I sent a ticket into dreamhost, this is what they said: " On Fri, 18 Dec 2009, you wrote:
> Im think I need to make a record in the dreamhost DNS. My question is: what > kind of record should I make? If not a cname record, or some other kind of > record, how can I do this? Actually the Apache server needs to have lamsti.lsu.edu setup as an Alias. To do that just add lamsti.lsu.edu as a mirror of lamsti.stealcode.com in the Domains > Manage Domains section of the panel. Then when you create the CNAME the Apache instance will already be setup to host it properly. If you have any more trouble then please let me know." So Im gonna try this.... Chris... On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 6:19 PM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> wrote: > The only thing I can think of is registering either domain2.com or > site.domain2.com with dreamhost so that it makes a virt host in the > apache conf file. Not sure which one, or if it will make the virt > host correctly. Guess I could try both and see what happens. I do > not see a way to edit the httpd.conf file directly via the webpanel or > via ssh to dreamhost. > > Chris... > > On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Dante Lanznaster <dant...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Got a question for the list. >>> >>> Im hosting a website on dreamhost, say site.domain1.com. I have a >>> cname record , say site.domain2.com, setup on the university DNS >>> pointing at site.domain1.com. The cname record is resolving to >>> site.domain1.com, i.e., I can ssh into site.domain2.com, but the http >>> is giving me this error: >>> >>> Site Temporarily Unavailable >>> We apologize for the inconvenience. Please contact the webmaster/ tech >>> support immediately to have them rectify this. >>> error id: "bad_httpd_conf" >>> >>> Im think I need to make a record in the dreamhost DNS. My question >>> is: does anyone know what kind of record I should make? should it be a >>> cname record pointing to an A record, etc.....? I am currently trying >>> to solve this via trial and error. >> >> Given that it's shared hosting, Apache knows about the websites by using >> host headers. You need to somehow make Apache know about domain2, >> which would be vhost configuration, but I don't know how to do it via their >> panel. >> >> HTH, >> >> -- >> Dante >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > > > > -- > "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to > be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." > -Roger Penrose > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
