Linux setup steps/Apache virtual hosting

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Setting up Apache virtual hosting:

Load the mass virtual hosting module: 

a2enmod vhost_alias

Then "nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf", and add this to the end of the file to enable mass virtual hosting: 

# ---------------------------------------------------
# ---------------- Virtual Hosting ------------------
<IfModule mod_vhost_alias.c>

# Get the server name from the Host: header
UseCanonicalName Off

# The virtual document root is under /var/www/__name_of_whatever_was_requested__
VirtualDocumentRoot /var/www/%0

# Note: Regrettably, cannot set up separate SSL certs for each virtual host here (need different IPs or ports)
# see: http://www.mail-archive.com/modssl-users@modssl.org/msg15648.html

</IfModule>
# ---------------------------------------------------

Then check above syntax is OK: 

apache2ctl -t

Then restart apache: 

/etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload

Then try to access a page by the hostname (e.g. "http://IP-address"). Should get an error like "The requested URL / was not found on this server." Also a "tail -f /var/log/apache2/error.log" should show an entry like: "File does not exist: /var/www/IP-address". This indicates that virtual hosting is working.

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