Apache/DNS server help.

RazeenAbdullaxp, on Wednesday June 11, 2008 03:08:44 PM

Hello,

I have been working on this for quite some
time. I want to have my web server work
like everyone else's, where when my domain
is typed in, it shows up in the address bar,
instead of the ip number showing up. Can
anyone help me?

I'm running Apache 2.2, and was messing
around with virtual server, but I don't
think it will do what I want. I think I
have to setup a DNS server, but I have tried
several times and failed to get what I want.

I want to do this replacement on my server.
I was really hoping Apache would do it for
me, but it doesn't look like it will. Do I
have to do DNS? Or is there another way?

Configuration: Windows XP
Internet Explorer 6.0

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shatou008, on Wednesday June 11, 2008 04:05:56 PM

Hello

You don't need to set up a DNS server to serve web pages via Apache. Your ISP provides all the DNS you need and from there to all the DNS servers around the world. All a DNS server does is convert a web address to an IP address. You should never see the IP address in the address bar if you enter a web address. Thats all handled by the HTTP protocol in the background.

Virtual server allows you to run multiple web sites from the same server. Apache does not provide DNS.

So what exactly are you trying to achieve?

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