Apache Web Server Hosting

The Apache web server allows one to configure a single computer to represent multiple websites as if they were on separate hosts. There are two methods available and we describe the configuration of each. Choose one method for your domain:

    Name based virtual host

A single computer with a single IP address supporting multiple web domains. The web browser using the http protocol, identifies the domain being addressed.

    IP based virtual host

The virtual hosts can be configured as a single multi-homed computer with multiple IP addresses on a single network card, with each IP address representing a different web domain. This has the appearance of a web domain supported by a dedicated computer because it has a dedicated IP address.