> 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]
