www.hostname.com working, but http://hostname.com not . Why?

chrooted · n00b Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 55

Hello,

I 've got a problem. My website works when I type www.site.com, but when typing http://site.com it's not working, it gives a page error.

why is that, should I change something in Apache?

Thank you!

poly_poly-man · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:15 pm Post subject:

this is probably a DNS issue, actually.

I forget exactly what to do, though.

Are you doing your own DNS, or are you going through someone else?

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AllenJB · Veteran Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 1285

It depends what error you're getting. If your web browser is telling you the the domain doesn't exist, then it means it's a DNS issue.

If you're getting an apache error, or your default vhost, then it means you need to add that domain to the virtual host configuration for the site (using ServerAlias).

If you gave us the domain name in question, or described the exact error message you're getting, we'd be able to pinpoint the problem better.

chrooted · n00b Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 55

That's just an example, it's not the real domain.

When I click on it, it gives the "cannot display the webpage" error.

ServerAlias is set on there.

chrooted · n00b Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 55

Solved by inserting in the domain zone:

www A first_dns_server
domain.com A first_dns_server

Find first_dns_server:

host domain.com (for example)