Hi Joshua,
On 30/01/07, Apache Wiki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The comment on the change is:
The old example would not canonicalize non-listed hostnames.
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NameVirtualHost *:80
<VirtualHost *:80>
+ # The first-listed <VirtualHost> is the default host that catches all the
+ # names specified in its ServerName/ServerAlias, plus all the names
+ # that are not listed in any other <VirtualHost>, and redirects
+ # them to the canonical <VirtualHost> below.
+ ServerName www.example.net
+ ServerAlias example.com
+ Redirect permanent / http://www.example.com/
+ </VirtualHost>
+
+ <VirtualHost *:80>
# Canonical host
ServerName www.example.com
DocumentRoot /usr/local/apache/htdocs
</VirtualHost>
- <VirtualHost *:80>
- # Non-canonical names for the above vhost
- ServerName www.example.net
- ServerAlias example.com
- Redirect permanent / http://www.example.com/
- </VirtualHost>
}}}
== Using mod_rewrite ==
The change I made was a result of a user in #apache getting confused
about the default vhost part. He already had a default vhost (debian
config) and didn't want to edit it to redirect non-canonical hostnames
for a single vhost. This makes sense when you apply this config
pattern to multiple hostname combinations. Here's the conversation, up
to you if you want to remove the default vhost comment.
* Luke ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) has joined #apache
<Luke> i'm trying to find a rewrite rule that will forward from
www.domain.com to domain.com. what would I call that so I can more
effectively search?
<noodl> Luke: you don't need mod_rewrite for that, just Redirect in a
separate vhost. for a search, i'd suggest 'canonical hostname'
<Luke> i'm not sure how to do that. searching canonical hostname is
actually how I found how to do mod_rewrite
<noodl> Luke: http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/Recipes/CanonicalHostNames
<Luke> i found how to remove www (i had to use quotes)
<Luke> why is it not good to use mod_rewrite in this case?
<noodl> granny
<fajita> Granny Weatherwax tells us the most important thing about
magic is when _not_ to use it. The same is true of mod_rewrite.
<noodl> it's just slower and unnecessary
<Luke> much easier though
<noodl> really? i don't think so.
<noodl> RedirectPermanent is pretty straight-forward imho.
<Luke> i dont just have one vhost though
<noodl> only you need rewrite for this is when you cant edit the main
config and need to use .htaccess
<Luke> yea
<noodl> doesn't make any difference. just add another vhost.
<noodl> (that wiki page is misleading talking about the first one
being the default, it's kinda irrelevant to the example)
<Luke> looks here like it goes in the default vhost
<Luke> ah
<Luke> thats what was confusing me
<Luke> so I just make a vhost for the www and use redirect?
<noodl> yep
<noodl> fixed the page
<Luke> cool thaks
<Luke> thats much better now
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noodl
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