Table of Contents What kind of names can I pick for my virtual
host name? What is a 'virtual host name'? A 'virtual host name'
is a name that is substituted for the actual host name in a URL
that Webserve recognizes as associated with an alternative root
document directory. They are most often used to make it easier
for the users to view the main WWW site or to a specific place
within your site. If chosen carefully, the use of a virtual host
name results in having a shorter and more intuitive way to
specify the host name in a URL that refers to your site. Each of
your virtual host names is bound to a distinct directory
somewhere within your /www directory tree. This directory
becomes the root directory for a particular virtual host name.
Please keep in mind that the use of a virtual host name to
simplify access to your site does not replace the 'standard' way
of referring to a website on one of the central IU web servers;
the standard way being one of the following:
http://www.indiana.edu/~account http://www.