SOLVED Redirect non-existing domains/sub-domains

[gRobertsTVW]

Hi all,

Is it possible to disable the "feature" within Apache that it displays the first VirtualHost when visiting a domain that is still pointing to the IP but not setup as an account?

It previously used to redirect to http://requested-domain.tld/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi but now it's loading the first VirtualHost without changing the URL.

This could potentially cause issues with indexing and duplicate content, so we're keen to prevent it on our servers.

I've had a look at the domain forwarding functionality but it's flagging that we don't have any IP's, despite there being one or more setup with multiple accounts attached.

I have also tried adding a VirtualHost entry (the commented out sections are various attempts):

<VirtualHost *>
  ServerName subdomain.server-domain.tld
  RedirectPermanent / /cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi
  #RewriteEngine on
  #RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
  #RewriteRule (.*) http://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
  #RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
  #RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi [L,R=302]
</VirtualHost>

to the following files:

/etc/apache2/conf.d/includes/pre_virtualhost_2.conf
/etc/apache2/conf.d/000-default.conf

 

[cPRex]

Hey there! These two articles should cover what you're looking for:

https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/360061002473-How-do-I-set-a-default-VirtualHost-for-each-IP-address-

https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/1500005458561-How-to-set-the-default-HTTPS-VirtualHost

Let me know if that helps!

 

[gRobertsTVW]

Hey there! These two articles should cover what you're looking for:

https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/360061002473-How-do-I-set-a-default-VirtualHost-for-each-IP-address-

https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/1500005458561-How-to-set-the-default-HTTPS-VirtualHost

Let me know if that helps!

Thank you!

https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/360061002473-How-do-I-set-a-default-VirtualHost-for-each-IP-address-

After using the above for each IP and adding it as suggested, it now redirects to the default web page as expected.

Thanks again

 

[cPRex]

You're very welcome!