httpd.conf sites/www.domain.com.conf Wildcard DNS

[ttremain]

I need to make a wildcard virtualhost entry in httpd.conf. However the newer configuration requires me to modify the /usr/local/apache/conf/sites/*.conf files instead. This is no problem. I just need to add ServerAlias *.domain.com

However, here's where it starts to get sticky. I have other virtualhosts that use the same SLD, forum.domain.com, etc...

Two questions:

1) How do I make sure that the virtualhost I'm modifying with the wildcard entry is used LAST in the httpd.conf?

2) How do I rebuild the httpd.conf after making the change?

Thank you!

 

[cPanelDavidG]

Are you just looking to create a wildcard subdomain (*.exmaple.com), or is there more to what you are doing than just creating a wildcard subdomain?

 

[JawadArshad]

I need to make a wildcard virtualhost entry in httpd.conf. However the newer configuration requires me to modify the /usr/local/apache/conf/sites/*.conf files instead. This is no problem. I just need to add ServerAlias *.domain.com

However, here's where it starts to get sticky. I have other virtualhosts that use the same SLD, forum.domain.com, etc...

Two questions:

1) How do I make sure that the virtualhost I'm modifying with the wildcard entry is used LAST in the httpd.conf?

2) How do I rebuild the httpd.conf after making the change?

Thank you!

What cPanel version are you using, usually cPanel creates the VirtualHosts by using files in /var/cpanel/userdata/username folder. You can make changes in the /var/cpanel/userdata/username/domain.tld files and create the ServerAlias for wildcard, then you can rebuild the httpd.conf file with these changes by running /usr/local/cpanel/bin/build_apache_conf and then restart the service, the wildcard will work fine. Don't forget to create the wildcard cname in DNS zone file.

 

[ttremain]

Are you just looking to create a wildcard subdomain (*.exmaple.com), or is there more to what you are doing than just creating a wildcard subdomain?

Yes, I am just wanting to create the wildcard subdomain, and make sure it ends up in the httpd.conf AFTER any other occurrences of subdmain.domain.com

 

[cPanelDavidG]

Yes, I am just wanting to create the wildcard subdomain, and make sure it ends up in the httpd.conf AFTER any other occurrences of subdmain.domain.com

Creating the wildcard subdomain is the easy part: just go into cPanel and when creating a subdomain, just create *.example.com (where example.com is a domain). However, cPanel/WHM does not have the mechanisms in place to control where the httpd.conf entries for this are placed. It's generally not recommended to create *.example.com and also create something.example.com in the cPanel interface.

 

[ttremain]

What cPanel version are you using, usually cPanel creates the VirtualHosts by using files in /var/cpanel/userdata/username folder. You can make changes in the /var/cpanel/userdata/username/domain.tld files and create the ServerAlias for wildcard, then you can rebuild the httpd.conf file with these changes by running /usr/local/cpanel/bin/build_apache_conf and then restart the service, the wildcard will work fine. Don't forget to create the wildcard cname in DNS zone file.

cPanel 11.23.6-R27698

Will rebuilding the httpd.conf like this ensure that this virtualhost is positioned in the httpd.conf after any other virtualhosts that use a subdomain from this same domain?

Unless things have changed too drasticly, the wildcard virtualhost, (*.domain.com) should be after any other virtualhosts. (subdoamin.domain.com) in the httpd.conf

 

[ttremain]

Creating the wildcard subdomain is the easy part: just go into cPanel and when creating a subdomain, just create *.example.com (where example.com is a domain). However, cPanel/WHM does not have the mechanisms in place to control where the httpd.conf entries for this are placed. It's generally not recommended to create *.example.com and also create something.example.com in the cPanel interface.

Then I will just make a recomendation that they move either this wildcard subdomain, or the static subdomains, to a different server. Problem solved.