Comments on: Is It Possible To Add A Www. In Front Of A Sub Domain On A Virtual Dedicated Server? http://www.savagehost.com/is-it-possible-to-add-a-www-in-front-of-a-sub-domain-on-a-virtual-dedicated-server.html Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:13:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Joe http://www.savagehost.com/is-it-possible-to-add-a-www-in-front-of-a-sub-domain-on-a-virtual-dedicated-server.html/comment-page-1#comment-10722 Joe Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:50:16 +0000 http://www.savagehost.com/is-it-possible-to-add-a-www-in-front-of-a-sub-domain-on-a-virtual-dedicated-server.html#comment-10722 Yes, it is possible. In Apache for example, you'll need two directives called ServerAlias and DocumentRoot within the VirtualHost section. For example, you can have the subdomain www.favorites.orphanmissions.com point to a folder independent from the one where orphanmission.com points to. Or you could have www.favorites.orphanmissions.com and www.forum.orphanmissions.com pointing to different root folders. You just have to create a VirtualHost section for each of the subdomains. Here's a minimal configuration example in Apache: <VirtualHost 1.1.1.1:80> ServerName forum.orphanmissions.com ServerAlias www.forum.orphanmissions.com DocumentRoot /home/example/public_html ServerAdmin webmaster@orphanmissions.com </VirtualHost> <VirtualHost 1.1.1.1:80> ServerName favorites.orphanmissions.com ServerAlias www.favorites.orphanmissions.com DocumentRoot /home/example/public_html ServerAdmin webmaster@orphanmissions.com </VirtualHost> Just be sure to create DNS records for both the ServerName (ex: favorites.orphanmissions.com with IP 1.1.1.1) and ServerAlias (ex: www.favorites.orphanmissions.com 1.1.1.1). Best Yes, it is possible.
In Apache for example, you’ll need two directives called ServerAlias and DocumentRoot within the VirtualHost section. For example, you can have the subdomain http://www.favorites.orphanmissions.com point to a folder independent from the one where orphanmission.com points to.
Or you could have http://www.favorites.orphanmissions.com and http://www.forum.orphanmissions.com pointing to different root folders. You just have to create a VirtualHost section for each of the subdomains.
Here’s a minimal configuration example in Apache:

ServerName forum.orphanmissions.com
ServerAlias http://www.forum.orphanmissions.com
DocumentRoot /home/example/public_html
ServerAdmin webmaster@orphanmissions.com


ServerName favorites.orphanmissions.com
ServerAlias http://www.favorites.orphanmissions.com
DocumentRoot /home/example/public_html
ServerAdmin webmaster@orphanmissions.com

Just be sure to create DNS records for both the ServerName (ex: favorites.orphanmissions.com with IP 1.1.1.1) and ServerAlias (ex: http://www.favorites.orphanmissions.com 1.1.1.1).
Best

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