Lost virtual hosts

The path is correct, but I can't see that anything has been renamed. When I look at the file named /etc/httpd/httpd.conf I can see all my virtual server settings - they just don't have any effect.

No, I'm afraid it's not that either. Thanks anyway!

NetInfo entry for this under /machines/test.rbcdl.org.uk

ip_address 127.0.0.1
name test.rbcdl.org.uk
serves ./local

This is the same as all the other virtual host names, except for the name.

This is just a standalone machine that until yesterday has successfully served up several local web sites without any problems since I got it, and before this it worked on the iBook under Tiger and Jaguar with the same settings. Nothing has been changed. I do not access these sites from any other machine on the network. I don't even own this particular domain name any longer, but until yesterday it worked perfectly on the local server.

iBook G3 (deceased), MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.7)

I don't think I'm compromising anything as these sites are only served locally. The virtual server section of httpd.conf is:

### Section 3: Virtual Hosts
#
# VirtualHost: If you want to maintain multiple domains/hostnames on your
# machine you can setup VirtualHost containers for them. Most configurations
# use only name-based virtual hosts so the server doesn't need to worry about
# IP addresses. This is indicated by the asterisks in the directives below.
#
# Please see the documentation at <URL:<a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://">http://www.apache.org/docs/vhosts/>
# for further details before you try to setup virtual hosts.
#
# You may use the command line option '-S' to verify your virtual host
# configuration.

#
# Use name-based virtual hosting.
#
NameVirtualHost *:80

#
# VirtualHost example:
# Almost any Apache directive may go into a VirtualHost container.
# The first VirtualHost section is used for requests without a known
# server name.
#
#<VirtualHost *:80>
# ServerAdmin webmaster@dummy-host.example.com
# DocumentRoot /www/docs/dummy-host.example.com
# ServerName dummy-host.example.com
# ErrorLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-error_log
# CustomLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-access_log common
#</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /Library/WebServer/Documents
ServerName localhost
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /Library/WebServer/Documents/mainstreamstudios.co.uk
ServerName test.mainstreamstudios.co.uk
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /Library/WebServer/Documents/mainstreamstudios.co.uk/new
ServerName new.mainstreamstudios.co.uk
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /Library/WebServer/Documents/new.rbcdl.org.uk
ServerName new.rbcdl.org.uk
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /Library/WebServer/Documents/rbcdl.org.uk
ServerName test.rbcdl.org.uk
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /Library/WebServer/Documents/theatreresearch.org
ServerName test.theatreresearch.org
</VirtualHost>


Of these virtual hosts, 'localhost' and 'test.theatreresearch.org' work and the others are ignored and I am sent to non-existent sites on the Internet.

My network setup hasn't changed. The web pages should only be served locally to 127.0.0.1. The MacBook's IP address on the local network is set by a wireless broadband router, which is on a fixed IP address to the Internet, but these shouldn't affect anything as far as I know.

iBook G3 (deceased), MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Yes, the root domains for mainstreamstudios.co.uk and theatreresearch.org are my sites, and rbcdl.org.uk used to be a domain I owned but I let lapse, and it seems that someone else has re-registered it. I use the original domain names with a dummy TLD ('test' or 'new') to point to my local test sites.

I've tried pinging the domain names that should be local; test.theatreresearch.org pings 127.0.0.1 as it should, but the others go straight to the Internet. I don't understand why one is working and not the others - especially as they were all working just a few days ago!

I'm afraid I don't know where to start checking local DNS problems on the Mac. Any pointers to help me?

Thanks all.

iBook G3 (deceased), MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.7)