How to setup apache2 virtualhosts on your home directory on ubuntu 14.04?
When you use any non-standard directories with apache you need to also edit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
, and add in a <Directory /bla/bla>
stanza so that apache knows it is OK to access the area. Just copy the existing /var/www
or /var/www/html
one. For example (from another question, and for a different location):
<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>
<Directory /media/newhd/test_web/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>
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Vinicius Santana over 1 year
I am trying to setup my apache2 virtualhost to run applications from an apps directory on my home directory.
home/myusername/apps/application1
Here are the steps there I am currently doing:
1) Creating the directories and adding an index.html file to it.
home/myusername/apps/application1/index.html
2) Granting Permissions to the directories.
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /home/myusername/apps/application1 sudo chmod -R 755 /home/myusername/apps
3) Creating the virtual host file
sudo touch /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/application1.app.conf <VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost DocumentRoot /home/myusername/application1 ServerName application1.app ServerAlias www.application1.app ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined </VirtualHost>
4) Activate the host
sudo a2ensite application1.app
5) Restart Apache
sudo service apache2 restart
6) Adding the domain to the host file
127.0.0.1 application1.app
After doing all this, when I type the address on the browser application1.app I get the following 403.
Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server. Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu) Server at application1.app Port 80
Any ideas on what I am doing wrong? Thanks all.
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Vinicius Santana about 9 yearsYeah. That's right.. I figured out.. the instructions were on the apache2 landing page. Thanks tough. Voting up. ;)
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ATutorMe almost 9 yearsThere's a typo in the above answer, I tried to edit it but needs at least 6 characters to make an edit, and I don't have enough reputation to post a comment. /etc/apache2/apcahe2.conf should be /etc/apache2/apache2.conf