[Web4lib] name based virtual hosting and ip addresses

[Micah Stevens]

It's dependent on the server software, Apache, the most widely used 
often has a method of accessing user folders with web documents using 
the following syntax:

http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/~username

where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx would be the IP, and username is often your ftp 
login (preceded by a tilde). This is not however turned on in a default 
installation, but it it's easy to set up, and many servers do this. It's 
possible that you can access the system in this manner.

If it's IIS, or some other software, I'm not as familiar with things, 
but I would not be surprised if there's a similar method involved.

I hope that helps,
-Micah

On 01/15/2007 08:39 AM, John Fitzgibbon wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am attempting to access a web site that is served by a web server that
> uses a type of hosting called name-based virtual hosting. The server
> hosts several domains and serves the correct page based on the domain
> name submitted to it. Simply, typing the IP address of the domain in the
> address bar will not work; the domain name must also be submitted to the
> server.
>
> With such hosting, is it possible to retrieve the web site by typing the
> IP address in the address bar along with additional information? What
> form should this additional information take?
>
> Regards
> John
>
> John Fitzgibbon
>
> p: 00 353 91 562471
> f: 00 353 91 565039
> w: http://www.galwaylibrary.ie
>
> John Fitzgibbon
>
> p: 00 353 91 562471
> f: 00 353 91 565039
> w: http://www.galwaylibrary.ie 
>
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