[Plug-security] Name based Virtual hosting

[Lowell Hamilton]

Apache must be able to resolve the name to an ip address it is listening
on ... To make that happen, put the site names in the /etc/hosts file
pointing to the local address:

So if your apache sites are on 192.168.1.6 and 7:
put in /etc/hosts:
192.168.1.6  www.domain1.com
192.168.1.7  www.domain2.com

This is a good idea for all virtual hosting in case the webserver cannot
reach the DNS for some reason, although it does require additional work
if a site changes ip's

-- 
Lowell Hamilton, Omnipotent Ubergeek


Naren Koka wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>    I am using Name based Virtual hosting on my Apache
> server.  Recently I tried to put the server behind a
> firewall.  In the firewall setting, I put the server
> in the DMZ and map a internet valid IP address to the
> intra-net IP address. Once I do that, Name based
> Virtual hosting is not working.  I get the default
> Apache web page for all my sites.  However it works
> fine outside the firewall.  Please suggest.
> 
> Thanks,
> Naren
> 
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