# Web server question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/web-server-question/57235>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 11, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/web-server-question/57235 "2004-07-11T18:45:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![jw06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@jw06](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jw06)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/web-server-question/57235/1 "2004-07-11T18:45:51Z")

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I was wondering… how can I host multiple websites from one machine? Is there a software out there? or a site someone knows that is good?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/web-server-question/57235/2 "2004-07-11T19:17:48Z")

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Both Microsoft IIS and Apache can do this. I use Apache.

I think the IIS included in Windows XP can only host one site. You need the version included in the server edition of Windows to be able to host multiple sites.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/web-server-question/57235/3 "2004-07-11T19:18:52Z")

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Im using apache 😃 but how?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/web-server-question/57235/4 "2004-07-11T19:26:26Z")

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That’s a bit much to explain. You can read more about it here: [http://httpd.apache.org/docs/vhosts/](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/vhosts/)
