Resolved Strange redirect with wrong URL

[Javier Fernández]

Hello,
I am having a strange redirect issue, and I couldn't find an answer for this problem. The server is a VPS, and the software is:
Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Plesk Onyx Version 17.5.3 Update #27
Mail server: Postfix

I access plesk from the URL https://plesk.mydomain:8443/ , no problem with that, however, if I enter https://plesk.mydomain/ or http://plesk.mydomain, the address in the browser changes to https://plesk.mydomain/otherstuff and the contents loaded in the browser is the contents of a website hosted in the server, (http://anotherdomain/otherstuff).

I'd rather have plesk redirecting to the proper address (https://plesk.mydomain:8443/) or if not possible, to the host main website (http://www.mydomain), instead of the website of one of our customers. How can I solve this problem? Other than that, we don't have any problem, everything seems to be working OK.

Best Regards

 

[Bitpalast]

- Is the host name set in system settings to plesk.mydomain?
- Is that host name the host's proper name according to /etc/hosts file?

 

[Javier Fernández]

Yes, the host name in system settings is plesk.mydomain
There are a few entries in /etc/hosts, the last one is
serverIP plesk.mydomain plesk (if course serverIP is actually an IP, not words).

As I said, I have no troubles to access to plesk control panel if I enter the proper address (including port 8443), my concern is what happens if I forget to enter the port, I don't want it to display the website hosted in a different subdomain, or at least, I'd like to be able to chose which subdomain it will show, that way I would be able to setup a page saying "error, you forgot to add the port", or something.

Best Regards

 

[Bitpalast]

If you want to change the behavior of the default site, you can change the content of the /var/www/vhosts/default/htdocs directory. For example you can create an index.html or index.php file in that directory with a redirect directive that will forward all requests to that default site to the :8443 Plesk port-domain.

 

[Javier Fernández]

Hello,
I found the problem, for some reason, the default site for the server IP was the subdomain that was being displayed. I changed it to another site, and problem solved. Thanks for the advices anyway.