Question

I would like to access the different TWiki webs within the TWiki site using different DNS names, i.e. web1.domain.org, web2.domain.org, etc.

I guess the way to go forward is Apache virtual hosts. I just cannot figure out how to do that in a TWiki context.

Here is an example for web1:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /apps/twiki/bin
    ServerName web1.domain.org
    --- how would I make it point to TWiki web1?  Using a Redirect directive, or?
</VirtualHost>

Anyone able to help? Thx.

Environment

-- LarsBruunxHansen - 19 Sep 2007

Answer

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That would depend on the goal you want to achieve. Unfortunately I don't know of a really simple configuration, because usually you'd like to share the TWiki codebase, but the pointers to the data directories lie exactly within that codebase, in lib/LocalSite.cfg.

If you just want to make better URLs, e.g. support.domain.org instead of www.domain.org/twiki/bin/view/Support, then vhosts together with mod_rewrite, inspired by ShorterUrlCookbook, should do the trick.

-- HaraldJoerg - 20 Sep 2007

Harald, yes it is exactly the latter I want. I'll try to see if I can hack it using vhosts and mod_rewrite as you suggest. Thanks.

-- LarsBruunxHansen - 24 Sep 2007