Apache VirtualHost, multiple sites. 1 ssl with redirect and 1 regular http

ssl virtualhost apache-2.2

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Solution 1

If you have NameVirtualHost on, you have to use the IP. NameVirtualHost is needed if you are running SSL, or running VirtualHosts on different IP addresses.

<VirtualHost 172.16.4.1:80>
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/secure
     ServerName secure.com
     Redirect / https://secure.com
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost 17.16.4.1:80>
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/notsecure
    ServerName notsecure.com
</VirtualHost>

Solution 2

Well, you need to declare this (best in httpd.conf/apache2.conf), this is important! DO NO USE ASTERISK "*"

NameVirtualHost IP_or_hostname:80
NameVirtualHost IP_or_hostname:443

And in your virtual host:

<VirtualHost IP_or_hostname:443>
        ServerName whateveryouwant
        DocumentRoot /www/blahblah/

        SSLEngine on
        SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/ssl/blahblah.key
        SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/blahblah.crt
        SSLProtocol all
        SSLCipherSuite HIGH:MEDIUM

        ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log

</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost IP_or_hostname:80>
        ServerName whateveryouwant
        DocumentRoot /www/blahblah

        ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log

        LogLevel warn
        ServerSignature Off

        RewriteEngine on
        RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^blahblahblah$ [NC]
        RewriteRule ^/(.*) https://blahblahblah/$1 [R=301,L]

</VirtualHost>

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Updated on September 17, 2022

Comments

pedalpete over 1 year
I've got a server with one site which I am redirecting to https via
```
<VirtualHost *:80>
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/secure
     ServerName secure.com
     Redirect / https://secure.com
</VirtualHost>
```
That works no problem.

Now I'm trying to add another non-secure site
```
<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/notsecure
    ServerName notsecure.com
</VirtualHost>
```
of course, because the redirect is on '/', all sites are getting redicted. I've tried changing the Redirect to the full document root, but no luck.
- Zoredache almost 14 years
  
  Does your configuration have a NameVirtualHost *:80 directive somewhere?
- pedalpete almost 14 years
  
  Yes, it does have NameVirtualHost *:80. should it not?
- joschi almost 14 years
  
  No, that's fine. The NameVirtualHost directive needs to be there in order to use name-based virtual hosting.
joschi almost 14 years

Redirect is fine. mod_rewrite is not the hammer matching the nail this time.
Suresh Kamrushi almost 4 years

perfect solution.