts is sometimes also called host-based or
non-IP virtual hosts.
Below is a list of documentation pages which explain all details
of virtual host support in Apache version 1.3 and later.
Virtual Host Support
Configuration directives
Folks trying to debug their virtual host configuration may find the
Apache -S command line switch useful. It will dump out a
description of how Apache parsed the configuration file. Careful
examination of the IP addresses and server names may help uncover
configuration mistakes.
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