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2eaf662cbc81e823e8d9aeb8d54e69e63032493erbowen<title>Apache Virtual Host documentation - Apache HTTP Server</title>
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2eaf662cbc81e823e8d9aeb8d54e69e63032493erbowen<a href="http://www.apache.org/">Apache</a> &gt; <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/">HTTP Server</a> &gt; <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-project/">Documentation</a> &gt; <a href="../">Version 2.1</a></div><div id="page-content"><div id="preamble"><h1>Apache Virtual Host documentation</h1>
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2eaf662cbc81e823e8d9aeb8d54e69e63032493erbowen<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="/de/vhosts/" hreflang="de" rel="alternate" title="Deutsch">&nbsp;de&nbsp;</a> |
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fefb8b844b6286bfc41bb2e0c4cc003b8e7d4ff2kess <p>The term <cite>Virtual Host</cite> refers to the practice of
fefb8b844b6286bfc41bb2e0c4cc003b8e7d4ff2kess running more than one web site (such as
fefb8b844b6286bfc41bb2e0c4cc003b8e7d4ff2kess <code>www.company1.com</code> and <code>www.company2.com</code>)
2eaf662cbc81e823e8d9aeb8d54e69e63032493erbowen on a single machine. Virtual hosts can be "<a href="ip-based.html">IP-based</a>", meaning that you have a
2eaf662cbc81e823e8d9aeb8d54e69e63032493erbowen different IP address for every web site, or "<a href="name-based.html">name-based</a>", meaning that you have
2bd55c0d474884fe40c4a081efcbd82bc1c913a8rbowen multiple names running on each IP address. The fact that they
2bd55c0d474884fe40c4a081efcbd82bc1c913a8rbowen are running on the same physical server is not apparent to the
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10ca15b877e1d7f36b5d4ccd0a38e984cd635da4rbowen
fefb8b844b6286bfc41bb2e0c4cc003b8e7d4ff2kess <p>Apache was one of the first servers to support IP-based
2eaf662cbc81e823e8d9aeb8d54e69e63032493erbowen virtual hosts right out of the box. Versions 1.1 and later of
48160cfe05c7614376dc7b1f57f5493eb73f06dbrbowen Apache support both IP-based and name-based virtual hosts
48160cfe05c7614376dc7b1f57f5493eb73f06dbrbowen (vhosts). The latter variant of virtual hosts is sometimes also
2eaf662cbc81e823e8d9aeb8d54e69e63032493erbowen called <em>host-based</em> or <em>non-IP virtual hosts</em>.</p>
2eaf662cbc81e823e8d9aeb8d54e69e63032493erbowen
fefb8b844b6286bfc41bb2e0c4cc003b8e7d4ff2kess <p>Below is a list of documentation pages which explain all
10ca15b877e1d7f36b5d4ccd0a38e984cd635da4rbowen details of virtual host support in Apache version 1.3 and
2eaf662cbc81e823e8d9aeb8d54e69e63032493erbowen later.</p>
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2eaf662cbc81e823e8d9aeb8d54e69e63032493erbowen<div id="quickview"><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="/images/down.gif" /> <a href="#support">Virtual Host Support</a></li>
2eaf662cbc81e823e8d9aeb8d54e69e63032493erbowen<li><img alt="" src="/images/down.gif" /> <a href="#directives">Configuration directives</a></li>
fefb8b844b6286bfc41bb2e0c4cc003b8e7d4ff2kess</ul><h3>See also</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_vhost_alias.html">mod_vhost_alias</a></code></li><li><a href="name-based.html">Name-based virtual
fefb8b844b6286bfc41bb2e0c4cc003b8e7d4ff2kesshosts</a></li><li><a href="ip-based.html">IP-based virtual hosts</a></li><li><a href="examples.html">Virtual host examples</a></li><li><a href="fd-limits.html">File descriptor limits</a></li><li><a href="mass.html">Mass virtual hosting</a></li><li><a href="details.html">Details of host matching</a></li></ul></div>
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fefb8b844b6286bfc41bb2e0c4cc003b8e7d4ff2kess<h2><a name="support" id="support">Virtual Host Support</a></h2>
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2eaf662cbc81e823e8d9aeb8d54e69e63032493erbowen <ul>
48160cfe05c7614376dc7b1f57f5493eb73f06dbrbowen <li><a href="name-based.html">Name-based Virtual Hosts</a> (More
fefb8b844b6286bfc41bb2e0c4cc003b8e7d4ff2kess than one web site per IP address)</li>
48160cfe05c7614376dc7b1f57f5493eb73f06dbrbowen <li><a href="ip-based.html">IP-based Virtual Hosts</a> (An IP
48160cfe05c7614376dc7b1f57f5493eb73f06dbrbowen address for each web site)</li>
fefb8b844b6286bfc41bb2e0c4cc003b8e7d4ff2kess <li><a href="examples.html">Virtual Host examples for common
48160cfe05c7614376dc7b1f57f5493eb73f06dbrbowen setups</a></li>
fefb8b844b6286bfc41bb2e0c4cc003b8e7d4ff2kess <li><a href="fd-limits.html">File Descriptor Limits</a> (or,
fefb8b844b6286bfc41bb2e0c4cc003b8e7d4ff2kess <em>Too many log files</em>)</li>
48160cfe05c7614376dc7b1f57f5493eb73f06dbrbowen <li><a href="mass.html">Dynamically Configured Mass Virtual
48160cfe05c7614376dc7b1f57f5493eb73f06dbrbowen Hosting</a></li>
fefb8b844b6286bfc41bb2e0c4cc003b8e7d4ff2kess <li><a href="details.html">In-Depth Discussion of Virtual Host
48160cfe05c7614376dc7b1f57f5493eb73f06dbrbowen Matching</a></li>
48160cfe05c7614376dc7b1f57f5493eb73f06dbrbowen </ul>
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<h2><a name="directives" id="directives">Configuration directives</a></h2>
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<li><code class="directive"><a href="/mod/core.html#virtualhost">&lt;VirtualHost&gt;</a></code></li>
<li><code class="directive"><a href="/mod/core.html#namevirtualhost">NameVirtualHost</a></code></li>
<li><code class="directive"><a href="/mod/core.html#servername">ServerName</a></code></li>
<li><code class="directive"><a href="/mod/core.html#serveralias">ServerAlias</a></code></li>
<li><code class="directive"><a href="/mod/core.html#serverpath">ServerPath</a></code></li>
</ul>
<p>If you are trying to debug your virtual host configuration, you
may find the Apache <code>-S</code> command line switch
useful. That is, type the following command:</p>
<div class="example"><p><code>
/usr/local/apache2/bin/httpd -S
</code></p></div>
<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
the docs for the <code class="program"><a href="/programs/httpd.html">httpd</a></code> program for
other command line options)</p>
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