Apache virtual host on Kubuntu 9.4

[k2zs]

I have a stable installation of Kubuntu and Apache works well. I am using the user html directories for developing web pages. I want to access sites via http://[sitename].[servername] rather than http://[servername]/~[sitename].

I have found articles related to this topic but can not seem to make it happen. Can someone please help?

[jankushka]

Re: Apache virtual host on Kubuntu 9.4

put the virtual host configuration file in "/etc/apache2/sites-available".
copy "default" to "yourSiteName", then modify that according to your needs.

link your new site in "/etc/apache2/sites-enabled".
you'll see "000-default" in there already.
call your link something like "001-yourSiteName".

do what is necessary for your virtual host name resolution.
edit "/etc/host", update your dns, ..., whatever.

restart apache.

that should be it.

hth

[k2zs]

Re: Apache virtual host on Kubuntu 9.4

Thanks for your reply but I have no idea what you are telling me to do. I am pretty much a newbie when it comes to Linux.

When you say :

link your new site in "/etc/apache2/sites-enabled".
you'll see "000-default" in there already.
call your link something like "001-yourSiteName".

is that done with a new file named that or do I add the new site to the existing "000-default" file?

I am not good at working with config files in Linux. I tried an install of SuseLinux on another box and found it had GUI in Yast to manage the http services. I was able to get virtual hosts running on the local machine but dns didn't function for other machines on my lan. Is there a GUI to manage virtual host configuration for Kubuntu anywhere?

In order to understand the application I need to see examples

[jankushka]

Re: Apache virtual host on Kubuntu 9.4

i see.

i'm not particularly good with guis.
i found 2 candidates with a quick search in the software repositories.
a) cherokee
b) rapache
i never used them, though, so i don't know if/how they work.

cheers.