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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/vhosts/details.html | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.html | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.html.en | 5 |
3 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/manual/vhosts/details.html b/docs/manual/vhosts/details.html index 7da5f60238..fdb9512597 100644 --- a/docs/manual/vhosts/details.html +++ b/docs/manual/vhosts/details.html @@ -214,10 +214,10 @@ one or more vhost structures. This list contains the vhosts in the same order as the <CODE>VirtualHost</CODE> directives appear in the config file. -<P>The first vhost on this list (the first vhost that appears after the -corresponding <CODE>NameVirtualHost</CODE> directive in the config file) -has the highest priority and catches any request to an unknown -server name or a request without a <CODE>Host:</CODE> header. +<P>The first vhost on this list (the first vhost in the config file with +the specified IP address) has the highest priority and catches any request +to an unknown server name or a request without a <CODE>Host:</CODE> +header. <P>If the client provided a <CODE>Host:</CODE> header the list is searched for a matching vhost and the first hit on a <CODE>ServerName</CODE> diff --git a/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.html b/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.html index 0c1a9317b0..f02e4d85ac 100644 --- a/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.html +++ b/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.html @@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ all that is needed is to make sure that the name <SAMP>www.domain.tld</SAMP> is an alias (CNAME) pointing to the IP address <SAMP>111.22.33.44</SAMP></P> +<p>Note: When you specify an IP address in a <code>NameVirtualHost</code> +directive then requests to that IP address will only ever be served +by matching <VirtualHost>s. The "main server" will <b>never</b> +be served from the specified IP address. + <P>Additionally, many servers may wish to be accessible by more than one name. For example, the example server might want to be accessible as <CODE>domain.tld</CODE>, or <CODE>www2.domain.tld</CODE>, assuming diff --git a/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.html.en b/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.html.en index 0c1a9317b0..f02e4d85ac 100644 --- a/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.html.en +++ b/docs/manual/vhosts/name-based.html.en @@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ all that is needed is to make sure that the name <SAMP>www.domain.tld</SAMP> is an alias (CNAME) pointing to the IP address <SAMP>111.22.33.44</SAMP></P> +<p>Note: When you specify an IP address in a <code>NameVirtualHost</code> +directive then requests to that IP address will only ever be served +by matching <VirtualHost>s. The "main server" will <b>never</b> +be served from the specified IP address. + <P>Additionally, many servers may wish to be accessible by more than one name. For example, the example server might want to be accessible as <CODE>domain.tld</CODE>, or <CODE>www2.domain.tld</CODE>, assuming |