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The vhostAdd Method

Add a new virtual host. Receives name, port and template and returns a single virtual hostelement with the same information.

Version: 1.6

Required Permissions: Read-only

HTTP method: POST

Supported by Editions: Zend Server

Request Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
name	String	Yes	Name of virtual host.
port	Integer	Yes	Port of virtual host.
template	String	No	Template of the virtual hostsettings according to the web server configuration options.
forceCreate	Boolean	No	Force the creation of a virtual host, even if it fails syntax validation. Default: FALSE

Expected Response Code: 200 OK - For more information see Response Format.

Response Type: vhost

Possible Action Specific Error Codes:

HTTP Code	Error Code	Description
406	serverConfigurationError	The template provided as virtual hostconfiguration has failed syntax or staging checks. A detailed message will appear to explain the failure.

Example

Usage Example

Request

POST /ZendServerManager/Api/vhostAdd?name=foo&port=666&template=xxx

Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<zendServerAPIResponse xmlns="http://www.zend.com/server/api/1.6">
	<requestData>
		<apiKeyName>angel.eyes</apiKeyName>
		<method>vhostAdd</method>
	</requestData>
	<responseData>
		<vhostList>
			<vhostInfo>
				<id>1</id>
				<name>foo</name>
				<port>80</port>
				<status>Ok</status>
				<default>true</default>
				<zendDefined>true</zendDefined>
				<zendManaged>true</zendManaged>
				<ssl>false</ssl>
				<created>1970-01-01T02:00:00+02:00</created>
				<lastUpdated>1970-01-01T02:00:00+02:00</lastUpdated>
				<createdTimestamp>1367237856</createdimestamp>
				<lastUpdatedTimestamp>1367237856</lastUpdatedTimestamp>
				<servers>
					<vhostServer>
						<id>1</id>
						<status>Ok</status>
						<lastMessage><![CDATA[]]></lastMessage>
					</vhostServer>
					...
				</servers>
			</vhostInfo>
			...
		</vhostList>
	</responseData>
</zendServerAPIResponse>

	Read Also
	Available API Methods
	Virtual Hosts Methods