{"id":996,"date":"2013-10-31T15:43:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T22:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jim-zimmerman.com\/?p=996"},"modified":"2013-10-31T17:14:38","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T00:14:38","slug":"ubuntu-apache-and-using-hostnames-instead-of-directories-for-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jim-zimmerman.com\/?p=996","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu, apache and using hostnames instead of directories for sites."},"content":{"rendered":"

OS: Ubunutu 12.x
\nWeb server: apache 2.x<\/p>\n

So here is what I was trying to accomplish. I have a server with many sites in their own directories. I had one that I wanted to just use a hostname to access it. Now, I have done this many times in CentOS\/Redhat, but never in Ubuntu, and it adds a little twist to the process. First the name needed to be added to the DNS. I created a CNAME, since I already had a name in for the server. <\/p>\n

Then:<\/p>\n

vi \/etc\/apache2\/apache2.conf
\n…
\nNameVirtualHost *:80
\n<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
\n NameVirtualHost *:443
\n<\/IfModule>
\n…<\/p>\n

cd \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available
\n<\/blockquote><\/p>\n

Created a file with a descriptive name of my site:<\/p>\n

vi some.hostname.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Added the following as appropriate for my site:<\/p>\n

<VirtualHost *:80>
\n ServerName some.hostname.com
\n ServerAlias some
\n DocumentRoot \/var\/www\/some
\n<\/VirtualHost><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are many other options you can add here, but this is where I started.<\/p>\n

cd \/etc\/apache2\/site-enabled
\nln -s ..\/sites-avaiable\/some.hostname.com
\nservice apache2 restart<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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