hosting domain names

Virtual hosting is a method that servers such as webservers use to host more than one domain name on the same computer, sometimes on the same IP address.

There are two basic methods of accomplishing virtual hosting: name-based, and IP address or ip-based.

Name based

Name based virtual hosts use multiple host names for the same webserver IP address.

With web browsers that support HTTP/1. wwwfilehotelcom. 1 (as most do), upon connecting to a webserver, the browsers send the address that the user typed into their browser's address bar (the URL). The server can use this information to determine which web site, as well as page, to show the user.

For instance, a server could be receiving requests for two domains, www. site1. com and www. Personal & professional solutions for web presence & hosting!. site2. com, both of which resolve to the same IP address. For www. site1. com, the server would send the HTML file file from the directory /www/JoeUser/site1/, while requests for www. LYCOScouk brings the best of the Internet within your reach through Search, Web hosting, Email and Love@Lycos. site2.