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The rst argument can be a fully qualied domain name, but it is recommended to use
the IP address. The second argument is the port and is optional. By default, port 80 is
used and is congured via the Listen directive.
The wild card * can be used for both the IP address and the port number to receive re-
quests on all interfaces. IPv6 addresses must be enclosed in square brackets.
Example 28.1
Variations of Name-Based VirtualHost Entries
# NameVirtualHost IP-address[:Port]
NameVirtualHost 192.168.3.100:80
NameVirtualHost 192.168.3.100
NameVirtualHost *:80
NameVirtualHost *
NameVirtualHost [2002:c0a8:364::]:80
The opening VirtualHost tag takes the IP address (or fully qualied domain name)
previously declared with the NameVirtualHost as an argument in a name-based
virtual host conguration. A port number previously declared with the
NameVirtualHost directive is optional.
The wild card * is also allowed as a substitute for the IP address. This syntax is only
valid in combination with the wild card usage in NameVirtualHost * . When using
IPv6 addresses, the address must be included in square brackets.
Example 28.2
Name-Based VirtualHost Directives
<VirtualHost 192.168.3.100:80>
...
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost 192.168.3.100>
...
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
...
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *>
...
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost [2002:c0a8:364::]>
...
</VirtualHost>
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