Apache Multi-project configuration - linux

Question

I have a server with an ip: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
In my server, i have several projects in the folder /var/www:
/var/www/project1
/var/www/project2/trunk/webroot
...
My 000-default.conf is like this:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster#localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Currently I access into them through the following url:
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/project1
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/project2/trunk/webroot
...
I have a domain that targets to my server
domain.com -> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
My intention is to create a subdomain for each project, and each subdomain points to the target folder of the project:
project1.domain.com -> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/project1
project2.domain.com -> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/project2/trunk/webroot
(I think the best solution will be that XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/project2 targets directly to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/proyect2/trunk/webroot)
I have read that it will be great that each project has its own .conf file in apache, and enabling each site separately.
But I think that if I create a VirtualHost *:80 for each project (project1.conf, project2.conf) they will be in conflict and I dont know how to do it.
Can anybody help me?
Regards.

Answer 1

Virtual Host is the way to go... create one virtual host for each domain pointing to a folder on your server where to webpage is sotored.
Listen 80
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/www/example1"
ServerName www.example.com
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/www/example2"
ServerName www.example.org
</VirtualHost>
Etc... One VirtualHost for each domain / DocumentRoot convination
Soruce: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/vhosts/examples.html
##################### EDIT
I have tested it on my own server
Whithout touching the default.conf file I have created two new config files
root#raspberrypi:/etc/apache2/sites-available# pwd
/etc/apache2/sites-available
root#raspberrypi:/etc/apache2/sites-available#
Please ignore the default files I have not touched them I have just created two new files named project1.... and project2....
root#raspberrypi:/etc/apache2/sites-available# ls
000-default.conf project1_domain_com.conf
default-ssl.conf project2_domain_com.conf
root#raspberrypi:/etc/apache2/sites-available#
root#raspberrypi:/etc/apache2/sites-available# cat project*
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/var/www/projects/project1/"
ServerName project1.domain.com
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/var/www/projects/project2/"
ServerName project2.domain.com
</VirtualHost>
root#raspberrypi:/etc/apache2/sites-available#
ENABLING SITES
root#raspberrypi:/etc/apache2/sites-available# a2ensite project1_domain_com.conf
Enabling site project1_domain_com.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
service apache2 reload
root#raspberrypi:/etc/apache2/sites-available# a2ensite project2_domain_com.conf
Enabling site project2_domain_com.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
service apache2 reload
root#raspberrypi:/etc/apache2/sites-available#
RELOAD APACHE
root#raspberrypi:/etc/apache2/sites-available# /etc/init.d/apache2 reload
[ ok ] Reloading apache2 configuration (via systemctl): apache2.service.
root#raspberrypi:/etc/apache2/sites-available#
################# SUBDOMAIN EDIT
For example I have a single server with an IP XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX that have multiple domains registered (15 domains now).
I have one virtual host entry for each domain that works this way:
domain1.example.com -> Load the domain1 web index.html page (without /nothing/else )
domain2.example.com -> Load the domain2 web index.html page hosted on another folder expecified on the second virtual host.
And finally ussing a2ensite or a2dissite I enable or disable the website as a web hosting provider do...
If for any reason you need that accessing the host domain3.something.com it redirects to domain3.something.com/something/diferent ... it should be done on your server ussing .htaccess file and its a entirely diferent question :D