Apache virtual domain isse

"Davide Bianchi" <davideyeahsure.RemoveThis@onlyforfun.net> wrote in message
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 > Alexander Schmidt <nospam.RemoveThis@web.de> wrote:
  > > NameVirtualHost ***.***.***.***
  > > <VirtualHost ***.***.***.***.mydomain.de>
 >
 > You better read the documentation and have a look at the various
 > examples. Note: the examples that are in the stock configuration
 > files DO WORKS. In a pinch: you CANNOT mix-up an IP number and a
 > domain name.
 >
 > Davide

Okay, works fine now, but is it possible to make my domain mydomain
reachable as a virtual host via <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.mydoma" target="_blank">www.mydoma</a>ín.tld and mydomain.tld ?
Currently I have set up Server Name as <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.mydomain.tld" target="_blank">www.mydomain.tld</a> and so mydomain.tld
is not routed ?

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Alexander Schmidt <nospam RemoveThis @web.de> wrote:
 > reachable as a virtual host via <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.mydoma?n.tld" target="_blank">www.mydoma?n.tld</a> and mydomain.tld ?

Sure, just configure your DNS to have *.mydomain.tld (* = jolly for
everything) pointing to the same IP.

Davide

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"Davide Bianchi" <davideyeahsure.TakeThisOut@onlyforfun.net> wrote in message
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 > Alexander Schmidt <nospam.TakeThisOut@web.de> wrote:
  > > reachable as a virtual host via <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.mydoma?n.tld" target="_blank">www.mydoma?n.tld</a> and mydomain.tld ?
 >
 > Sure, just configure your DNS to have *.mydomain.tld (* = jolly for
 > everything) pointing to the same IP.

Fine... stupid question since I have no experience with DNS setup:
Where (which config files) and how to do that ?

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Alexander Schmidt <nospam.DeleteThis@web.de> wrote:
 > Fine... stupid question since I have no experience with DNS setup:
 > Where (which config files) and how to do that ?

Is not in Apache. If you have a DNS is configured somewhere in your
OS (that you didn't specified).

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"Davide Bianchi" <davideyeahsure.DeleteThis@onlyforfun.net> wrote in message
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 > Alexander Schmidt <nospam.DeleteThis@web.de> wrote:
  > > Fine... stupid question since I have no experience with DNS setup:
  > > Where (which config files) and how to do that ?
 >
 > Is not in Apache. If you have a DNS is configured somewhere in your
 > OS (that you didn't specified).
 >
 > Davide

I have a Debian system with preinstalled bind9 (I think).
So interesting files may be located in /etc/bind/*, right ?

Which ones do I have to touch ?
What to enter there ?

What I want to do is the following:

1.
Not only <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.mydomain.tld" target="_blank">www.mydomain.tld</a> should be routed to /var/www/mydomain/
Also mydomain.tld should be routed to there...

2.
Every time someine enters a URL starting with webmail, so
webmail.mydomain.tld or webmail.anotherdomain.tld he should be directed to
/var/www/squirrelmail/
I guess that is possible, too.

I have never done sth with nameserver handling etc.
Maybe you can point me to the right place or tell me what to do...

Thanks a lot.
Of course, Linux knowledge is there...

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Alexander Schmidt <nospam RemoveThis @web.de> wrote:
 > I have a Debian system with preinstalled bind9 (I think).
 > So interesting files may be located in /etc/bind/*, right ?

I think so. I'm not aware of exactly where debian put the standard
configuration of Bind, but you should be able to find them pretty
easily looking at your initialization scripts in /etc/rc.d or /etc/init.d
or wherever debian put them (surely in /etc/).

 > Which ones do I have to touch ?

You'd better read the DNS-HOWTO on <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.tldp.org." target="_blank">www.tldp.org.</a> Basically is a matter
of adding an entry to the db.your.ip.address then changing the
'serial' number and waking up named. Do make a copy of the configuration
files before editing (always have a backup plan!).

 > Every time someine enters a URL starting with webmail, so

This is something you handle in Apache using the ServerAlias
directive in the VHost. This way a single VHost can answer to multiple
names.

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Alexander Schmidt <nospam DeleteThis @web.de> wrote:
 > Funny, you just gave me the solution how to do what I want without changing
 > DNS things:

Yes, but notice that it works only if <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.wathever.tld" target="_blank">www.wathever.tld</a> and wathever.tld
are both resolved to the same IP. And this resolution is done by the DNS.
So if your dns is already Ok, then you're set.

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"Davide Bianchi" <davideyeahsure.RemoveThis@onlyforfun.net> wrote in message
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 > Alexander Schmidt <nospam.RemoveThis@web.de> wrote:
  > > I have a Debian system with preinstalled bind9 (I think).
  > > So interesting files may be located in /etc/bind/*, right ?
 >
 > I think so. I'm not aware of exactly where debian put the standard
 > configuration of Bind, but you should be able to find them pretty
 > easily looking at your initialization scripts in /etc/rc.d or /etc/init.d
 > or wherever debian put them (surely in /etc/).
 >
  > > Which ones do I have to touch ?
 >
 > You'd better read the DNS-HOWTO on <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.tldp.org." target="_blank">www.tldp.org.</a> Basically is a matter
 > of adding an entry to the db.your.ip.address then changing the
 > 'serial' number and waking up named. Do make a copy of the configuration
 > files before editing (always have a backup plan!).
 >
  > > Every time someine enters a URL starting with webmail, so
 >
 > This is something you handle in Apache using the ServerAlias
 > directive in the VHost. This way a single VHost can answer to multiple
 > names.
 >
 > Davide
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Funny, you just gave me the solution how to do what I want without changing
DNS things:

# Per default go to /var/www

<VirtualHost ***.***.***.***>
ServerAdmin webmaster.RemoveThis@default.tld
DocumentRoot /var/www/
ServerName default.tld
ErrorLog /var/log/apache/default.tld-error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache/default.tld-access.log common
</VirtualHost>

# Catch everything starting with webmail.* (do this before everything else)
<VirtualHost ***.***.***.***>
ServerAdmin webmaster.RemoveThis@default.tld
DocumentRoot /var/www/squirrelmail
ServerName webmail.default.tld
ServerAlias webmail.*
ErrorLog /var/log/apache/squirrelmail-error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache/squirrelmail-access.log common
</VirtualHost>

# Catch everything for mydomain.tld (www.*, xyz.*), except webmail.* (see
above)

<VirtualHost ***.***.***.***>
ServerAdmin webmaster.RemoveThis@mydomain.tld
DocumentRoot /var/www/mydomain.tld
ServerName mydomain.tld
ServerAlias *.mydomain.tld
ErrorLog /var/log/apache/mydomain.tld-error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache/mydomain.tld-access.log common
</VirtualHost>

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"Davide Bianchi" <davideyeahsure.TakeThisOut@onlyforfun.net> wrote in message
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 > Alexander Schmidt <nospam.TakeThisOut@web.de> wrote:
  > > Funny, you just gave me the solution how to do what I want without
changing
  > > DNS things:
 >
 > Yes, but notice that it works only if <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.wathever.tld" target="_blank">www.wathever.tld</a> and wathever.tld
 > are both resolved to the same IP. And this resolution is done by the DNS.
 > So if your dns is already Ok, then you're set.

Yes, *.whatever.tld seem all to be resolved to the same IP
So, I am set...

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