Setup subdomain in Apache server ubuntu 16.04 lts

Question

How can I setup a subdomain in Apache on an ubuntu server.

My apache.conf file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName www.hello.com
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/
        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:81>
        ServerName bye.hello.com
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/other
        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Now my access is by IP: 10.20.20.34:80 (www.hello.com) and 10.20.20.34:81 (bye.hello.com). The 80 port works great, but I can't set up a subdomain for 81 port.

We don't need public access, everything is over the intranet. We modified DNS record in our router.

IMPORTANT : I have to keep both access: 10.20.20.34:81 and bye.hello.com

Here is a summary of what happens:

• 10.20.20.34:80 - OK.
• 10.20.20.34:81 - OK.
• www.hello.com - OK.
• bye.hello.com - FAIL, show me www.hello.com

Answer 1

You will need to add a listen directive to your /etc/apache2/ports.conf . In that file you will see:

Listen 80

Add a second line underneath:

Listen 80
Listen 81

Then restart Apache:

apache2ctl restart

Otherwise, I do not see any problems with your Virtual Host settings.

Update

Apache won't do this for you through the DNS. You can read this to learn more. The best thing for you to do is change the second Virtual Host directive to:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName bye.hello.com

And it should work fine. There is no advantage to using two ports. If you have an architectural limitation, then the link above had a few advanced solutions.