Multiple web sites, 1 domain, OS X Lion server

I believe what you require is virtual hosting. It is broken in Lion Server, though some have had success editing apache configuration files in the Terminal to get it to work.

add

NameVirtualHost *:80

to the top of the httpd.conf located in \etc\apache2\

restart apache

You can then host multiple websites and use the server app to manage them.

Message was edited by: CaLiFoRNiAWEBER

I too just bumped into this. I haven't tried the NameVirtualHost *:80 thing yet.

This is another disappointment so far with Lion Server. In general Lion rocks, but the server has taken a step or two backwards even if I like what they've done with simplifying things in general. I really hope what I'm seeing is a temporary small step backwards that will be rectified again soon with the Server app growing the ability to manage somewhat more sophisticated setups... even if this is hidden with 'progressive disclosure' of the complexities.

A range of things, gateway setup in particular, seem to only be doable practically with the separately downloaded Server Admin Tools. However, much to my surprise (and shock!) the Server Admin Tool is completely missing the Web service now.

I noticed the same problem, and I coldn't fix it by editing apache either. I'm rolling back to Snow Leopard Server, until they fix it.

Also, I'm a little annoyed about how they have removed so many of the settings and options for the services. I understand they are trying to make this the "Server For Everyone", but come on!

If 10.7 doesn't improve, I'm sure that I'll switch to Ubuntu for all of my service needs.

OK, I tried NameVirtualHost *:80 in the httpd.conf file.

Indeed this works... in a sense.

Having made this change, if I create a new site with the "+" button in the Web Server settings of the Server.app utility, the item will disappear when I click "Done", leaving only the default site visible in the list. However, apache is working correctly and the browser displays the expected page from the virtual web host.

Not having the extra site displayed is annoying of course. Moreover, the default site in the list now seems to be confused as it shows the site files location as "/var/empty" when I have the NameVirtualHost *:80 set in the conf file. If I excise this line from the file and restart the Server.app 'sufficiently', then the site files path returns to the expected "/Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/..." location.

So unless there's something else preventing the Server.app tool from working correctly in my case (I do have a migrated server from Snow Leopard), then I guess Server.app was not meant to be used with virtual web hosting turned on directly in the apache configuration.

I had the same problem for multiple web sites and now it's ok. But i also have the problem with mod_rewrite. He is activated (phpinfo() and httpd.conf seems good) but i can't sucess to use it in my websites. Someone have found the solution ?

In the appropiate file in

/etc/apache2/sites

Change AllowOverride None to AllowOverride All

Thus letting my .htaccess do its work - should work for you if you've done the same as me 🙂

unfortunately those sites files are often overwritten, so be careful you may need to reapply this setting often.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4838

It worked for me too, finally!!! Thank you very much!

The concept of a mac server is still very far from a real professional use.

The worse part is that it is very far from a personal use too: can't win versus wordpress and facebook and a real wiki, just introducing its wiki and blog.

So, what really is a lion server, if we need to make our hands dirty with terminal, editing files like in linux?

So, just hope in 10.7.2 to have all this little issues fixed ....