Multiple "ServerName" per VHost?

Question

In Apache2 is it possible to set multiple ServerNames in one VHost?

I want to setup a "wiki" vhost for an internal wiki.

My network has a ".lan" suffix. How do I get Apache to answer both "wiki" and "wiki.lan" on the same vhost?

score 81 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 06 '13 at 15:13

81

Use both the ServerName and ServerAlias directives in your virtualhost definition. You would do something like:

<VirtualHost *:80>

    Servername wiki.lan 
    ServerAlias wiki

    [...]

</Virtualhost>

edited Aug 06 '13 at 15:13

franzlorenzon

answered Jul 27 '11 at 05:13

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Thats right! I had forgotten about ServerAlias... – Soviero Jul 27 '11 at 06:41
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Does it make a difference which name is specified at ServerName and ServerAlias? Can it be exchanged? – robsch Oct 30 '18 at 09:15
ServerName is the one used when apache can not figure which host to use. E.g. when connecting using an IP address instead of a hostname. – Mircea Vutcovici Sep 01 '21 at 17:08

Mircea Vutcovici · Answer 2 · 2017-03-15T13:02:25.273

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Add the other names with ServerAlias.

You can use any of those 2 formats or a mixture:

ServerAlias aaa.example.com bbb.example.com ccc.example.com

ServerAlias ddd.example.com
ServerAlias eee.example.com
ServerAlias fff.example.com

The directive is valid only in VirtualHost section.

edited Mar 15 '17 at 13:02

answered Jul 27 '11 at 05:14

Mircea Vutcovici

2 Answers2