Only one website is accessible from the internet

nyahuma · 08-30-2012, 06:42 PM

I appreciate all the assistance on reconnecting my apache server to the web. Initially I was able to connect from the web to my websites, until I moved and my ISP change the server I had used previously. Well now I can access one(1) website from the internet hosted on my server. However, I am unable to connect with any other site that I am hosting. I have placed my VirtualHosts in my default file in sites-available (like I had done previously) but regardless of the url I get the first VirtualHost displayed. I would like to know how to correct this issue.

Thanks for Your assistance and valuable information.

nyahuma

KinnowGrower · 08-30-2012, 06:52 PM

First of all tell, which GNU/Linux Distribution you are using?. If it is Debian GNU/Linux, you have to place/create link for virtual host sites in /etc/apahe2/sites-enabled NOT /etc/sites/available

First try that. Let see if it solve the issue.

nyahuma · 08-30-2012, 08:06 PM

I presently using Ubuntu 11.10... I am not sure where to insert "create link for virtual host sites". I not only have my website(s) listed in my default file but also each file has it own www.mysite.com. No doubt an overkill but I am not sure it hat would make a difference. Looking forward to hear more on this issue.
Thank.
nyahuma

yancek · 08-30-2012, 08:41 PM

What KinnowGrower meant above by "create link for virtual host sites" is that you need entries for each of your sites similar to the example one below from a standard httpd.conf file:

Code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@dummy-host.example.com
    DocumentRoot /server/var/www/html
    ServerName dummy-host.example.com
    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/dummy-host.example.com-error_log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/dummy-host.example.com-access_log common
</VirtualHost>

Also, in your initial post you indicate you have your VirtualHosts entries in "sites-available". Is that a typo? As suggested above, they should be in sites-enabled.

KinnowGrower · 08-30-2012, 08:45 PM

I am assuming working of Apache, for Ubuntu and Debian works same way. You can do the follwoing

Assume /etc/apache2/sites-available have two virtual host config files named websites1 (www.mysite1.com) and website2 (www.mysite2.com)

Code:

cd to /etc/apache2/sites-enabled

ln -s ../sites-available/mysite1 .
ln -s ../sites-available/mysite2 .

It will create the two links in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled.You can check with

Code:

ls -l /etc/apache2/sites-enabled

then

Code:

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Now for www.mysite1.com apache will go to /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/mysites1 and for www.mysite2.com it will go to /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/mysites2

If you go only with IP in the browser, it will always serve the first one only. So always use the url (defined by ServerName in virtual hostfile) in browser corresponding to the website

KinnowGrower · 08-30-2012, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yancek

Also, in your initial post you indicate you have your VirtualHosts entries in "sites-available". Is that a typo? As suggested above, they should be in sites-enabled.

Sites-available and sites-enabled are Debian thing. All the virtual host files in sites-available are just sitting there ( Apache wont serve them). To get them activated/served by Apache they need to be moved/created link in the sites-enabled directory. Only then Apache will look at them.

nyahuma · 09-02-2012, 07:44 PM

Okay I think I am making progress on my server side. I do however, have a dns (dnsexit.com) which I thought was supposed to resolve my website names. So my question why is it still necessary to type my.dns.com/mysites.com. Rather than mysite.com from another network.

Thanks Again for your assistance.

nyahuma