Configure multiple Apache VirtualHosts on Slackware

1. When to use it

Handy for internal environments, staging, and separated services that you want to keep on the same httpd instance.

apache | virtualhost | ServerName | documentroot | configtest

2. Base setup

cat >> /etc/httpd/httpd.conf <<'EOF'
NameVirtualHost *:80
<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerName app1.example.lan
  DocumentRoot /srv/httpd/app1
</VirtualHost>
EOF
apachectl configtest
/etc/rc.d/rc.httpd restart

Adjust host names, IPs, interfaces, paths, and versions to the real system before making the change persistent.

3. Quick verification

httpd -S
curl -H 'Host: app1.example.lan' http://127.0.0.1/
grep -n 'ServerName app1.example.lan' /etc/httpd/httpd.conf

Confirm that the output matches the expected state before considering the intervention complete.

4. Operational notes

Separate content and logs per VirtualHost: when sites grow, configuration readability matters as much as the service itself.

Quick checklist

[ ] Steps completed\n[ ] Config updated\n[ ] Tests executed\n[ ] Rollback ready\n[ ] Logs checked

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