RE: [cobalt-users] multi URL homes

["Brian Dowding" <brian@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Howdy folks,
> > this is a situation I know I need to deal with shortly and was just
> wondering if anyone else has come across this and
> > has a solution.
> >
> > I have a virtual server for a domain, for example
> >
> > www.blah.com
> >
> > and the client wants two more domain names to point to the 
> same pages
> (dont ask why.... beats me, in reality they want
> > about 4 domains pointing to the one)
> >
> > www.blah.org.uk
> > www.blah.co.uk
> >
> > I dont think this is something to sort in the GUI, on previous web 
> > Apache
> boxes I've run I just bung a new Virtual
> > server directive in with the same doc root and log files within that
> directive. However, I know Cobalts are just a bit
> > more complicated than this. For instance, the links in /home/sites/ 
> > and
> the clever Mod Rewrite stuff in the httpd.conf.
> >
> > Do I just replicate (subtly altering) the existing Virt 
> directive for 
> > each
> of the new domains, and also create links
> > accordingly in /home/sites?
> >
> > This is on an XTR.
> >
> > thanks for comments
> >
> > Steve Nisbet
> >
> > _____________________________________

> 
> Use the aliases in the GUI, it's the easiest method. However, 
>  haven't been able to find out how to keep it from rolling 
> over to the default virtual domain name. In other words, when 
> a person types in one of the aliases, the browser 
> automatically switches it to the main domain name.
> 
> Rich
> EBS
> 
> _____________________________________

Hi

If it is vitally important to have alias in the address box you can always
set up the alias as a sub-domain
(http://www.raqware.com/how2.html#sub-domains) with the DocumentRoot as the
DocumentRoot of the main domain.

Bye the way on the XTR to reload httpd you need to use
"/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart"         (not reload)

Best regards

Brian Dowding
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