The point of this article is to go through the manual steps of creating a new website on a typical Linux-based server
1. Create configuration file
Note: This is dependent on the server distro and apache install location
Create a new site configuration file in the sites-available folder. Duplicating an existing one is the easiest thing to do.
Example lines that need to be edited are below:
- ServerName YOUR SITE NAME
- ServerAlias ANY ALIASES HERE (i.e. www.yoursitename.com...not just yoursitename.com)
- Change any site reference. i.e. /var/www/yoursitename.com (change any references)
Usually you can find the apache location in the /etc/apache2/ or /etc/httpd/ locations. On most setups there is a folder named 'sites-available'. This is where the config files need to go.
Enable the site
Once the config file is created, it is necessary to enable it via command line. When logged in enter the following commands:
- sudo a2ensite your_site_config_filename
- sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart (This will restart apache with the new config file)
References (Ubuntu docs):