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Virtual Hosts Configuration

Configure Apache to serve multiple websites on the same server.

Virtual Host Setup​

1. Create Virtual Host File​

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com.conf

2. Add Virtual Host Configuration​

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/example.com
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/example.com_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/example.com_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

3. Create Web Directory​

sudo mkdir -p /var/www/example.com
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/example.com

4. Enable Site​

sudo a2ensite example.com.conf
sudo systemctl reload apache2

5. Disable Default Site (Optional)​

sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf
sudo systemctl reload apache2

Multiple Virtual Hosts​

Example: Two Sites​

# Site 1
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName site1.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/site1.com
</VirtualHost>

# Site 2
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName site2.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/site2.com
</VirtualHost>

Quick Commands​

TaskCommand
Enable sitesudo a2ensite site.conf
Disable sitesudo a2dissite site.conf
List sitesls /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/
Test configsudo apache2ctl configtest

Note: Always test configuration and reload Apache after changes.