Search Again: Re: Virtual domain setup question From: Global Homes Webmaster Date: Friday, July 6, 2001 Time: 1:02:47 pm On 07/06/01 at 13:12, John Readwin wrote: > I came across this old post and discovered I had most of my domains > setup incorrectly-see bottom of email ( or at least not optimally!) > > What I was wondering when using this format > > > virtual.domain. A <IP address of web server> > www.virtual.domain. CNAME virtual.domain. > > On the webstar side, do I set up two virtual domains > one for > virtual.domain > and one for > www.virtual.domain > > I want the webpage to resolve to either > www.virtual.domain or just virtual.domain Yes, you'll need two WebSTAR virtual host entries, one for each domain, since W*VH doesn't support wildcards. If you use Welcome for virtual hosts, you can do it with a single entry using a wildcard. > Also Should sub domains look like this > > sub1.virtual.domain. CNAME virtual.domain. > sub2.virtual.domain. CNAME virtual.domain > > etc If you want the subdomains to resolve to the same IP address as virtual.domain., then yes, that would work. > The on the web* side simply set up each virtual subdomian to point to > it's correct folder Yes. > FYI I am using Web* 4.4 with it's built in virtual hosting > > > > Thanks > > Continuing the ongoing learning curve of DNS and almost liking it.! It really isn't nearly as bad as it's made out to be. There are a few basic concepts to grok, and then everything's cake... ;-) Christopher Bort | cbort@globalhomes.com Webmaster, Global Homes | webmaster@globalhomes.com <http://www.globalhomes.com/> | PGP public key available on request

Messages In This Thread: Virtual domain setup question by John Readwin on Jul 6, 2001 at 12:13:00 pm Re: Virtual domain setup question by Global Homes Webmaster on Jul 6, 2001 at 1:02:47 pm