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Host Multiple Domains on One Web Server

The following assumes that:

you own the domain name "domain.com"
this domain name should already be pointing to the Internet IP address of an existing web server
this web server has multiple web sites on it already

Windows IIS:

open Administrative Tools

open Internet Services Manager

open the server

highlight the web site name

right click

Properties

next to IP Address is an "Advanced..." button, click it

under the "Multiple identities for this Web Site" is an Add button, click it

you usually do not need to mess with IP Address line

you usually do not need to mess with Port

make Host Header Name look like "www.domain.com" (assuming you bought this Internet domain name),
using "domain.com" does not seem to work on this line

return back to the main Internet Services Manager screen

highlight the server name

right click

Restart IIS...

Apache:

I believe you need to research the term "virtual hosting"

Why Does This Work?

When you open your browser on your client and put in http://www.domain.com, the browser asks it local DNS server for the IP address of www.domain.com. If the local DNS server does not know it asks other DNS servers for the IP address. When a DNS server can answer the IP address question, this information will be passed back to the client. When the client receives the IP address then the request "http://www.domain.com" is sent to the IP address. The web server will look at the request, see the "www.domain.com" part and show you the appropriate web site from the many web sites that may be on that web server.

If the requested web site is not running then the IIS server will show its default web site.

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