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[Hans Zaunere]

Jeff Siegel wrote:

> Wondering how to handle the following problem. 
> 
> I installed Apache 2.0 using RH 9 (it comes bundled with PHP 4.2.2).
> After setting up virtual hosts using that beautifully written article I
> found at http://phundamentals.nyphp.org, I then tested some of my code
> which redirects a user to an HTTPS connection. I keep getting an Err
> 404. Thinking it might be the code I created two simple test pages: the
> first page has a link to the second page. Here's the link: <a
> href="https://unap/test2.php">click me</a>. Now, "unap" is a virtual
> host on the server and all other links work correctly on the server but
> not this one. *However*, if I change the link to a fixed IP address,
> i.e.,  <a href="https://192.168.1.112/unap/test2.php">click me</a>...it
> works fine. It seems, then, there is an Apache configuration that I'm
> missing. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction.

It looks like a configuration issue with ssl/apache.  Basically, an SSL server can be seperate from a non-SSL server.  It's generaly just another virtual host (based on port), with it's own document root, permissions, directives, etc.

I'm not sure of the default httpd.conf that RH 9 uses, but I have a feeling this is the case.  You have to make sure that either:

1) the two vhosts overlap, considering that name based and "SSL based" vhosts can be independant, or
2) that you're not letting Apache fallback to a default vhost (ie, the main server).  Also keep in mind the ordering of vhost directives, and the document roots of each - if a request doesn't match a named host, AND the fact that it's either SSL or not, the request will fall back to the main server.

Hope that doesn't confuse too much :)

Hans

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