Apache

Apache Installation and Configuration Guide for Ubuntu

This guide provides a step-by-step process for installing and configuring Apache on an Ubuntu server. We will cover the installation of Apache, configuring the AllowOverride directive, and customizing the 000-default.conf file.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Prerequisites
3. Installation
4. Configuration
   • AllowOverride
   • 000-default.conf
5. Starting Apache
6. Testing Configuration
7. Laravel Project Setup
8. Conclusion

Introduction

This guide provides a step-by-step process for installing and configuring Apache on an Ubuntu server. We will cover the installation of Apache, configuring the AllowOverride directive, and customizing the 000-default.conf file.

Prerequisites

• A server running Ubuntu 20.04 or later
• A user with sudo privileges

Installation

1. Update your package index:

• Code

  sudo apt update

• Install Apache:
  1. Code

     sudo apt install apache2

Configuration

AllowOverride

The AllowOverride directive controls whether directives in .htaccess files override the main server configuration.

1. Open the default configuration file:

• Code

  sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

• Find the <Directory /var/www/> section and modify the AllowOverride directive:
  1. Code

     <Directory /var/www/>
         Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
         AllowOverride All
         Require all granted
     </Directory>

  2. Save and exit the file.

000-default.conf

The 000-default.conf file contains the default virtual host configuration.

1. Open the default virtual host configuration file:

• Code

  sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

• Modify the file to include the desired configurations. Here is an example:
  1. Code

     <VirtualHost *:80>
         ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
         DocumentRoot /var/www/html
     
         ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
         CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
     
         <Directory /var/www/html>
             Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
             AllowOverride All
             Require all granted
         </Directory>
     
     </VirtualHost>

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  2. Save and exit the file.

Starting Apache

1. Enable the mod_rewrite module:

• Code

  sudo a2enmod rewrite

• Restart Apache to apply changes:
  1. Code

     sudo systemctl restart apache2

Testing Configuration

1. Create a .htaccess file in your document root:
2. Code

   sudo nano /var/www/html/.htaccess

3. Save and exit the file.
4. Open your browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip/test. You should see the Apache default page if the configuration is correct.

CSS-BABS Project Setup

1. Upload the cssbans.zip file to /var/www/html:
   • Use an SFTP client or any other method to upload the cssbans.zip file to the /var/www/html directory on your server.
2. Extract the cssbans.zip file:

• Code

  cd /var/www/html
  sudo apt install unzip
  sudo unzip cssbans.zip

• Set the correct permissions:
  1. Code

     sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/cssbans

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured Apache on your Ubuntu server, and set up a css bans project by uploading and extracting cssbans.zip to /var/www/html. The AllowOverride directive is set to All in both apache2.conf and 000-default.conf to allow the use of .htaccess files. If you encounter any issues, check the Apache error logs for more details.