Configuring the HTTP Service
The HTTP service is the component of the Enterprise Server that provides facilities for
deploying web applications and for making deployed web applications accessible by HTTP
clients. These facilities are provided by means of two kinds of related objects, virtual servers and
HTTP listeners.
This chapter discusses the following topics:
■
“Virtual Servers” on page 149
■
“HTTP Listeners” on page 150
Virtual Servers
A virtual server, sometimes called a virtual host, is an object that allows the same physical server
to host multiple Internet domain names. All virtual servers hosted on the same physical server
share the Internet Protocol (IP) address of that physical server. A virtual server associates a
domain name for a server (such as
www.aaa.com
) with the particular server on which the
Enterprise Server is running.
Note –
Do not confuse an Internet domain with the administrative domain of the Enterprise
Server.
For instance, assume you want to host these domains on your physical server:
www.aaa.com
www.bbb.com
www.ccc.com
Assume also that
www.aaa.com
,
www.bbb.com
, and
www.ccc.com
have web modules
web1
,
web2
,
and
web3
, respectively, associated with them.
This means that all of these URLs are handled by your physical server:
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