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How to configure Apache Virtual Host in OpenSUSE

To configure Apache Virtual Host in OpenSUSE 13.2

Virtual Hosting is a method to host more than one domain on a web server. Virtual Hosting is of two types - Name based and IP based. While multiple sites can be run on the same IP address with Name based Virtual Hosting, the IP based virtual hosting can have different IP addresses for each site. This article simplifies the configuration procedure of Apache Virtual Host in OpenSUSE 13.2


To Install Apache

First step is to install Apache by deploying the Zypper command.

linuxhelp:/home/user1 # zypper install apache2
Retrieving repository ' openSUSE-13.2-Non-Oss'  metadata ...................[done]
Building repository ' openSUSE-13.2-Non-Oss'  cache ........................[done]
Retrieving repository ' openSUSE-13.2-Oss'  metadata .......................[done]
Building repository ' openSUSE-13.2-Oss'  cache ............................[done]
Retrieving repository ' openSUSE-13.2-Update'  metadata ....................[done]
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(6/6) Installing: apache2-prefork-2.4.10-31.1 ............................[done]

Once the installation of Apache is complete, start the Apache service with the help of following command.

linuxhelp:/home/user1 # systemctl start apache2

Once it is done, enable the apache service with the following command.

linuxhelp:/home/user1 # systemctl enable apache2

You can verfity the status of apache service with the below mentioned command.

linuxhelp:/home/user1 # systemctl status apache2


To Configure Apache Virtual Host

Once you have installed and checked the status of Apache, go to its Web-root directory and create a new directory as mentioned below.

linuxhelp:/home/user1 # cd /srv/www/htdocs/
linuxhelp:/srv/www/htdocs # mkdir site1

Create a new file in the above mentioned directory by using the following command.

linuxhelp:/srv/www/htdocs # vim index.html

Enter some text in the newly created file.

Create a new virtualhost configuration file in the below mentioned directory and configure it as follows.

linuxhelp:/home/user1 # vim /etc/apache2/conf.d/vhost.conf

DocumentRoot " /srv/www/htdocs/site1" 
ServerName      www.linuxhelp1.com

Once you are done with the configuration, open the host file and enter Virtualhost domain name with your server-ip.

linuxhelp:/home/user1 # vim /etc/hosts
192.168.5.170 www.linuxhelp1.com


To restart the Apache server

Give effect to the virtual host you have just created by restarting the Apache server with the help of the following command.

linuxhelp:~ # systemctl restart apache2.service


To check Apache Virtual Host

Enter the newly created domain on your web browser to check the Virtual Host. The browser will display the site you have created.

To create multiple domains using Virtual Host, create another new directory in Apache' s document root directory and repeat the previous steps. Now open the browser and call the newly created domain name to verify its functioning.

Tag : Apache OpenSUSE Zypper Virtualhost
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