How to add a website in OpenLiteSpeed ​​web server

In the previous post you learned how to install OpenLiteSpeed, PHP 7.1 and Maria DB on CentOS . 

Next, you will learn how to add a website in OpenLiteSpeed. Technically speaking, you will add Virtual Host in OpenLiteSpeed.

In this article, I will illustrate one more domain elegantjava.info . Remember to change the domain accordingly.

To test after you add the domain in OpenLiteSpeed, remember to point the domain to the VPS’s IP .

How to add Virtual Host in OpenLiteSpeed

​Visit WebAdmin: http://your_ip_adress:7080

​Go to Virtual Hosts -> Add. 

Enter details as below:

In the configuration section we use some variables for the relative path as follows:

When you click the Save icon in the upper right corner, OpenLiteSpeed ​​will report an error that the configuration file is not found as shown below. You click on the link CLICK TO CREATE FILE : 

You will get a success message like below: 

As soon as the Virtual Host is successfully created, go to the General tab. Edit the General information as follows. Click the Save button after the import is complete. 

The Index section you edit is as follows. Don’t forget to click the Save button after entering. 

​Now switch to the Log tab. First you edit the Virtual Host Log as follows. Click the Save button to save the configuration. 

Switch to the Access Log section. Edit as follows and then click the Save button: 

Switch to the Security tab . Enter the following information and then click the Save button: 

Map Virtual Host in OpenLiteSpeed

You have configured Virtual Host. Next, you need to map the virtual host to the domain. So you can access the website on the browser. 

Go to Listeners. Click the magnifying glass icon to edit the default listener. ​

Now add virtual host mapping. 

Enter the following information and then click the Save button.

At this point you have completed the configuration part. For OpenLiteSpeed ​​to recognize the new configuration, click the Graceful Restart button.