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Darren
Asked: 2011-02-17 17:09:27 +0800 CST

Is it possible to point 2 virtual hosts with different domains and unique IP addresses to the same folder?

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is it possible to point 2 virtual hosts with different domains and unique ip addresses to the same folder? If so should I be aware of anything? Also is it possible for each of those domains to have SSL certificates even though the are pointing to the same directory?

Sorry if I sound confused.

Thanks, Darren

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    Is it possible to point 2 virtual hosts with different domains and unique ip addresses to the same folder?

    Yes.

    Should I be aware of anything?

    You should read up on virtual hosting in Apache.

    Also is it possible for each of those domains to have SSL certificates even though the are pointing to the same directory?

    It depends. If they can use the same certificate, and that certificate is a wildcard certificate it's quite simple.

    e.g. If you have a two domains foo.example.com and bar.example.com you could use a wildcard SSL certificate on *.example.com for both of them.

    Otherwise, you'll have to try Server Name Indication, which is a bit more complicated. The browser support for this is still rather dismal. If you attempt this, then all Windows XP users will be unable to access your site using IE or Safari. More exceptions are detailed on the previously linked Wikipedia page.

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  2. Should be entirely fine, the directory is unimportant with regard to that setup and it is not uncommon for the same codebase to be used for multiple sites.

    If the output of the websites is exactly the same, then beware of Google marking you down for having duplicate content, if you care about SEO.

    Also, if you use .htaccess files that perhaps use the RewriteBase instruction, be careful if the URL paths are not identical.

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