Hi there

I have a problem when trying to redirect an URL. So please help me if you ca
n, because I am going crazy on this....  

The platform is an IBM Apache HTTP Server V. 1.3 and an IBM Application Serv
er V. 4.x running a Devine solution.

Now my problem is that we have two URL's how should be showing the same site
. 

Exampel:
We have already a site called www.a-a.com. But now we have included the URL www.aa
.com to oure litle firm. So now we would like the two URL's to point to the 
same instance of the WAS.

I am already having this listed in my httpd.conf file:

<VirtualHost 192.168.3.10>
DocumentRoot .../site
ServerName www.a-a.com
CustomLog "| ......
..
..
</VirtualHost>
And that work fine - we can see the site and so on.

Now I have tryed doing like this/adding this to the httpd.conf file:
<VirtualHost 192.168.3.10>
DocumentRoot .../site
ServerName aa.com
ServerAlias www.aa.com a-a.com www.a-a.com
</VirtualHost>

The total is now:

<VirtualHost 192.168.3.10>
DocumentRoot .../site
ServerName www.a-a.com
CustomLog "| ......
..
..
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost 192.168.3.10>
DocumentRoot .../site
ServerName aa.com
ServerAlias www.aa.com a-a.com www.a-a.com
</VirtualHost>

But this does not work !??? I can reach the default errorpage of the HTTP-se
rver - but not get into the WAS or even the requested(redirected URL).

There is a DNS server in oure enviroment, so we do not have to change any wi
ndows HOSTS files.

I hope someone can help - and understand my english  

Regards
Brian Tolstrup

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Tolstrup <Tolstrup.17aoaz@mail.webservertalk.com> wrote:
> We have already a site called www.a-a.com. But now we have included the
> URL www.aa.com to oure litle firm. So now we would like the two URL's
> to point to the same instance of the WAS.

If you already have a VirtualHost, use the ServerAlias directive to
have both URL handled by the same VHost.

Davide

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| in than some that do. -- Dennis M. Ritchie
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Hi Davide

Do you mean something like this:

<VirtualHost 192.168.3.10>
DocumentRoot .../site
ServerName www.a-a.com
ServerAlias www.aa.com a-a.com www.a-a.com
CustomLog "| ......
..
..
</VirtualHost>

or how do I do what you surgest??

Regards

Brian Tolstrup

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Tolstrup <Tolstrup.17btyz@mail.webservertalk.com> wrote:
> Do you mean something like this:

Yes, exactly.
Davide

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Hi Davide

I have tryed this:

<VirtualHost 192.168.3.10>
DocumentRoot .../site
ServerName www.a-a.com
ServerAlias www.aa.com a-a.com www.a-a.com
CustomLog "| ......
...
...
</VirtualHost>

as you so kind surgested.

But it does not work. I still get the default errorpage from the HTTP-server, and the u
rl is still www.aa.com.

Please advise on what to do...

Regards
brian Tolstrup

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"Tolstrup" <Tolstrup.17ciz0@mail.webservertalk.com> schreef in bericht
news:Tolstrup.17ciz0@mail.webservertalk.com...
> <VirtualHost 192.168.3.10>
> DocumentRoot .../site
> ServerName www.a-a.com
> ServerAlias www.aa.com a-a.com www.a-a.com
> CustomLog "| ......
> ...
> ...
> </VirtualHost>
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mo...tml#serveralias
"The ServerAlias directive sets the alternate names for a host, for use with
/name-base virtual hosts/"

I'ld prefer to redirect these aliasses to the true domain; at least safes
you from (failing) cross-domain cookies.

HansH

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Hi HansH

The true domain is www.a-a.com. All I want is to get the same server to redirect to thi
s host, when someone types in the URL  www.aa.com.

My DNS is forwarding to the rigth Apache. because I get the HTTP Servers default page f
or error 404 when trying the URL www.aa.com.

I have been reading at www.apache.org but do not seam abel to get it to work
 proberly.

So if you do have a way of doing it, I will be thankfull for that.

Regards 

Brian

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