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Create a Virtual Host in Ubuntu 18.04
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Create a Virtual Host in Ubuntu 18.04

  • On your Terminal

      $ cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/

  $ ls

  $ sudo cp /etc/apache2/sites-avalable/000-default.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/[SITENAME].conf

  $ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/[SITENAME].conf

  • Edit the file make fill in the credentials needed

      <VirtualHost *:80>
  	ServerName sitename.test
  	DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/[SITEFOLDER]/public"
  <Directory "/var/www/html/[SITEFOLDER]/public">
  	Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
  	AllowOverride All
  	Require all granted
  </Directory>
  </VirtualHost>

  • Enabled the Virtual Host file

      $ sudo a2ensite [SITENAME].conf

  • Remove index.php from url

      $ sudo a2enmod rewrite

  • Restart the apache service

      $ sudo service apache2 restart

  • Setup a localhost file

      $ sudo nano /etc/hosts

  127.0.0.1	sitename.test
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