Apache VirtualHost: 1 IP, ∞ Sites (How the Host Header Magic Works)
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One IP, infinite sites. The Host header is what makes it work. After this lesson, VirtualHost is muscle memory and you'll never write `VirtualHost *:80` without knowing exactly what every line does.
VirtualHost is the most-used Apache feature. Every shared hosting provider on Earth runs on VirtualHost. Every dev box with multiple local sites runs on VirtualHost. If you don't deeply understand it, you don't understand how 90% of production Apache works.
What's covered:
✓ The Host header — the HTTP header that makes everything work
✓ ServerName vs ServerAlias (when each fires)
✓ NameVirtualHost (the legacy that 99% of the internet still references)
✓ Default vhost vs named vhosts (and what fires when nothing matches)
✓ Catching arbitrary domains with `_default_` and `*`
✓ Logging gotchas — why your access.log might miss requests
✓ Three real-world vhost templates: HTTP-only, HTTPS-redirect, dev-mirror
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⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 The Host header — why it exists
01:00 Your first VirtualHost block
02:30 ServerName vs ServerAlias
03:00 The default vhost trap
03:30 NameVirtualHost (the legacy)
04:00 Catch-all with default and *
05:30 Three production templates
06:30 apache2ctl -S to verify your vhosts
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