Virtual Private Server User Guide

The Apache Web Server

Note: In the provided default Apache configuration, it is normal to 

see the following warning message when Apache is started from a 

stop: 

[warn] NameVirtualHost ip.add.re.ss:443 has no VirtualHosts

 where ip.add.re.ss is replaced with your actual IP 

address. This warning can be safely ignored. 

Configuring Apache

As mentioned previously, Apache is a very flexible application that can be 

configured to run a number of different ways. The configuration files located in the 

/www/conf directory are what tell Apache how it should run. These files can be 

modified by the superuser, or by any member of the Webadmin special user 

group. 

Because Apache is so flexible and can be customized to such a high degree on a 

VPS server, it is important to understand the following support boundaries related 

to our provided Apache installation before beginning to customize its 

configuration:

Technical Training Department

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