The term Virtual Host refers to the practice of running more than one web site (such as company1.example.com and company2.example.com) on a single machine. Virtual hosts can be "IP-based", meaning ...

Yes, the DocumentRoot can be any directory. I would guess that either the Apache user doesn't have r-x permissions to /home/mike, or there isn't a default index file in /home/mike and directory ...

This document describes how to efficiently serve an arbitrary number of virtual hosts with Apache. Your configuration file is smaller so Apache starts faster and uses less memory. Adding virtual hosts ...

The installation, care, and feeding of an Apache Web server is not terribly difficult, but can seem so if you haven’t ventured into those particular waters before. This quick-start guide will help you ...

This column is the third in a series about how to manage your own services on your own server. In the first column, I discussed how to make sure your home network is ready to host your own services.