Setup an Apache virtual host.

Setup

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  • Setup a folder sudo mkdir -p /var/www/[domian name to use]/html
  • Grant permission sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /var/www/[domian name to use]/html
  • sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www

Create A Demo Page

Run vim /var/www/[domian name to use]/html/index.html and add

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<html>
  <head>
    <title>Welcome to Example.com!</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Success!  The example.com virtual host is working!</h1>
  </body>
</html>

Create A New Virtual Host File

  • sudo cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/[domian name to use].conf
  • sudo vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/[domian name to use].conf
  • The .conf file should look something like this (change [domian name to use] according to your needs):
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<VirtualHost *:80>
         ServerAdmin admin@[domian name to use]
         ServerName [domian name to use]
         ServerAlias www.[domian name to use]
         DocumentRoot /var/www/[domian name to use]/public

         <Directory [path to your site folder]>
                Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews

                # Allow .htaccess files
                AllowOverride All

                # Allow web access to this directory
                Require all granted
        </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

# vim: syntax=apache ts=4 sw=4 sts=4 sr noet

Enable/Disable the New Virtual Host Files

  • sudo a2ensite [domian name to use].conf
  • sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf

Restart

  • sudo systemctl restart apache2