Setting up multiple web sites (virtual hosting).

Dear members:
I am considering OS X Server for a personal project and would like some advice to help me decided what route to take.
My computer will soon be turned into a server hosting my web sites and some other services at my home office. I am thinking about OS X Server as I have done some research and found OS X to require quite a bit of work so that it can do virtual hosting.
How simple is it to configure virtual hosting in OS X Server ? I am considering the latest Leopard version in case it matters. I am not experienced and wish to employ an application that will simplify this process.
Any help will be very appreciated.
Thank you,
Joseph Chamberlain

You could create local PAC file <http://findproxyforurl.com/pac_file_examples.html> where you can return multiple PROXY servers. You would create text file with your PAC script in it. Then specify System Preferences -> Network -> Advanced -> Proxy -> Automatic Proxy Configuration, and click "Choose File".
If you choose to take BDAqua's advice and create multiple Network Locations, you can then use either
/usr/sbin/networksetup -switchtolocation "MyCompanysProxy1"
/usr/sbin/networksetup -switchtolocation "MyCompanysProxy2"
/usr/sbin/networksetup -switchtolocation "MyCompanysProxy3"
or
/usr/sbin/scselect "MyCompanysProxy1"
/usr/sbin/scselect "MyCompanysProxy2"
/usr/sbin/scselect "MyCompanysProxy3"
you can put them into a script of your choosing. Shell script, or Automator Run Shell Scirpt, or Applescirpt do shell script (or Perl, Python, Ruby, etc...)

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Hosting multiple web sites.

Dear members:
I am considering OS X Server for a personal project and would like some advice to help me decided what route to take.
My computer will soon be turned into a server hosting my web sites and some other services at my home office. I am thinking about OS X Server as I have done some research and found OS X to require quite a bit of work so that it can do virtual hosting.
How simple is it to configure virtual hosting in OS X Server ? I am considering the latest Leopard version in case it matters. I am not experienced and wish to employ an application that will simplify this process.
Any help will be very appreciated.
Thank you,
Joseph Chamberlain

Joseph:
Although I wouldn't touch any Web-server software other than Mac OS X Server, I should warn you that Apple occasionally favors "pretty" over "practical." I've used PCs and Macs since the Mac Plus was hot, and I've used OS X Server 10.3, 10.4, and now 10.5.3. The last is really excellent, with a gorgeous/powerful Server Admin user-interface, many supporting tools, and thousands of hardball features, but like many Apple "industrial-strength" software products, Mac OS X Server still contains a very few really BAD bugs -- or "oversights" if you prefer.
Before taking the plunge (maybe you already did?), read up on troubleshooting OSX Server's Postfix-based mail service. Even the 10.5.3 upgrade can turn "easy setup" into major frustration; you can do everything by the book and still have weird mail-server glitches. Don't even get me started on documentation for and "centralized" management of Open Directory, Kerberos, etc. I will be migrating to SSL mail security to avoid the user-directory thrash.
When trying to make OSX Server 10.5.3 (a clean install) host *multiple top-level Web domains under a single IP number*, Apple documentation online and on disc didn't offer enough setup detail and virtually NO troubleshooting. Google.com can find what's missing. This archived earlier forum thread saved my bacon....
Topic : "multiple web sites"
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=682507
In a nutshell: a multiple-website installation of OSX Server requires careful interaction between the domain-name, IP#, port#, and aliases for each site. When I created my several sites. I relied on the default installation (and Apple instructions) which leaves a wildcard "*" asterisk in each site's Web>Sites>Aliases>WebServerAliases field (in Server Admin). No matter how I diddled with each site's domain-name, IP#, and port# (to create unique combinations), I couldn't force the individual domains to get served independently (despite their shared static IP#) until I DELETED the wildcard WebServerAliases for all the sites. Poof, now it works fine.
Part of the problem is that Apple still publishes documentation on its legendary *drool-proof paper* ("do not expose your LaserWriter to open flame").

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I want to run multiple test web sites off my home Mac OS X Mavericks Server 10.9 can someone point me to a good "How to" on the specific of how to use the Server application to create and operate multiple web sites of a single Mavericks Server?
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I want to host four other web sites off the same machine for testing purposes how do I do that?
MyServer.inno.com          10.0.2.5
MyServer.web1.com          10.0.2.5
MyServer.web2.com          10.0.2.5
MyServer.web3.com          10.0.2.5
MyServer.web4.com          10.0.2.5
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it load a different web server.
My thought is to use virtual host how does Apple / Community recommend I set this up...
T.

Please do not squat in the "home.com" domain. If you're going to use a bogus domain, please use a bogus to-level domain such as server.home.jarvis — .jarvis is not currently a valid top-level domain, though that might change with the way ICANN has been bringing many new top-levels online, so a real registration is safer here.
Peter Jarvis wrote:
Assumptions:
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How will it be accessed? Entirely privately? No external access? OK.
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I'd probably pick something a little further into 10, such as 10.8 or 10.10, or 10.20.1.x — if you're ever using a VPN, it's best to use a weirder subnet, and I've worked with several folks that have 10.0.1.0/24 subnets.
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I usually prefer keep the server and the other fixed-address hosts outside the DHCP pool.
     4. Server Domain name MacServer.home.com
Are you the registrant for the home.com domain? (I'd tend to doubt that, and would therefore suggest use of a real and registered domain or subdomain that you have permission to use or (less desirably) use a bogus top-level domain.)
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Is that going to be public?
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     2. DNS Service Configured and Running
     3. Web Service Configured and Running
     4. Example Web Site http:www.rouxacademy.com
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               Directory roux_academy (Contains Basic Web SIte files etc)
OK.
Steps:
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The Airport Airport allows you to Reserve and IP address against a MAC (Media Access Control) physicall address of Server Ethernet Card. You can do this or have the Airport allocated DHCP address from 10.0.1.50 and above and statically allocate the server address of the machine.
I'd leave the server out of the address pool. So long as the pool and all static IP hosts are in the same block (usually a 255.255.255.0 or /24 subnet) it'll all work, and you won't need to entangle the OS X Server with the DHCP server.
     2. DNS Service Configured and Running
Install Mavricks, install OS X Server application, launch server app...
Go to DNS tab, define a new host name MacServer.home.com and associate with 10.0.1.2 IP Addresss
Start DNS Service...
Note: DO not publish DNS service via airport to Internet...
Other than not squatting in that domain, yes. There's no reason to open TCP or UDP port 53 inbound.
   3. Web Service Configured and Running
Go to Web Sites tab...
Click + and create new web site entry
Domain Name:                http:www.rouxacademy.com
IP Address:                     Any
SSL:                               None
Store Files in:                /Volumes/dev/Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/roux_academy
Who can access:          Anyone # I would restrict to a single user
Additional Domains:     rouxacademy.com
no http: prefix there, but yes.
If you're not exposing the server to the 'net (as mentioned above) there's probably no need to restrict. If you do need to restrict, you'll need to edit configuration files for Apache, or some other technique — maybe a VPN, if you're allowing (controlled, VPN-based) inbound access into your network.
Start Web Service...
     4. Back to DNS
Add host name....
www.rouxacademy.com / 10.0.1.2
# Do not create an MX record or publish DNS via airport...
AirPort does not know from MX records, and does not provide DNS services. AirPort will know about your local DNS server, since you are apparently using the AirPort for DHCP.
You can also add the DNS translation during step 2; Apache and DNS are not tightly linked here.
Launch Safari and type
     www.rouxacademy.com          - should launch web site...
     rouxacademy.com                   - should launch web site
Caveat: the Real rouxacademy.com will not be accesable from the server or local machines on 10.0.1.X network...
Ah, so there's a key detail — you're playing games and mimicking a real web site? OK.
The rouxacademy.com web site will be accessible from the server, as that'll (also) have the DNS translation (and remember the basis for virtual hosting is the client — the server in this case — has a translation for the host — the rouxacademy.com or www.rouxacademy.com domain in this case — and passes that string over the HTTP or HTTPS connection to the web server.   If you really want to keep the server from accessing this web site, then you'll have to push the local translation of that domain into the hosts file, or to a separate DNS server.
I'd try to avoid this configuration though, particularly as your references to MX earlier implies that this domain might be more active than just the web services discussed here — trying to run split-horizon DNS means you'll get what's internal and external somewhat tangled, and you'll have to keep mail — for instance — aimed outside and web services aimed internally. This is possible for many cases, but gets tricky.
Best to test the web site with a different domain name, and to use /-relative notation for accessing the files, or using the web content management system's configuration settings to control the "published" name of the site.

Multiple Web Sites with Personal Domain Names - Overview

I have read through the last 10 pages of these discussions and have almost worked this out, but I need some help.
Problem:
I want to publish and edit two separate web sites with their own, individual, personal web addresses
from the same user account on the same Mac using iWeb '08 (2.0.2) and my .Mac account
_So far:_
I have purchased and registered the two domain names (with Cheap-DomainRegistration.com)
I have configured the CNAME to point to web.mac.com, and "Set up a Personal Domain" in iWeb successfully, but using a separate Mac for each web site.
The two sites work great.
_What (I think) I need to know:_
(excuse me for copying these posts out, but I can't find a way to link them to this post)
1) Should I be using iWebSites as suggested by Old Toad (posted Jan 24 in response to StAnNe's "Multiple Websites--HELP!!!")?
I use iWebSites to manage multiple sites.. It lets me create multiple sites and multiple domain files.
2) Should I be using Mireille's approach (also posted Jan 24 in response to StAnNe's "Multiple Websites--HELP!!!")?
Yes you are correct in the thought that with a family pack you can use different accounts and that is the easiest way to upload with one click to .mac. But it is still possible to publish differents sites to one .mac account if that is all one has. Even if the sites are in one domain file each purchased mysite.com domain name purchased can be pointed to a different page in the site
Look at it this way
Original Poster has
site1 page 1 page 2 and so on
then he/she has brothersite page 1 and so on.
They each have a domain name purchase wherever
then site1domain.com is forwarded to site 1 page1
and brotherdomain.com is forwarded to brothersite page 1.
Even though both sites are in the same file they do not have anything to do with each other.
This is one possibility there are others but for a novice user this could be the way to go for simplicity.
(Mireille, if you're there, can you clarify what you said - thank you)
3) Would I use Roddy's fix (posted Jan 23 in response to canadensis' "Publishing Multiple Websites?")?
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Quit iWeb
Create a new folder on your desktop and call it "iWeb Sites".
Inside this folder create two more - Website A, Website B.
Go to Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb and copy your domain file - command C
Paste this into folders A and B - command V - and also paste a copy of it somewhere else - like in Docs - in case you make a mistake!
Double click the domain file in the folder Website A - this will launch iWeb.
In the left column, delete site B, save and quit iWeb.
Double click the domain file in the folder Website B to launch iWeb.
Delete website A, save and quit.
Drop the iWeb sites folder into your Home Folder.
If you want quick access to this folder you can highlight it and do command L to create an alias to leave on the desktop.
From now on, to launch any site in iWeb you open its folder in the iWebsites folder and double click the domain file.
This is not necessary when you are working on only one site as iWeb saves the domain file of the last site you were working on to Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb. When you open the iWeb application, the last site you worked on will be launched.
Summary:
I'm not sure if some of the answers in previous discussions allow for personal domain names, which is what I need.
I would be very grateful for any suggestions as I'm getting bogged down.
Many Thanks,
Jeff

When you said, "you don't need to do CNAME for both sites…", would this method still allow me to use personal web addresses for both sites?
Yes. With "Ordinary Forwarding" you normally just type your .Mac url (web.mac.com/username/sitename) into a form at the place where you have your name.
I thought I was using 'web.mac.com' as the 'www' CNAME (alias) for my personal domain name (web address), so that when someone typed in my personal domain name they would 'go' to the domain registration location, which would then pass it on to the .Mac server, where my web site is hosted.
That's exactly right. It's just not the only way to do that. Ordinary Forwarding is another way, but it differs in terms of what appears in the address bar of the browser. Either you will see web.mac.com/username/.... or, if you add "masking", you will see your personal name for all pages. The CNAME method results in a address bar that reads www.myname.com/sitename/pagename.html.
Am I way off?
All help gratefully received,
Jeff

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Is there a way with 1 IP address to host more then 1 web site in apache. IE you have your main server at main.server.com and then a test site at test.server.com? Each has there own root folder or web folder? Thanks

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This topic might be a bit advanced for this forum, I'm not sure. But here goes.
I'm trying to set up my laptop to act like a web server so that I can do test development on it. I have two web sites, and have successfully created virtual hosts for each of them.
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I currently am using iWeb08. I am maintaining two websites; The church site resides on a Rogers server. I use Transmit as a FTP loader. The other site is an engineering society's website that is posted on Apple's server. I have an ME account just for the latter group. iWebsites is used to alternate between the two sites. The church group has a .ca web address.
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In its current form, iWeb '09 doesn't handle publishing well at all!
I keep all my sites on separate domain files, each in their own folder. Any site is launched in iWeb by double clicking the domain file. I start each new site from a new, blank domain file.
I keep all my website folders in a folder in a second dock so that I can launch any site with two mouse clicks - faster than you can launch iWebsites!
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I would be more inclined to dump MobileMe and publish both sites to a decent hosting company.
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. The best way is to have a separate domain name for each site you want to manage. When you publish the sites each will have a separate URL. It will be:
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I use iWebSites to manage multiple sites.. It lets me create multiple sites and multiple domain files.
This lets me edit several sites and only republish the one I want.
OT

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