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| author | Nick Kew <niq@apache.org> | 2011-02-02 12:55:47 +0100 |
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| committer | Nick Kew <niq@apache.org> | 2011-02-02 12:55:47 +0100 |
| commit | 40bd4b3a51408a92c9a5f98698c217722c306db8 (patch) | |
| tree | c7451e00d4965c733df7725e9226b25328a847b5 /docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.xml | |
| parent | tid 50632, specifying the default of proxy-interim-response (diff) | |
| download | apache2-40bd4b3a51408a92c9a5f98698c217722c306db8.tar.xz apache2-40bd4b3a51408a92c9a5f98698c217722c306db8.zip | |
DrBacchus says Fix-a-docs-bug
PR 50396
Historical reasons for using IP-based virtualhosting no longer deserve
to be featured in our docs.
git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@1066434 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.xml b/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.xml index 964791d2ba..2c6fe4451f 100644 --- a/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.xml +++ b/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.xml @@ -48,25 +48,15 @@ IP address and then configure the Apache HTTP Server to recognize the different hostnames. Name-based virtual hosting also eases the demand for scarce IP addresses. Therefore you should use - name-based virtual hosting unless there is a specific reason to - choose IP-based virtual hosting. Some reasons why you might consider - using IP-based virtual hosting:</p> - - <ul> - <li>Name-based virtual hosting often <a href="../ssl/ssl_faq.html#vhosts"> - cannot be used with SSL secure servers</a> - because of the nature of the SSL protocol.</li> - - <li>Some operating systems and network equipment implement bandwidth - management techniques that cannot differentiate between hosts unless - they are on separate IP addresses.</li> - </ul> + name-based virtual hosting unless you are using equipment + that explicitly demands IP-based hosting. Historical reasons for + IP-based virtual hosting based on client support are no longer + applicable to a general-purpose web server.</p> <p> Name-based virtual hosting builds off of the IP-based virtual host selection algorithm, meaning that searches for the proper server name occur only between virtual hosts that have the best IP-based address.</p> - </section> <section id="alg"><title>How the server selects the proper name-based virtual host</title> |