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Trouble with Virtual Hosts - Moving From Linux to Win32

I have recently moved my Apache web server to a new W2K box from a Red Hat Linux box. I have everything working as it should except that I cannot get the virtual hosts working. The virtual hosts worked perfectly on the Linux box, but every time I try them in a browser from the W2K box I get a 404 error.

Also when I run "Test Configuration", I receive the following error:

Warning: DocumentRoot [/www/docs/headcase/webroot] does not exist
Syntax OK

Listed below is the <VirtualHost> segment of my httpd.conf:

Remember, this worked on the Linux Box.

<VirtualHost *>
      ServerName            headcase.dyndns.org
      ServerAlias            *.headcase.dyndns.org
      ServerAdmin            'emailAddress'
      DocumentRoot            /www/docs/headcase/webroot
      <Directory /www/docs/headcase/webroot>
            Options                  Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI
            AllowOverride            None
            Order                  allow,deny
           Allow                  from all
      </Directory>
      DirectoryIndex            index.php default.php index.htm default.htm index.html default.html
      HostnameLookups            Off
      ErrorLog            www/docs/headcase/logs/error_log
      LogLevel            warn
      LogFormat            "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
      LogFormat            "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b" common
     LogFormat            "%{Referer}i -> %U" referer
      LogFormat            "%{User-agent}i" agent
      CustomLog            www/docs/headcase/logs/access_log combined
      ServerSignature            On
      ScriptAlias            /cgi-bin/ "/www/docs/headcase/cgi-bin/"
      <Directory "/www/docs/headcase/cgi-bin">
            AllowOverride            None
            Options                  None
            Order                  allow,deny
            Allow                  from all
      </Directory>
      AddHandler            cgi-script .cgi .pl
      AddType                  application/x-httpd-php .php
      AddType                  text/html .shtml
      AddOutputFilter            INCLUDES .shtml
      <IfModule mod_negotiation.c>
      <IfModule mod_include.c>
            Alias /error/ "/www/docs/headcase/error/"

            <Directory "/www/docs/headcase/error">
                  AllowOverride None
                  Options IncludesNoExec
                  AddOutputFilter Includes html php
                  AddHandler type-map var
                  Order allow,deny
                  Allow from all
                  LanguagePriority en cs de es fr it nl sv pt-br ro
                  ForceLanguagePriority Prefer Fallback
            </Directory>
      </IfModule>
      </IfModule>
</VirtualHost>

yuzh

I have never use apache for Windows, I only use it on *nix platform.

1. From what I seen in you httpd.conf file, you did not put the VirtualHost IP in the file,

it should be something like:

<VirtualHost 123.1.123.111> # just put your REAL IP.

2. Make sure that you have a DNS record for the VirtualHost.

3. Check all the dir path, you make sure they are correct

RaineyM

ASKER

On my W2K box, the ServerRoot I left as the default on the install:

"C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2"

And according to my httpd.conf above, it should see the 'webroot' directory if "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/www/docs/headcase/webroot" exists, and it does exist but does not see it.

When I put in <VirtualHost 123.1.123.111> it goes to my default webpage, not to the virtually-hosted one.

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When on my linux box, the ServerRoot I have is:

"/etc/apache2"

And according to my httpd.conf above, it should see the 'webroot' directory if "/etc/apache2/www/docs/headcase/webroot" exists, and it does exist and it sees it fine.

I have it all except for the "DocumentRoot" statement.

RaineyM

ASKER

OK, now I am getting the following from my server:

Not Found
The requested URL / was not found on this server.

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Apache/2.0.47 (Win32) PHP/4.3.3 DAV/2 Server at headcase.dyndns.org Port 80

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yuzh

PS: after change httpd.conf, you need to restart apache (or reboot your box)

RaineyM

ASKER

2. Define your mainhost as a VirtualHost as well (you can put it as your first VirtualHost, just make a few records for the mainhost)

Helped out with the main site. Thanks.

But, for some odd reason, you have to specify the full path, i.e.; "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\..." in each line that requires a path in the <virtualhost> directive.

Beats me.

<hangs head in utter befuddlement>

yuzh

"for some odd reason, you have to specify the full path, i.e.; "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\..." in each line that requires a path in the <virtualhost> directive."

It is normal, you have to use FULL PATH for <virtualhost> </Directory>, that's apache !!!

Cheers!

sh0tzy

I am having the same problem. Moved off of RedHat to Win2k Server. New httpd.conf file. My virtual hosts still points to the main site, not the correct virtual hosts.

# Use name-based virtual hosting.
#
NameVirtualHost www.wallafamily.org:80

#
# VirtualHost example:
# Almost any Apache directive may go into a VirtualHost container.
# The first VirtualHost section is used for requests without a known
# server name.
#
<VirtualHost>
ServerAdmin BLANKED FOR PRIVACY
DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs/walla"
ServerName www.wallafamily.org
ErrorLog logs/walla.com-error_log
CustomLog logs/walla.com-access_log common
</VirtualHost>

Anyone see what is wrong?

RaineyM

ASKER

Try putting the domain name inside the <VirtualHost> tag, like <VirtualHost www.wallafamily.com:80>.

Next, try putting * for NameVirtualHost and changing the directory and point it to one outside htdocs, like "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/www/docs/walla", for example. I tried mine inside htdocs and it just pointed everybody to the default site.