or would it be a circumstance of removing the 'www' if the subliminal exists...
On Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 8:11 AM Eric Covener <[email protected]> wrote: > > but what happens if a user inserted the "www" at the front? > > http://www.abc.foo.com <<< > > If there's no matching ServerAlias or ServerName for it, it goes to > the "default" (first-listed) virtualhost for the IP:PORT. > apachectl -S shows you a summary including which one is the default. > > > Is there something that has to be done at the domain registrar level to > handle this for the dns resolution? > > Anywhere you will use a hostname beyond stuffing it in your own hosts > file, then in practice yes it needs to exist in DNS. > The DNS hosting may not necessarily be your registrar. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
