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In the world of web hosting, particularly when dealing with multiple websites on a single server, configuring virtual hosts is essential. For Linux server administrators, using Apache’s virtual host feature effectively allows for better management of these sites. Of particular interest for efficiency and scalability is configuring name-based virtual hosts. This guide covers the essentials of setting up name-based virtual hosts on a Linux system using Bash commands. Name-based virtual hosting is a method to serve multiple websites from a single IP address. In this configuration, the host header in the HTTP request determines which website is served.