Apache Ubuntu

Apache Installation

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2

Test:

• Visit http://localhost/
• Check status: sudo systemctl status apache2

Managing Apache via CLI

Display Status
sudo systemctl status apache2
(type q to end)

Stop Server
sudo systemctl stop apache2

Start Server
sudo systemctl start apache2

Restart Server (stop then start)
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Reload Sever (apply config change without dropping connections)
sudo systemctl reload apache2

Enable Apache start on boot
sudo systemctl disable apache2

Disable Apache start on boot
sudo systemctl enable apache2

Apache Setup

Set up web root

1. Create Directory in /var/html/, i.e.:

   sudo mkdir /var/html/mysite

2. Assign ownership of web directory, i.e.:

   sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /var/www/mysite

Configure vhosts config

1. Copy default vhosts config, i.e.:

   cd /etc/apache2/sites-available
   sudo cp 000-default.config mysite.config

2. Update DocumentRoot directive to point to web root i.e.:

   DocumentRoot /var/www/mysite/

3. Add ServerName directive to indicate url of site.

   ServerName mysite.localhost

Activate hosts file

1. Run command in vhosts config directory (/etc/apache2/sites-available), i.e.

   sudo a2ensite mysite.conf

2. Reload config

   sudo systemctl reload apache2

Test:

• http://mysite.localhost/

Activate mod rewrite

To enable rewrite URLs:

1. Enable mod:

   sudo a2enmod rewrite

2. Allow htaccess overrides for vhost: Add Directory section to vhosts config, i.e.:

   <Directory /var/www/mysite.localhost>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
   </Directory>

3. Restart apache: sudo systemctl restart apache2

Locations

• Vhosts config directory: /etc/apache2/sites-available
• Webroot directory: /var/www/

Get user apache is running as

ps aux | egrep '([a|A]pache|[h|H]ttpd)' | awk '{ print $1}' | uniq | tail -1

Get apache config

apachectl -S