Hi, I am trying to get a subdomain going using ISPConfig (Apache2), but I can't get it right. I added the subdomain using the Sub-Domain Link in the left panel, and I followed the instructions in the ISPConfig manual. I'm using a URL redirect, so the type is set to [R,L]. The subdomain is located in a sub-folder of the domain on the same machine. http://subdomain.domain.tld didn't work in my browser. It responded 'Server Not Found'. So I looked into the DNS area of ISPConfig. I'm running BIND9. I currently don't have any entries there. I'm using my VPS provider's name servers. Do I need to add (using the Wizard) a record for the parent domain? Do I need to add another record for the subdomain? (For the DNS name server fields, would I use my VPS providers name server, as I did for the parent domain, or can I use ns1.mydomain.tld, where mydomain.tld is the domain linked to client0 [Administrator's site]) Do I need to make changes to the master Domain record (at my registra's site)? Do I HAVE TO setup a subdomain as a new site in ISPConfig? I'm hoping to use the parent domain folder tree. So many questions.... Cheers, Nap
Here is how I've set it up so far (ISPConfig): [WEB DOMAIN] various settings overall Domain = client1_domain.tld Auto-Subdomain = *. no Redirects [SUBDOMAIN for WEBSITE Host = subdomain_name Domain = client1_domain.tld (dropdown list) Redirect type = R,L Path = http://www.client1_domain.tld/subdomain_name Active = Tick [DNS ZONE] Added a DNS Zone using the Wizard, as I didn't have one setup in ISPConfig earlier. Server myhostname.client0_domain.tld (client0_domain is the server administrator's domain name) Client = client1 Domain = client1_domain.tld IP Address = www.xxx.yyy.zzz (Static IP of the Server) [can I use a FQDN here?] NS1 = ns1.client0_domain.tld (I'm assuming these nameservers were established when I installed BIND9) NS2 = ns2.client0_domain.tld Email = WebMaster@client1_domain.tld When going back to edit the DNS Zone, here is the info shown: Server = myhostnam.client0_domain.tld Client = Client1 Zone(SOA) = client1_domain.tld. NS = ns1.client0_domain.tld. Email = WebMaster.client1_domain.tld. Refresh/Retry/Expire/Minumum/TTL (all left @ default values) Active = Tick Other fields left blank. [Records] Added a CNAME record to the DNS Zone Hostname = subdomain_name Target Hostname = subdomain_name.client1_domain.tld TTL = Default Active = Tick ============= I checked /etc/apache2/sites-available to see what's going on there. ISPConfig has made the updates, to client1_domain.tld.vhost file as follows: Code: <VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot /var/www/client1_domain.tld/web ServerName client1_domain.tld ServerAlias *.client1_domain.tld ServerAlias subdomain_name.client1_domain.tld ServerAdmin webmaster@client1_domain.tld ... and later in the file ... RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^subdomain_name.client1_domain.tld$ [NC] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/webdav/ RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ http://www.client1_domain.tld/subdomain_name/$1 [R,L] I tried pinging the subdomain, but ping was not able to resolve the address. I'm not sure what other information would help diagnose what's going wrong.
