Date:  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:54:32 -0600
From:  Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet <cobaltfacts (at mark) virtbiz.com>
Subject:  [coba-e:16176] Re: problem with Web Server Aliases
To:  coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
Message-Id:  <4B145B38.4060509 (at mark) virtbiz.com>
In-Reply-To:  <001b01ca7217$46bebcc0$6801a8c0 (at mark) earthlink.net>
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nonlin wrote:
> I have a common request from all the clients. "please make shore when I 
> type in my web site with out the server letters (like www), it goes to 
> my site. So they want mysite.com to goto www.mysite.com 
> <http://www.mysite.com>)
>  
> Ok no problem. On my fedora I would
> a. I place mysite.com into the Web Server Aliases <javascript: void 0>  
> of there site.
> b. make shore I have mysite.com forward to the WAN side IP of the firewall
> and the usually dos it.
>  
> Unfortunately, for my Blue Quartz, this isn't working. if I type any of 
> my clients aliases (mysite.com) I get the first site hosted on that IP 
> of the server.  
>  
> Anyone know why? What I am missing? I am shore its so simple.

This is a common problem with BQ.   What you need to do is edit the 
site, click on Service > Web then in the web server aliases, pull the 
domain name out, then click save.  When it's done saving, put the alias 
back in, and click save again.   Then it should be fixed.

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Chris Gebhardt
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