Chris, it seems to me that u already did most of the work (configuring mod_proxy). However, u did miss the "magic" aspect of mod_proxy. Here is a link that maybe will help u understand what im trying to say.
http://www.apachetutor.org/admin/reverseproxies#d8 I assume that u are using Apache 2.x. ProxyHTML doesnt work on Apache 1.3. This is how i achieved multiple hosts, dunno if there is another alternative to it. Maybe Dave could clarify some more on the subject. []`s Tiago Oliveira 2010/9/30 Christopher Dodunski <chrisfromsquir...@christopher.net.nz> > Hi All, > > I understand Apache Roller is soliciting volunteers to assist with the > likes of documentation. I have a proposal that may be of mutual benefit. > > Existing documentation doesn't appear to explain the 'multiple domain' > functionality of Roller 5. If someone here is gracious enough to assist > me with configuring httpd/mod_proxy/tomcat/roller to host multiple domains > (see below), I will document the process. Along with screenshots, this > could then perhaps form part of the Roller 5 documentation which, > presently, seems not to deal with this one vital topic. > > We would dearly like to add weblogging to the list of features offered to > clients whose websites we host. Savvy clients, though, expect to have > URLs of the form blog.their-domain.com. Of course this is easily achieved > with Wordpress - multiple instances of. But this quickly becomes > unwieldy, consuming more and more disk space. > > Hoping Roller 5 is the answer. > > Regards, > > Chris Dodunski. > > > > Hi Dave, > > > > Thank you for your reply. I took the plunge, and installed Roller 5 RC2. > > It is the multiple domain URL feature that most interests me - starting > > off with six. But I have had only partial success. So here is how one > of > > the six was configured. > > > > 1) Created a weblog with a handle of "christopher". Confirmed as working > > fine under the URL http://www.optomus.com:8080/roller/christopher > > > > 2) Configured a subdomain on my DNS - http://blog.christopher.net.nz > > > > 3) Established an Apache virtual host for this URL, and set the following > > mod_proxy directives: > > > > ProxyPass / ajp://127.0.0.1:8009/roller/christopher/ > > ProxyPassReverse / ajp://127.0.0.1:8009/roller/christopher/ > > > > 4) Added the following directive to roller-custom.properties: > > > > weblog.absoluteurl.christopher=http://blog.christopher.net.nz > > > > 5) Restarted Apache and Tomcat. > > > > If you browse to http://blog.christopher.net.nz you will see what I mean > > by partial success. The correct weblog loads, but the CSS hasn't loaded, > > and the links don't work. I'm guessing my configuration isn't right, as > > you are successfully operating several domain URLs from a single instance > > of Roller, yes? > > > > Looking forward to finding a solution. > > > > Thanks & regards, > > > > Chris. > > > > > >> Hi Chris, > >> > >> Roller 5.0 is basically ready for release and we are at the stage of > >> making "release candidates" available for testing and then fixing bugs > >> and problems that people encounter. These candidates are not supposed > >> to be used in production, but I'm running my site on one right now. I > >> would guess that we'll go through 2-3 more RCs and do the official > >> release sometime in the next 2 months, but that is just a guess. > >> > >> Custom themes are stored in the database and that database upgrade > >> will take care of migrating them. > >> > >> Obligatory warning: If you do try an RC, make sure you backup > >> everything including your database. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Dave > >> > >> > >> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 6:04 AM, Christopher Dodunski > >> <chrisfromsquir...@christopher.net.nz> wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I'm currently running Roller 4. > >>> > >>> I'm wondering if anyone here had an idea as to when Roller 5.0 might be > >>> officially released. If it is likely to be a fair way off, and release > >>> candidate 2 is generally considered stable, I might upgrade now rather > >>> than wait. > >>> > >>> Also, are custom themes stored in the database, or do I have to migrate > >>> templates/stylesheets across? > >>> > >>> Thanks & regards, > >>> > >>> Chris. > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > >
