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Asked: 2026-06-09T12:36:17+00:00

I have a problem with ServerAliases not resolving to the corresponding server. My hosts

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I have a problem with ServerAliases not resolving to the corresponding server.

My hosts file is set up as such (this is part of trying to set up APE so please excuse the extraneous code):

127.0.0.1   localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1             localhost 
fe80::1%lo0 localhost

127.0.0.1 testy.local
127.0.0.1 testsite.local
127.0.0.1 ape-test.local
127.0.0.1 chickens.cluck.com
127.0.0.1 ape.ape-test.local
127.0.0.1 ape2.ape-test.local

And the httpd-vhosts.conf:

NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName ape-test.local
        ServerAlias ape.ape-test.local
        ServerAlias test.ape-test.local
        ServerAlias *.ape.ape-test.local

        DocumentRoot "/Library/WebServer/Documents/"
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName testy.local
    ServerAlias testy
    ServerAlias fish.local
    DocumentRoot "/Users/myusername/Sites/testsite"
    <Directory /Users/myusername/Sites/testsite/>
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Virtual hosts have been enabled in httpd.conf, and testy.local resolves to the correct directory. But using ‘testy/’ or ‘fish.local’ will not resolve.

There appears to be nothing written to the error log or console either, and running sudo bash -x /usr/sbin/apachectl -k start reveals no errors.
Running httpd -S reveals no problems either:

VirtualHost configuration:
wildcard NameVirtualHosts and _default_ servers:
*:80                   is a NameVirtualHost
         default server ape-test.local (/private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf:44)
         port 80 namevhost ape-test.local (/private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf:44)
         port 80 namevhost testy.local (/private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf:53)
Syntax OK

So it appears as just the ServerAlias isn’t working.

Does anybody have any ideas?

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  1. Editorial Team

    By looking at your host file, it doesn’t seem you provided ‘testy’ or ‘fish.local’ in your host file. You just need to enter both of these domains in your host file and you should be all set then.

    You need to add them as I did below,

    127.0.0.1   localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1             localhost 
fe80::1%lo0 localhost

127.0.0.1 fish.local
127.0.0.1 testy
127.0.0.1 testy.local
127.0.0.1 testsite.local
127.0.0.1 ape-test.local
127.0.0.1 chickens.cluck.com
127.0.0.1 ape.ape-test.local
127.0.0.1 ape2.ape-test.local

    Hope this helps.

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