[Discuss] [EXT] Re: apache

[Chuck Anderson]

On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 04:31:09PM -0400, Dan Ritter wrote:
> dan moylan wrote: 
> > 
> > dan ritter writes:
> > > Both of them need to know the relatiionship between names and IP
> > > addresses. This can be done via DNS or via /etc/hosts entries.
> > 
> > yes, aok in /etc/hosts.
> > 
> > > Then the apache servers need to know what servernames that they
> > > are serving. This is typically in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/*
> > > or similar, with stanzas like this:
> > 
> > <VirtualHost _default_:443>
> >                 ServerAdmin webmaster at localhost
> >                 DocumentRoot /var/www/html
> > </VirtualHost>
> > 
> > > _default_ should only occur zero or more times; otherwise, it
> > > gets replaced by a full domain name.
> > 
> > hmmm -- no /etc/apache2 on either machine.  no man pages for
> > apache or apache2.  gimmie a hint.
> 
> You said you were running apache, so I believed you.
> 
> Where your system configures it, that's where it is.
> 
> find / -name apache2.conf -print
> 
> should find the directory. If it doesn't... are you sure you
> have apache installed?

Fedora and derivatives use files in:

/etc/httpd

The main config is in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf, but usually you should edit or
create a new file in /etc/httpd/conf.d/*.  I would create a new file there and put
your virtual host directive inside.

This may be helpful:

https://robbinespu.github.io/eng/2018/02/25/Creating_Vhost_Apache_Httpd_Fedora.html