Which VirtualHost is used as the default one in Apache httpd?

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Issue

  • When a request does not match any specified ServerName directive in the defined name-based <VirtualHost>, which <VirtualHost> is used as the default in Apache httpd
  • I defined multiple name-based <VirtualHost> in multiple conf files conf.d/*.conf. Which <VirtualHost> is used as a default one?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.x, 7.x
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server (JWS) 1.x, 2.x, 3.x
  • Apache httpd 2.2, 2.4

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