How to fix this virtual host setup? - linux

Question

I have setup up 2 virtual hosts that share the same IP on a centos server running apache 2.
#<VirtualHost *:80>
# ServerAdmin webmaster#dummy-host.example.com
# DocumentRoot /www/docs/dummy-host.example.com
# ServerName dummy-host.example.com
# ErrorLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-error_log
# CustomLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-access_log common
#</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /var/www/a
ServerName www.a.com
ServerAlias a.com
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /var/www/b
ServerName www.b.com
ServerAlias b.com
</VirtualHost>
Regardless of what URL I point to. Site A shows up.
How can I fix? I should have a.com going to a and b.com going to b.
Thanks all

Answer 1

Is the following set in your httpd.conf?
NameVirtualHost *
An example from the documentation:
NameVirtualHost *
<VirtualHost *>
ServerName www.domain.tld
DocumentRoot /www/domain
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *>
ServerName www.otherdomain.tld
DocumentRoot /www/otherdomain
</VirtualHost>

Answer 2

make sure you have this directive as well
NameVirtualHost *
it could be displaying site A because it's set as the default document root. check your global settings, make sure the document root is not set to the same root as site A.

Answer 3

I have always declared the domain as the name.. never had issue.
NameVirtualHost localhost:80
<VirtualHost localhost:80>
DocumentRoot "/home/eddie/workspace/"
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost digbiz.localhost:80>
DocumentRoot "/home/eddie/workspace/Digital_Business/app/webroot"
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost wishlist.localhost:80>
DocumentRoot "/home/eddie/workspace/WishList/app/webroot"
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost phpmyadmin.localhost:80>
DocumentRoot "/srv/www/phpMyAdmin"
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost test.localhost:80>
DocumentRoot "/home/eddie/workspace/CakePHPTesting/app/webroot"
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost auth.localhost:80>
DocumentRoot "/home/eddie/workspace/EntMeetCapt/app/webroot"
</VirtualHost>