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JD Isaacks
Asked: 2011-03-11 10:37:36 +0800 CST

How to make a directory in site root a subdomain?

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I have a Ubuntu LAMP site hosted at vps.net.

I have a directory called john that is accessible via mysite.com/john I would like it instead to be accessed via john.mysite.com

My site root is /var/www and this directory is at /var/www/john

What do I need to do to make this happen?

ubuntu subdomain apache-2.2 lamp

4 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Create a new site file at /etc/apache2/sites-available/john.mysite.com

    Set up the site something like this:

    <VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName john.mysite.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/john
    <Directory /var/www/john/>
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

    Enable the site with a2ensite john.mysite.com

    Reload apache to enable the site: service apache2 restart

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  2. Apart from configuring Apache, don't forget also the DNS part: you will need a record for john.mysite.com, pointing to the same IP address mysite.com points to (if using an A record), or to mysite.com itself (if using a CNAME record).

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  3. These steps worked for me in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86_64:

    You need to create a new site file at /etc/apache2/sites-available/john.mysite.com.conf

    The extension .conf is very important, without it, the rest won't work!!

    Then set up the site something like this:

    <VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName john.mysite.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/john
    <Directory /var/www/john/>
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

    Save the changes and enable the site with the command:

    sudo a2ensite john.mysite.com

    Reload apache to enable the site with:

    sudo service apache2 reload

    Restart apache service:

    sudo service apache2 restart

    After that, you need to set up DNS to point to the site as well (as a Subdomain), DNS will take some time but in my experience it only takes a few minutes (15).

    Hope this helps!! :)

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  4. you need to create a vhost for your webserver (assuming apache) that has at least the following info

    <VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName john.mysite.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/john
</VirtualHost>

    this is not a definitive vhost file but is a starting point, it should go in the bottom of your httpd.conf file or wherever your system manages vhosts

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