: SetEnv directive not working for localhost VirtualHost but works for other VirtualHost I have two virtual hosts declared: localhost and test. Both use the SetEnv directive and point to the same

@Gloria169

Posted in: #Apache2 #Virtualhost

I have two virtual hosts declared: localhost and test.

Both use the SetEnv directive and point to the same DocumentRoot:

NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost _default_:80>
DocumentRoot "/Users/mf/Sites/test"
SetEnv FROM_ROOT 'i like tacos' ## <- SetEnv
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName localhost
DocumentRoot "/Users/mf/Sites/test"
<Directory "/Users/mf/Sites/test">
Options Includes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
SetEnv FROM_VHOST 'set in localhost vhost' ## <- SetEnv
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName test
DocumentRoot "/Users/mf/Sites/test"
<Directory "/Users/mf/Sites/test">
Options Includes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
SetEnv FROM_VHOST 'set in test vhost' ## <- SetEnv
</VirtualHost>


I have a test file /Users/mf/Sites/test/dump.php:

var_dump( $_SERVER );


For test/ everything works as I'd expect, $_SERVER['FROM_VHOST'] is available. dump.php outputs:

array (size=33)
'UNIQUE_ID' => string 'UY7bHMCoAXIAABkbAkMAAAAC' (length=24)
'FROM_VHOST' => string 'set in test vhost' (length=17)
'HTTP_HOST' => string 'test' (length=4)
…


For localhost/ things break down:

array (size=34)
'UNIQUE_ID' => string 'UY7bA8CoAXIAABkZAhQAAAAA' (length=24)
'FROM_ROOT' => string 'i like tacos' (length=5)
'HTTP_HOST' => string 'localhost' (length=9)
…


?


Why does localhost not have a FROM_VHOST environment variable?
Why does only localhost see the FROM_ROOT environment variable?

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