createnewsite.sh - creates a home for a new vhost on a LAMP server

README.md

The Purpose of createnewsite.sh

is to automate the creation of a new a VHOST (virtual host) for an Apache server based on the assumptions below. This script has been tested as working on Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, 20.04.

• takes 1 input parameter: the <projectname>
• generates and set permissions on /etc/apache2/sites-available/<projectname>.conf
• creates /web/webroot/<projectname> folder and sets folder permissions
• adds /etc/apache2/sites-available/<projectname>.conf to a2ensite
• runs service apache2 restart enabling the website and making it active
• generates a reference to <projectname> in /etc/hosts for local DNS resolution of http://<projectname>/

assumptions

• creating a LAMP-based website (linux/apache/mysql/php)
• website rooted @ /web/webroot/<projectname>
• script located @ /web/scripts/createnewsite.sh
• owner www-data
• group webdev
• this file exists: /etc/apache2/sites-available/website-tpl.conf (located below)

dependencies required

• apache2
• conf template file: /etc/apache2/sites-available/website-tpl.conf

usage:

• sh /web/scripts/createnewsite.sh <projectname>

The <projectname> will be used to:

• create a <projectname> directory under /web/webroot/
• add the DNS HOSTS entry to resolve http://<projectname> locally

notes:

This script currently has the webroot folder, and the projectowner and projectgroup permissions hardcoded.

Future plans involve removing these hardcoded values.

createnewsite.sh

#!/bin/bash
set -x # echo on

# Created:  December 4, 2016
# Updated:  November 29, 2017
# Purpose:  To create a new home for a website on an apache webserver that works in the browser.
# Input:    Program takes 1 input parameter <projectname>.

# ################# setting variables ###########################
projectname=$1
projectdir="/web/webroot/$projectname"
projectowner="www-data"
projectgroup="webdev"

conf="/etc/apache2/sites-available/website-tpl.conf"
newconf="/etc/apache2/sites-available/${projectname}.conf"
# ###############################################################

# Create, update and set permissions for apache2 site.conf file
sudo cp ${conf} ${newconf}
sudo sed -Ei "s/PROJECTDIR/$projectname/g" ${newconf}
sudo chmod -R 775 ${newconf}
sudo chown -R ${projectowner}:${projectgroup} ${newconf}

# Create webroot home for website
sudo mkdir ${projectdir}

# Set permissions for website folder
sudo chmod -R 775 ${projectdir}
sudo chown -R ${projectowner}:${projectgroup} ${projectdir}

# Enabling the website and restarting apache
sudo a2ensite ${projectname}
sudo service apache2 restart

# Add website to /etc/hosts file
sudo sed -i "$ a 127.0.0.1\t${projectname}" /etc/hosts

echo "I am being served @ http://${projectname}/"

website-tpl.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
	ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
	DocumentRoot /web/webroot/PROJECTDIR

	ServerName PROJECTDIR
	ServerAlias PROJECTDIR

	ErrorLog /web/logfiles/PROJECTDIR-error.log
	CustomLog /web/logfiles/PROJECTDIR-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>