when going to http://sharedip it goes to the first site listed in httpd config

[Nathan D.]

When going to http://sharedIPhere it goes to the first site (or first virtual host intry) in the httpd config file...also if you go to http://sharediphere/~username/ at the bottom is says "Apache/1.3.31 Server at www.firstdomaininhttpdconf.com Port 80". How do I fix this? It should go to the hostname or something shouldn't it?

[cPanelBilly]

Add whatever you would like to be there as the 1st virtualhost.

[Nathan D.]

Well, is there a better solution than that?

[cPanelBilly]

Unfortunatly not, this is how Apache works.

[zentity]

If you can work out all of your shared IP's on the machine, just add an include to apache with a dummy VirtualHost for each IP. Add that to the top of the virtualhost section of your httpd.conf

eg

Create the file : httpd.conf.shared

NameVirtualHost 123.123.123.123:80
<VirtualHost 123.123.123.123>
ServerName default1.your_server_name.com
DocumentRoot /usr/local/apache/htdocs
</VirtualHost>

NameVirtualHost 123.123.123.124:80
<VirtualHost 123.123.123.124>
ServerName default2.your_server_name.com
DocumentRoot /usr/local/apache/htdocs
</VirtualHost>


The add an Include into httpd.conf (before your other VirtualHosts)

Include /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf.shared

With servers with a lot of resellers that use their own shared IP's - that can be easier to manage than going into httpd.conf and adding them individually - You could make a script up to configure the default VirtualHosts (The ones you see when you go to your shared IP addresses http://123.123.123.123) quite easily.

[GOT]

We always make sure that the first virtualhost entry for the main server IP is set to the hostname and to point to /usr/local/apache/htdocs. If you do this, then the ~username portion will work fine.

[perlchild]

When going to http://sharedIPhere it goes to the first site (or first virtual host intry) in the httpd config file...also if you go to http://sharediphere/~username/ at the bottom is says "Apache/1.3.31 Server at www.firstdomaininhttpdconf.com Port 80". How do I fix this? It should go to the hostname or something shouldn't it?

If you enter the sharedip, and it is shared(it belongs to several names at once) how can the server guess which one?

[zentity]

If you enter the sharedip, and it is shared(it belongs to several names at once) how can the server guess which one?

The server doesn't guess, it will use the first one First VirtualHost container for that IP) that it comes to within the httpd.conf file if you access via IP address.

For further info on how VirtualHosts work with regards shared ips (Name Based), the apache docs should help there to understand how that works: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/vhosts/index.html