Need help with setting up virtual servers to host two domains on one droplet

June 8, 2014 1.8k views
isahappyperson
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First - I created a droplet on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and gave it the name isahappyperson.com Second - I have two domain names pointed to the droplets IP address Third - I followed the directions here https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosts-on-ubuntu-14-04-lts I did so exactly and using my two domain names ididntsee.com is working and is displaying the proper index.html file isahappyperson.com is showing the apache2 ubuntu default index.html file even though I edited the /etc/apache2/sites-available/isahappyperson.com.conf file to show the following: DocumentRoot /var/www/isahappyperson.com/public_html ServerName isahappyperson.com ServerAlias www.isahappyperson.com I double checked to ensure I created the index.html file in the correct directory at /var/www/isahappyperson.com/public_html/index.html Any thoughts as to what is missing? My goal is to install Wordpress on both sites using the same droplet.
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larry June 8, 2014
The conf files in sites-available aren't read by Apache. You need a link in sites-enabled to the conf file. Ubuntu many have the a2ensite command available to do that for you- I don't know for sure. If not, you'll need to link it (or copy the conf file) yourself.
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isahappyperson June 8, 2014
Thank you @Larry Fransson,

I ran:
sudo a2ensite ididntsee.com.conf
sudo a2ensite isahappyperson.com.conf

While following the steps in this tutorial https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosts-on-ubuntu-14-04-lts

Is that what you are referring to?
How To Set Up Apache Virtual Hosts on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
by Justin Ellingwood
The Apache web server is the most popular way to serve web content on the internet. Apache has the ability to serve multiple domains from a single server by using a mechanism called "virtual hosts". If a virtual host is configured correctly for each domain, the web server can correctly route traffic to the appropriate files based on the domain name requested. In this guide, we'll demonstrate how to configure Apache virtual hosts on an Ubuntu 14.04 VPS.
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isahappyperson June 8, 2014
Update: Glad to report that all is well and working fine.
Had to run a2dissite 000-default then service apache2 restart All is good now :)
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