Configuring a virtual host

[epanagio]

Shiver me timbers!

I would like to have a special documentroot for just one domain and I am wondering if I am going about it correctly.

In /usr/local/apache/conf/extra/ I found this interesting file, httpd-vhosts.conf.

I am hosting several domains. All except one will have the default documentroot.

Is this all I need to have?

NameVirtualHost *:80
# VirtualHost example:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin [email protected]
DocumentRoot "/usr/local/apache/docs/dummy-host.example.com"
ServerName dummy-host.example.com
ServerAlias www.dummy-host.example.com
ErrorLog "logs/dummy-host.example.com-error_log"
CustomLog "logs/dummy-host.example.com-access_log" common
</VirtualHost>

If my domain name is domain.com with the document root in /home/evan/public_html/wordpress would the httpd-vhosts.conf look like this?

NameVirtualHost *:80
# VirtualHost example:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin [email protected]
DocumentRoot "/home/evan/public_html/wordpress"
ServerName evan.com
ServerAlias http://www.domain.com
ErrorLog "<some path here>"
CustomLog "some other path here" common
</VirtualHost>

How would I let apache know that I am using virtual hosts?


Also, if something goes wrong and I want to disable virtual hosting because the httpd-vhosts.conf is incorrect how would I let apache know to ignore the erroneous httpd-vhosts.conf file?

Thanks!

 

[epanagio]

I looked in httpd.conf and there is a virtual host included for every domain. If I were to include a httpd-vhosts.conf that would override the cpanel's entry I am guessing that I would include it AFTER the cpanel's generated entry in httpd.conf?

 

[epanagio]

After adding a virtual host the documentroot is not served properly.

httpd restarts without errors.

NameVirtualHost *:80
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin <email here>
DocumentRoot "/home/<account>/public_html/wordpress"
ServerName <domain name>
ServerAlias www.<domain name>
ErrorLog "/usr/local/apache/logs/a-name_log"
CustomLog "/usr/local/apache/logs/a-name-access_log" common
</VirtualHost>

When I go to domain name it does not shows me the contents of the documentroot path, instead, I get the contents of the domain name, which is a list of directories.

 

[quietFinn]

Read here how to change the documentroot:
http://forums.cpanel.net/f442/documentroot-htttpd-conf-359282.html#post1450471

 

[epanagio]

Thanks, quietFinn. Fixed!

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

I am happy to hear the solution in that post was able to help you. Thank you for letting us know the issue is resolved.

 

[Anuj Kushwaha]

Read here how to change the documentroot:
http://forums.cpanel.net/f442/documentroot-htttpd-conf-359282.html#post1450471

I have to configure different port for my node JS application. how to do this with cPanel. I don't have access to WHM

 

[cPRex]

@Anuj Kushwaha - you may not have the level of access necessary to perform that work if you only have cPanel access and not root access to the system.

The modern installation guide can be found here, so I'd recommend reviewing that and seeing if your server meets the requirements: How to Install a Node.js Application | cPanel & WHM Documentation

but there are things in there that require root access to the system.