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Alois Mahdal
Asked: 2012-11-01 14:03:51 +0800 CST

<VirtualHost fqdn.mydomain.com:80> not recommended?

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In Apache2 documentation thay say that in <VirtualHost *:80>, the * can be replaced by IP or FQDN, but the FQDN is not recommended.

Addr can be:

  • The IP address of the virtual host;
  • A fully qualified domain name for the IP address of the virtual host (not recommended);

But why is it not recommended? If I have www.mydomain.com and webmail.mydomain.com pointing to the same IP address, why shouldn't I use the names here?

apache-2.2

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  1. Best Answer

    By using a name there, you're introducing another dependency: a functioning DNS resolver.

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