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← Older revision		Revision as of 18:40, 3 July 2020
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	</VirtualHost>		</VirtualHost>
		+
		+	'''<big>NOTE:</big>''' Whichever '''VirtualHost''' gets configured '''FIRST''' becomes the default host. Any name that successfully resolves to the server but is not among the names explicitly handled will be served this '''VirtualHost'''. (It may help to start the filename with a '0'. eg: '''0-www.foo.bar.conf''')

	create the links		create the links

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 *<code>cd  /etc/apache2/sites-enabled</code>
-*<code>ln -s ../sites-available/www.foo.bar.conf .</code>
+*<code>sudo ln -s ../sites-available/www.foo.bar.conf .</code>
-*<code>ln -s ../sites-available/wiki.foo.bar.conf .</code>
+*<code>sudo ln -s ../sites-available/wiki.foo.bar.conf .</code>
-*<code>ln -s ../sites-available/proxy.foo.bar.conf .</code>
+*<code>sudo ln -s ../sites-available/proxy.foo.bar.conf .</code>
 and restart Apache:
 *<code>sudo service apache2 restart</code>

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:37, 28 June 2020
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	In these notes, we'll be setting up 4 names for the server. '''foo.bar''' & '''www.foo.bar''' which will be the default web site. '''Wiki.foo.bar''' which will be served up by the same install of Apache, but still independant of the default web site. '''Proxy.foo.bar''' which is on another machine completely & wouldn't otherwise be reachable.		In these notes, we'll be setting up 4 names for the server. '''foo.bar''' & '''www.foo.bar''' which will be the default web site. '''Wiki.foo.bar''' which will be served up by the same install of Apache, but still independant of the default web site. '''Proxy.foo.bar''' which is on another machine completely & wouldn't otherwise be reachable.
		+
		+	You will need to set up external DNS for '''Wiki.foo.bar''' & '''Proxy.foo.bar''' (which are NOT the same as your normal webserver name as far as the outside world is concerned)

	<big>'''NOTE:''' It is probably smartest to put the <code>VirtualHost</code> sections in separate files in the <code>/etc/apache2/sites-available/</code> folder, then make symbolic links to them in <code>/etc/apache2/sites-enabled</code> This will simplify maintenance down the road...</big>		<big>'''NOTE:''' It is probably smartest to put the <code>VirtualHost</code> sections in separate files in the <code>/etc/apache2/sites-available/</code> folder, then make symbolic links to them in <code>/etc/apache2/sites-enabled</code> This will simplify maintenance down the road...</big>

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 *'''www.foo.bar.conf'''
-  #########################
+  ##########################
-  # WWW.foo.bar           #
+  # WWW.foo.bar            #
-  #########################
+ # our default web server #
   <VirtualHost *:80>
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   #########################
   # Wiki.foo.bar          #
   #########################
@@ Line 58: / Line 60: @@
 *'''proxy.foo.bar.conf'''
-  ##################################
+  ################################################
-  # Proxy for T110.foo.bar    #
+  # Proxy for proxy.foo.bar                      #
-  ##################################
+ # an ESXi-based server on our internal network #
   <VirtualHost *:80>

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-This page was created while splitting my original webserver from a single name to 3 names to make access easier.  I moved the wikis to their own subdomains.  At some point, I really should clean this page up to make it clearer...
+The Apache web server Can easily be configured to serve up different content based on the '''name''' it was called as.
-(i.e.: moving it from test.tinkernow.net/wiki to wiki.tinkernow.net)
+This allows fun stuff like giving your machine multiple names via DNS and making it look like a whole server farm.
-<br><code>sudo vim /var/www/LocalSettings.php</code>
+This also makes life easier if you're using it to proxy for other machines internal to your network.
 <big>'''NOTE:''' It is probably smartest to put the <code>VirtualHost</code> sections in separate files in the <code>/etc/apache2/sites-available/</code> folder, then make symbolic links to them in <code>/etc/apache2/sites-enabled</code> This will simplify maintenance down the road...</big>
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 create the links
-* <code>cd  /etc/apache2/sites-enabled</code>
+*<code>cd  /etc/apache2/sites-enabled</code>
-* <code>ln -s ../sites-available/www.foo.bar.conf ../sites-available/wiki.foo.bar.conf ../sites-available/proxy.foo.bar.conf .</code>
+*<code>ln -s ../sites-available/www.foo.bar.conf .</code>
 and restart Apache:
 *<code>sudo service apache2 restart</code>

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   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerName foo.bar
-      Redirect permanent / https://www.foo.bar/
+      Redirect permanent / <nowiki>https://www.foo.bar/</nowiki>
   </VirtualHost>
   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerName www.foo.bar
-      Redirect permanent / https://www.foo.bar/
+      Redirect permanent / <nowiki>https://www.foo.bar/</nowiki>
   </VirtualHost>
@@ Line 46: / Line 46: @@
   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerName wiki.foo.bar
-      Redirect permanent / https://wiki.foo.bar/
+      Redirect permanent / <nowiki>https://wiki.foo.bar/</nowiki>
   </VirtualHost>
@@ Line 65: / Line 65: @@
   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerName proxy.foo.bar
-      Redirect permanent / https://proxy.foo.bar/
+      Redirect permanent / <nowiki>https://proxy.foo.bar/</nowiki>
   </VirtualHost>
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       # Redirect HTTPS traffic
-      ProxyPass / https://proxy.foo.bar/
+      ProxyPass / <nowiki>https://proxy.foo.bar/</nowiki>
-      ProxyPassReverse / https://proxy.foo.bar/
+      ProxyPassReverse / <nowiki>https://proxy.foo.bar/</nowiki>
       SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/proxy.foo.bar/fullchain.pem

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-<big>'''NOTE:''' It is probably smarter to put the <code>VirtualHost</code> sections in separate files in the <code>/etc/apache2/sites-available/</code> folder, then make symbolic links to them in <code>/etc/apache2/sites-enabled</code> This will simplify maintenance down the road...</big>
+<big>'''NOTE:''' It is probably smartest to put the <code>VirtualHost</code> sections in separate files in the <code>/etc/apache2/sites-available/</code> folder, then make symbolic links to them in <code>/etc/apache2/sites-enabled</code> This will simplify maintenance down the road...</big>
 But, if you really want to, they can simply be added to <code>/etc/apache2/apache2.conf</code>
-−
+A sample set of files for <code>/etc/apache2/sites-available</code>:
 *'''www.foo.bar.conf'''

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 *<code>$wgServer = "http://wiki.tinkernow.net";</code>
 <big>'''NOTE:''' It is probably smarter to put the <code>VirtualHost</code> sections in separate files in the <code>/etc/apache2/sites-available/</code> folder, then make symbolic links to them in <code>/etc/apache2/sites-enabled</code> This will simplify maintenance down the road...</big>
- <VirtualHost *:80 *:443>
-     # This first-listed virtual host is also the default for *:80
+But, if you really want to, they can simply be added to <code>/etc/apache2/apache2.conf</code>
- <VirtualHost _default_:443>
+A set of files for <code>/etc/apache2/sites-available</code>:
-     ServerName wiki.tinkernow.net
-     DocumentRoot "/var/www/wiki"
+*'''www.foo.bar.conf'''
   #########################
   # WWW.foo.bar           #
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   </VirtualHost>
-* wiki.foo.bar.conf
+*'''wiki.foo.bar.conf'''
   #########################
   # Wiki.foo.bar          #
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   </VirtualHost>
-* proxy.foo.bar.conf
+*'''proxy.foo.bar.conf'''
   ##################################
   # Proxy for T110.foo.CA    #