[Apache2] Creating subdomains

[Glaanieboy]

I always thought creating a subdomain in Apache2 was as easy as adding the following line to the httpd.conf file (domain.nl is only an example)

<VirtualHost sub.domain.nl:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@sub.domain.nl
    DocumentRoot "C:/folder/subfolder"
    ServerName sub.domain.nl
    ErrorLog logs/sub.domain.nl-error_log
    CustomLog logs/sub.domain.nl-access_log common
</VirtualHost>

This conf doesn't work, I get a http 404 not found when going to sub.domain.nl, yet domain.nl still works. What the heck am I doing wrong? I already read about RewriteRules, but what I saw is that it may be a step too far for the simple thing I am trying to achieve, after all, VirtualHost was made for this kind of things, right? Can someone help me? Thanks!

 

[Geffy]

do you have NameVirtualHost *:80 set??

btw I use this

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName sub.domain.com
        DocumentRoot /path/to/sub/domain/public_html/
        ErrorLog /var/log/sub.domain.error.log
        CustomLog /var/log/sub.domain.access.log common
        <Directory "/path/to/sub/domain/public_html">
                Options Indexes MultiViews
                AllowOverride None
        </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

 

[Glaanieboy]

I used your example (except for the <directory>...</directory> thing, I just use default), but still nothing. NameVirtualHost *:80 has been set and uncommented (I noticed there was still a # before it, I removed it and restarted Apache2, but still nothing). The directory-path is OK, it exists, has an dummy index.html file in it.
*sigh*

 

[Geffy]

hrmm dunno what to tell you then

afaik its just down to the NameVirtualHost and <VirtualHost> blocks and it should work

 

[Glaanieboy]

O...K It's getting weird now. I have added a sub.domain.nl subdomain in my domain control panel at my registrar. Points to the same IP etc and it works now... But when I go to domain.nl, I see the contents of the subdomain! I am getting headaches now, I have no idea what I have done wrong... I'm gonna start all over again tomorrow afternoon, to retrace my steps where it went wrong.