Help. Apache mod_rewrite

[AStaUK]

Hi, I'm in the process of setting up my first web server to be used in house partly as a training exercise for myself, but also to host a company forum/wiki.

The server is running CentOS6 using the minimum setup so no GUI. Apache was loaded via yum and is 2.2.15. I've also loaded and have running phpBB along with the required pre-requisites. Later I intend to load MediaWiki (we've been using Screwturn wiki, loaded on a Windows box).

Currently phpBB is access via http://forum.mydomain.com/forum, but I would like to set it up so that you can simply type "forum.woodgate-clark.co.uk" to get to the page. It would seem that I can do this within Apache using the mod_rewrite technique but after having read (and clearly, not understood) the page on the Apache site I still can't get it to work. I've enabled "AllowOverride All" within the httpd.conf file and created a .htaccess file within /var/www/html directory, but I'm struggling after that.

Thanks in advance.

[xxxxxx.xxxxxx]

You will need to define your virtual hosts within the httpd.conf file.

I cant remember exactly the formating but something like this should work. Append it to the end of the file.

<VirtualHost *>
	DocumentRoot "/var/www/forum/"
	ServerName forum.domain.co.uk
	ServerAdmin webmaster@domain.co.uk
	ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/forum.log

	<Directory /var/www/forum/>
		Options Indexes FollowSymLins MultiViews +Includes
		AllowOverride None
		Order allow,deny
		allow from all
	</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Something to that effect should work i believe :)

Edit: Sorry just to add to that, when you add your wiki etc you will need to define a new VirtualHost. So just add another block to the end of the httpd.conf

<VirtualHost *>
	DocumentRoot "/var/www/forum/"
	ServerName forum.domain.co.uk
	ServerAdmin webmaster@domain.co.uk
	ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/forum.log

	<Directory /var/www/forum/>
		Options Indexes FollowSymLins MultiViews +Includes
		AllowOverride None
		Order allow,deny
		allow from all
	</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *>
	DocumentRoot "/var/www/wiki/"
	ServerName wiki.domain.co.uk
	ServerAdmin webmaster@domain.co.uk
	ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/wiki.log

	<Directory /var/www/wiki/>
		Options Indexes FollowSymLins MultiViews +Includes
		AllowOverride None
		Order allow,deny
		allow from all
	</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Something like that ;)

[AStaUK]

Sorry for the late reply. This was exactly what I was looking for and works perfectly.

[xxxxxx.xxxxxx]

You're welcome, and just for anyone else visiting this thread for advice due to my laziness and use of copy/paste, FollowSymLins should in fact be FollowSymLinks.

:)