Virtual Private Server User Guide

The Apache Web Server

If you would like to allow your virtual host to have its own directory for storing and 

executing CGI programs, type Y or press ENTER to create a cgi bin directory 

within the virtual host s home directory.

Finally, a confirmation message appears, along with instructions to restart Apache 

(see the following note for important details).

Note: As stated in the instructions for the vaddvhost program, 

you must restart Apache before the changes will take effect. To 

restart Apache, use the following command:

     > apachectl restart

If you followed all three of the above steps correctly, your virtual host should now 

be functioning properly. 

Please read the next section to understand the modifications that vaddvhost has 

made to your VPS server's configuration files, so that you or another member of 

the Webadmin group can modify these settings if needed. 

Inside the vaddvhost Command

The vaddvhost command greatly simplifies the process of setting up 

 entries in your /www/conf/vhosts.conf file. It is important, however, 

to understand the changes made to your configuration files, in case you ever need 

to edit them. 

vaddvhost makes the following changes when adding a virtual host:

   Creates a home directory for the Web site within the /www/vhosts/ directory, 

and also creates an htdocs and logs directory for it. A cgi bin directory is also 

created, if you chose to add a separate cgi bin for the virtual host.

   Adds a Virtual Host entry to your /www/conf/vhosts.conf file. The lines 

contained in this entry, which are enclosed within