Running Multiple Sites / Domains On Abyss

Frank · - Joined: 27 Oct 2002 Posts: 15 Location: The Netherlands

Hello guys,

DWS1 wrote that he got an error using the script for multiple domains.
I have exactly the same error:

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\index.php:2) in C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\index.php on line 8

The script gets to be read, because I get the the same error on diffrent lines, contacting 3 test domins. I test all the activity on the same computer. (webserver/host file/browsing). I use www.test1.nl, etc, so there is no "http://" in the script.

Any ideas ? I think the script is o.k. I am just not good at scripting, what am i doing wrong ?

Frankie
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b_tibor · - Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 6

Hi there!

just passed by, and saw that nobody answered this question...

I think I know the answer why are you geting ths error.

The problem is that when using this comand:

header("Location : whatever.html");

You must be sure there is not information allready written out on the processing php file.

make sure you do not have anything before the

<?php
phpscripts here
?>

script.
Make your page start in the first line with the php script.
And you also should not use in the php script
"echo" or "print" before header("Location : whatever.html");

Hope this will help You.
If not U can send me the file to b_tibor@hotmail.com, and I will modify it for U to work.
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gsownsby · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 9:04 pm Post subject: Aprelium Forum Index -> Tutorials

Aprelium,

With over 2,500 views of this thread, I hope it is apparent that your user community desperately wants multiple domain routing in Abyss. It would seem that this should be your number 1 priorty in the next release and that release should come very soon. I hope you issue an interim or beta release with this feature quickly. Thanks for a great product.

gsownsby · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:48 am Post subject:

Versions: AWS 1.2.2.2 for Linux (Fedora) / PERL 5.8.1
Broadband: DSL (dynamic IP)
Firewall / Router: NAT-type
DNS Server: ZoneEdit
IP Updating: DynSite used on a separate Windows 98 PC to automatically update ZoneEdit

I found a PERL-based redirection script from http://www.utilmind.com/scripts/virtualhosting.html

It is a Shareware product and best of all it works perfectly with very, very little editing. It took me about 5 minutes to change the domain URLs referenced in the script. Place it in the HTDOCS directory and presto it redirects to whereever you like (your Abyss website or external). The correct URLs are shown in the URL address bar of the browser too.

I had tried all the others mentioned on this forum but could not get any to work (perhaps I didn't have something right) but this one does work for me. I now have two completely independent websites running on my single instance Abyss web server. One website is cgi-driven (Web-App in cgi-bin) and the other is a Microsoft FrontPage website complete with extensions (a subdirectory of HTDOCS).

Configuring this script was soooo easy!! You might find it useful too.

needforspeed · - Joined: 20 Oct 2003 Posts: 69 Location: Kansas

transmission1 · - Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 2 Location: UK

Fully agree, Abyss is the best websever I've ever used but if it supported Host Headers that would be so cool. I don't really want to use IIS ever again so it would be great if this feature is included very soon! 8)

Thanks
Simon

TRUSTAbyss · - Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 3752 Location: USA, GA

I predicted that the new preview version will be out between the
20 and 25th of March 2004 but its already the 25 and im hoping
the new preview version will be released today , please Aprelium
release the new preview version today , 5 more days and it will be
the last day of this month , I think today is a good time to release
the new preview version , let us see it please ! 8)

iNaNimAtE · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 2:54 am Post subject:

But if they release the preview, that will just make me want the working version even sooner! I bet it will take another couple of months for the new working version to be released.
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Dewbacca · - Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Posts: 8

Let it take as long as it takes. Great Product, and always look forward to STABLE improved releases, and would never rush a craftsman at work!!
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iNaNimAtE · Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 1:41 am Post subject:

And right now, you can go check out the preview version under "Suggestions for the Future."
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stuntedheight · - Joined: 08 Nov 2003 Posts: 42

Ive tried all the scripts on this post and they all failed to work. They all gave me a 404 error, but not my custom 404 error. For instance, I need the sub-domain music.200mg.net. It gives the usaual IE 404 error, not mine which means its not even getting to my webserver. So I pinged it and it came back as a non-existant address.

iNaNimAtE · Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 2:21 am Post subject:

Nice username...

Well if it can't find the server, then your domain isn't even set up. Log in to your account, and check for obvious mistakes. Also, make sure it is properly registered.
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TRUSTAbyss · - Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 3752 Location: USA, GA

It can take up to 30 min for a domain
with 123cheapdomains.com , I have an
account with them so wait for the DNS !

Also its possible to take up to 1 day

vexir · - Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 6

Ok I am so confused I am not even going to try... can anyone just tell me what to do? I am not a PHP guy or whatever or anything, I used to use apache but someone configured PHP specially to work on that, something which I don't know how to do.

I have all my files in a separate folder than that of the Abyss WS Install folder ok? In it are things like folders:

www, forum, and schooldocs

When I had apache or whatever, something happened to make these subdomains. So, forum.<mydomain>.com would result in displaying the index.php in the "forum" folder. How do I make it so that forum.graphicslash.com will redirect to the contents of the "forum" folder?

Lol for some reason, when I put in forum.<mydomain>.com in the address bar, I see the index page of the www directory.

Of course this brings me to another problem. I have to set the folder "www" as the documents path, just so I can see my main page when i go to www.<mydomain>.com..

Anyone want to tackle my problem? LOL

TRUSTAbyss · - Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 3752 Location: USA, GA

Try ::Virtual Host Creator:: its based
on the same code and its easier.

http://www.multiple-sites.tk

You should understand how to work
this script now since you don't have
to configure the code. Later!

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will be added in the near future !

vexir · - Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 6

Wus that link for me?

TRUSTAbyss · - Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 3752 Location: USA, GA

Yes it was , now take a look

http://www.multiple-sites.tk

You need the PHP version , thats
what this code here is based on.

vexir · - Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 6

thats still a little confusing lol, but can you explain wat it means by

"add the domain you want to forward" does that mean the domain i want my site to be, the subdomain, or waht?

vexir · - Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 6

OK w/e, I put forum.<mydomain>.com in the domain box, and i put /forum in the path box and for the Main Page i put /index.php

it doesnt work.. wat did i do wrong?

TRUSTAbyss · - Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 3752 Location: USA, GA

The path has to exists either inside your htdocs or an aliases /forum has
to be a real web folder , you can't just make up folders and expect them to
redirect , this script works ok , what are you having trouble with ?

Do you know what your doing ?

I can't believe your having problems
with the most easiest to configure script

vexir · - Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 6

Ok I think I'm having problems getting used to the sort of organizational... things... that Abyss does. What is htdocs? And why do my website files need to be inside that folder!?

iNaNimAtE · Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 6:40 am Post subject:

When someone goes to www.yourdomain.com, Abyss Web Server looks up a file called "index.html" as the default page to feed to the user. However, there needs to be a specific directory where this file is stored. There is a directory on your system called /htdocs that is realitive to your domain name.
Still don't understand?
http://www.yourdomain.com = C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs
so therefore:
http://www.yourdomain.com/folder/file.html = C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\folder\file.html

Your URL represents a location (/htdocs) on your hard drive. Therefore, putting "/forum" as a path (the shorter version of www.yourdomain.com/forum) is really C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\forum. If there is no "forum" folder inside "htdocs," then www.yordomain.com/forum doesn't exist. HTDOCS is where you keep all your website files.

If you would like to keep /forum in a different location, then you set up "Aliases" in the Abyss console. You can set C:\Fourm to equal /forum on your website.

So instead:
www.yourwebsite.com/forum = C:\Forum
and not
www.yourwebsite.com/forum = C:\Program Files\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\forum
because an alias was added.

You get it now?
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vexir · - Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 6

Hm I think so... all I basically have to really do is copy all the website files I have currently into the HTDOCs folder correct?

Then I don't have to muddle around with aliases. Then the script should run fine, right?

TRUSTAbyss · - Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 3752 Location: USA, GA

Exactly but remeber to name the script with
index.php and then rename your original
index file to index2.html and it will run !

Enjoy the script !

graydeth · - Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 16

Ok, here's my problem, I'm sure I just haven't gotten the idea here, but take a look and call me dumb if need be...

here's what I have in index.php

<?php

/*
Bluedog's Multiple Domain PHP Script

This script was created to help Abyss Web Server users so that they could host more than one site using
different domains and so I made it easier to program this script for their domains by creating a easy to use
site creator that can insert new domains instantly after hitting Submit Me!. Enjoy the script!

System Requirements:

1. Abyss Web Server (PHP Installed)
2. Alot of free domains or paid

Now Installation!

Go to your main htdocs folder and rename your index.html to index2.html. At the top of your Internet Explorer
browser , click on Edit than Select All, click on Edit again and this time click on copy. Open up NotePad and
click on edit than paste , save the file as index.php and put that file in your htdocs folder. Your Done!
*/

//get domain entered in browser
if ($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == "www.ParagonCityGuardians.com") {

//forward to appropriate page
header("Location : PCG/Index.html");
exit;

}
//get domain entered in browser
if ($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == "www.michael-alicea.net") {

//forward to appropriate page
header("Location : Poetry/Index.html");
exit;

}
//end duplicating, insert below.

//else show Main Page
else {

header("Location : /index2.html");
exit;
}

?>

Now, first, do i need to put the original site I have hosted through Abyss in this script. Second, do I have the syntax for the locations correct? My directory structure is:

\htdocs = www.michaelsplayground.com files & main area
\htdocs\PCG = www.ParagonCityGuardians.com files
\htdocs\Poetry = www.michael-alicea.net files

Please help with this. Thanks.

iNaNimAtE · Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:49 am Post subject:

You have it set up perfectly. Keep your original website in \htdocs, and just make an index.php file in \htdocs. That should take care of all the rest.
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stuntedheight · - Joined: 08 Nov 2003 Posts: 42

Thats the cool part, its not working. Im thinking Ive got something weird in my php.ini file, because Ive never been able to get the referer. Any thoughts?
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graydeth · - Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 16

I get

Error 200

When I try to go to my pages. Any idea why?

If I type in the path www.michaelsplayground.com/pcg

the page opens....

I'm so lost???

stuntedheight · - Joined: 08 Nov 2003 Posts: 42

My best guess is that youve got...

1. A php error (not ending commands; bad santax; ect...)
2. Theres no output in the scripts

Why dont you copy-paste your index page up for better help.
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graydeth · - Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 16

It is just look up a few posts.

iNaNimAtE · Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 3:24 am Post subject:

Just to try it (shouldn't be necessary, but we can try), turn "Register_globals" to "on" in your php.ini file.
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graydeth · - Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 16

It was already set to on. I had removed the index.php file last night, so try it now to see what I am talking about.

iNaNimAtE · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:22 am Post subject:

Yes, I see it.

Remove the forward slash from "index.html" (the "catch-all" address).
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graydeth · - Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 16

First thanks again for the help...now on to the continuing saga...

I had to add an entry in the Index Files section of Abyss, so now I have:
index.html
index.php
index2.htm
Index.htm

being accepted. What this got me is, both www.michaelsplayground.com and www.paragoncityguardians.com going to the same page, the index page for www.michaelsplayground.com.

Here's what the index.php script looks like:
<?php

/*
Bluedog's Multiple Domain PHP Script

This script was created to help Abyss Web Server users so that they could host more than one site using
different domains and so I made it easier to program this script for their domains by creating a easy to use
site creator that can insert new domains instantly after hitting Submit Me!. Enjoy the script!

System Requirements:

1. Abyss Web Server (PHP Installed)
2. Alot of free domains or paid

Now Installation!

Go to your main htdocs folder and rename your index.html to index2.html. At the top of your Internet Explorer
browser , click on Edit than Select All, click on Edit again and this time click on copy. Open up NotePad and
click on edit than paste , save the file as index.php and put that file in your htdocs folder. Your Done!
*/

//get domain entered in browser
if ($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == "www.paragoncityguardians.com") {

//forward to appropriate page
header("Location : PCG/Index.htm");
exit;

}
//get domain entered in browser
if ($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == "www.michael-alicea.net") {

//forward to appropriate page
header("Location : Poetry/Index.htm");
exit;

}

//end duplicating, insert below.

//else show Main Page
else {

header("Location : index2.htm");
exit;
}

?>

Now if I am understanding it all correctly, I don't need an entry for www.michaelsplayground because thats the default page if it can't match the url coming in. It just seems to me that the index.php file isn't working the way its supposed to.

iNaNimAtE · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:48 pm Post subject:

Remove "index2.htm" from the list of Index Files.
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graydeth · - Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 16

TRUSTAbyss · - Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 3752 Location: USA, GA

Do the other PHP scripts work ? Do you have REDIRECT_STATUS
in the server admin area , we need more info please ? Thank You!

graydeth · - Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 16

TRUSTAbyss · - Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 3752 Location: USA, GA

Maybe you should try the Perl instead
or just keep trying , you will get it !

Try this , after the <?php
insert the following code !

graydeth · - Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 16

iNaNimAtE · Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2004 10:15 pm Post subject:

It is supposed to (obviously) display more exact errors.
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TRUSTAbyss · - Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 3752 Location: USA, GA

All I can say is that , you configured PHP wrong
post an exact screenshot of your configuration
for PHP and then we can decide if it works !

00squeaky · - Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 60

if you set up a web forwarding domain, you can do this without the script.

TRUSTAbyss · - Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 3752 Location: USA, GA

00squeaky your not being funny what so ever so stop
trying to make jokes out of Bluedog's PHP script !

sendit2kevin · - Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 5

Using this script, it seems that my pages take about 6 or 7 seconds before they're sent. That's not too long, but does anyone have any suggestions for speeding it up? Once the first page is delivered, all subsequent pages come through real fast. It's just getting that first page served up.

I'm on a LAN, so I don't think it's DNS or network issue.

Thanks,
Kevin
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TRUSTAbyss · - Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 3752 Location: USA, GA

What script version are you using ?

PHP is the fastest !

sendit2kevin · - Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 5

PHP version 4.3.8.8 My index.php file is identical in structure to the one at the beginning of this topic. Machine is new and fast.

gwmbox · - Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Posts: 3

Not sure if this is possible but I have a slight variation as to how I'd like my setup to work - this may not even be possible but I am open to suggestions.

What I am doing is setting up a mirror of my sites that are on a hosting service (ISP), thsi is so I can test and setup the sites before I upload to the main web server (ISP). So therefore I don't want my domains to be accessible from my test PC - just a synonym or alias similar to them, e.g.

I have domains (for example)

www.mydomain.com
www.yourdomain.com
www.ourdomain.com
www.theirdomain.com

now what I want on my PC using Abyss (php, perl and mysql are all installed and working) is instead of having to use http://localhost/mydomain, http://localhost/yourdomain etc

is it possible to have it work as

http://mydomain/
http://yourdomain/
http://ourdomain/
http://theirdomain/

and so on

Is this possible?

Cheers

Greg

iNaNimAtE · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:19 pm Post subject:

You could try a redirect in your hosts file, but that's about it.
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gwmbox · - Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Posts: 3

Thx for the reply - could you give me an example of how to do that please.

Cheers

Greg