In this 29 minute exclusive video tutorial you will learn how to setup multiple websites and domain names on a Apache webserver running on GNU /Linux.
There are so many ways of setting up Apache to run multiple websites and domain names. However, in this tutorial I will show you a simple yet powerful way that works like a charm.
Why spend a lot of money on a complex webhosting control panel to create multiple websites when you can do it yourself?
After watching this tutorial you will have the necessary skills to setup multiple websites and domain names on the Apache webserver. A real money saver!
This tutorial requires that you already have a Linux server with Apache installed. If you don’t know how to install Linux and Apache you might be interested in this tutorial aswell.
You will learn how to:
- Create a suitable structure for your websites (holding HTML , PHP, logs and cgiscripts)
- Configure Apache to run multiple websites and domain names
- Create configuration files for each website/domain name
You will also learn:
- How Apache handels the configuration files for each website
- How to enable and disable websites on your webserver
The only thing you have to do after watching this tutorial is to make sure that your domain name resolves to the ip-adress of your server. Details on how to get a hold on your ipadress is provided in this tutorial. Create an ”a record” for your domain name that points to
your ip-adress and you’re all set! This can be done in your DNS control panel at your hosting provider or by your DNS provider.
The video is a HD-quality (720p) FLV file witch uses two different camera angles and also captures the screen I’m working on.
About the author
This tutorial is produced by Martin Hellsing, a former information technology teacher and owner of a webhosting company in Sweden. Today Martin works as a IT-consultant focusing on network security and SaaS environments.