vHost file auto changed after a period ???

[7rdoq]

I have vHost file, I edit to accept incoming requests by all domain, with settings below:

Code:

<virtualhost *:80>
ServerName mydomain.com
ServerAlias  *
</virtualhost>

But after some period, it's auto changed to accept incoming requests by 1 domain only, like below

Code:

<virtualhost *:80>
ServerName mydomain.com
ServerAlias  www.mydomain.com
</virtualhost>

Although I never did any changes to server, host, ...

Please help me with this issue

Many thanks

[TGates]

This is not an issue, this is by design. The httpd-vhosts.conf file is controlled by Sentora.
You need to enter the domains in the Domain Manager module. And, if using Sentora's DNS you need to create each domain's DNS entries using the DNS Manager module.

I am not sure why anybody would use the system in the manner you are suggesting

But, to solve your question:

You could use the virtual host override feature to do what you are trying.
Module Admin > Apache Config > Override a virtual host > [select domain] > Custom Entry:

Or:
Module Admin > Apache Config > Global Sentora Entry:

Code:

</virtualhost>
<virtualhost *:80>
ServerName mydomain.com
ServerAlias  *

Pay attention to how the above is written! </virtualhost> closes the previous vhost entry and Sentora will add the closing </virtualhost> at the end automatically.

Check 'Force Update' and Save. Wait ~5 minutes for changes to take affect.

[7rdoq]

Thank so much, TGates

I host many domains on this VPS, so I can only use 1st solution?

Module Admin > Apache Config > Override a virtual host > [select domain] > Custom Entry:

[TGates]

Module Admin > Apache Config > Global Sentora Entry: should work also. You just need to add it to one domain or the Sentora vhost record.

[7rdoq]

thank but only custom domain entry works, but there are 2 issues

1. These default settings are still added
2. I want to add these custom settings at bottom of vhost file but it always added at first

how I can do it?

[TGates]

You are trying to do something that the panel was not designed to do. To allow any domain to connect with out it's own vhost entry is, by standards, wrong. I'm not sure why you want to add a directive like this rather than each domain having it's own proper vhost entry. Also, there are no openbase_dir restrictions or suhosin entries which can be a security risk. In your example you are not even assigning a folder to the virtual host so I'm not sure how that will work either.

You could try adding your proposed entry to the bottom of the httpd.conf file just before it includes the httpd-vhosts.conf file. Just make a backup of the httpd.conf file before making changes, just in case.

Me.B Any other ideas?

[Me.B]

Solutions:

1. You move beyond the panel and build a full independant conf file that you include in /etc/sentora/config/apache/httpd.conf main config, so your custom setup is kept always.

2. You can use the panel too in a less common way. You add the new vhost setting to a current vhost and you start with closing the current vhost and then adding a new vhost. It's an ugly solution but works. I advice you to use the first far better.

M B

[7rdoq]

thank so much

but the very important problem here is the default httpd-vhosts.conf file is auto-rewritten after some period, with new content, this new content has "ServerAlias mydomain" while I want ServerAlias *

how to stop this auto-rewrite task?

[TGates]

You can't. It is hard-coded into the core of Sentora. As I mentioned in my previous post, you are trying to use the panel in a manner that it is not meant for it to be used. Me.B's first suggestion may be the only way it will work. And it would need to be added BEFORE the line 'include /etc/sentora/configs/apache/httpd-vhosts.conf" in /etc/sentora/configs/apache/httpd.conf or add an include statement that reads a separate conf file containing your custom directive.

[Me.B]

Use the solution 1. as I Said add a new independant vhost conf infos outside of the panel files so it won't be overwritten but you will have to manage it manually.

M B