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    <h1 align="CENTER">Apache Virtual Host documentation</h1>

    <p>The term <cite>Virtual Host</cite> 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
    <samp>www.company1.com</samp> and
    <samp>www.company2.com</samp>, without requiring the user to
    know any extra path information.</p>

    <p>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.</p>

    <p>Below is a list of documentation pages which explain all
    details of virtual host support in Apache version 1.3 and
    later.</p>
    <hr />

    <h2>Virtual Host Support</h2>

    <ul>
      <li><a href="name-based.html">Name-based Virtual
      Hosts</a></li>

      <li><a href="ip-based.html">IP-based Virtual Hosts</a></li>

      <li><a href="examples.html">Virtual Host examples for common
      setups</a></li>

      <li><a href="details.html">In-Depth Discussion of Virtual
      Host Matching</a></li>

      <li><a href="fd-limits.html">File Descriptor Limits</a> (or,
      <em>Too many log files</em>)</li>

      <li><a href="mass.html">Dynamically Configured Mass Virtual
      Hosting</a></li>
    </ul>

    <h2>Configuration directives</h2>

    <ul>
      <li><a
      href="/mod/core.html#virtualhost">&lt;VirtualHost&gt;</a></li>

      <li><a
      href="/mod/core.html#namevirtualhost">NameVirtualHost</a></li>

      <li><a href="/mod/core.html#servername">ServerName</a></li>

      <li><a
      href="/mod/core.html#serveralias">ServerAlias</a></li>

      <li><a href="/mod/core.html#serverpath">ServerPath</a></li>
    </ul>

    <p>If you are trying to debug your virtual host configuration, you
    may find the Apache <code>-t -D DUMP_VHOSTS</code> command line switch
    useful. That is, type the following command:</p>

    <blockquote><table cellpadding="10"><tr><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><code>
    /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -t -D DUMP_VHOSTS
    </code></td></tr></table></blockquote>

    <p>This command 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. (See <a
    href="/programs/httpd.html">the docs for the httpd program</a> for
    other command line options)</p>

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