openSUSE Linux - Name based virtual host | Apache/2.4.33

Question

I desperately try to setup a name based virtual host for use in my local network, for hours.

This is my configuration, the path is correct

/etc/apache2/vhosts.d/hausfux.conf

<VirtualHost 192.168.40.44:80>

    ServerName hausfux.dev

    DocumentRoot "/srv/www/htdocs/hausfux/devLocal"
    ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/hausfux_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/apache2/hausfux_access.log common

</VirtualHost>

I informed myself here.

Then I added this line to my /etc/hosts file.

192.168.40.44        hausfux.dev

I also added the same line on my windows clients hosts file.

Then I restarted apache2 with systemctl restart apache2.

If I enter http://hausfux.dev in my windows clients browser, then it automatically changes to https://hausfux.dev and it fails.

If I try to open the project as I used to,with the full absolute link, e.g. http://192.168.40.44/hausfux/devLocal then I get Status Error Code 500 (server internal error) now. If I remove my virtual host and restart apache2 then the site works again.

What am I doing wrong?

PS: There are no errors in /var/log/apache2/hausfux_error.log

Update

If I use the following configuration, then it works if I type in the servers IP Adress in the browser at my windows client (http://192.168.40.44).

NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost *:80>

    ServerName hausfux.dev

    DocumentRoot "/srv/www/htdocs/hausfux/devLocal"
    ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/hausfux_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/apache2/hausfux_access.log common

    <Directory "/srv/www/htdocs/hausfux/devLocal">
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

</VirtualHost>

But my goal is, to just enter a name, e.g. http://hausfux.dev instead of the ip address. Is this possible in OpenSUSE or should I use another OS, e.g. Ubuntu?

Update:

Response from pinging my DNS-Server:

PING 192.168.40.20 (192.168.40.20) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.40.20: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.126 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.40.20: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.149 ms

@MichaelHampton, I tried it. I even started the browser in inspector mode. Same problem. — Black, Oct 19 '18 at 07:32
try with a command line tool like curl or wget. Additionally if you get redirected to the https part, create either a https part or find the reason why you are redirected, which is not in the config you show. Look in the error/access logs. — Dennis Nolte, Oct 19 '18 at 08:05
If you ping the DNS name, do you get the desired IP address or something else? — Tommiie, Oct 19 '18 at 09:37
I said ping the DNS name, not the server.... if you do `ping hausfux.dev` do you see it pinging the IP address 192.168.40.44? — Tommiie, Oct 19 '18 at 09:42
@Tom, I executed `ping hausfux.dev` the IP `192.168.40.44` is in the response. — Black, Oct 19 '18 at 09:45

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 19 '18 at 15:59

It works after I changed the virtual host name. I think I already used the same VHost name on my windows clients WAMP once and it is still in the config somewhere.

In WAMP you can suppress virtual hosts. Maybe I just supressed it instead of deleting it.

openSUSE Linux - Name based virtual host | Apache/2.4.33

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