Install and configure Apache server on Ubuntu? – User friendly Tech help
Quick recipe to install and configure apache server?
nStep1:- Update the package manager and install apache2
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- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get install apache2
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sudo – super user
napt-get, for latest package
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nStep2:- Edit the apache configuration file
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- sudo nano /etc/apache2.conf
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nScroll to the end and add, ServerName localhost
nctrl +x (for exiting the editor) , press y and enter
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nStep3:-Check that server is running or not
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nStep4:- Start the apache server
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nStep5:- Open browser with localhost, and see our server is running and launch a index.html file(note, we have changed our port to 403)
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nNote:- This index.html file which apache server showed above can be located in /etc/apache2/var/www/html
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nErrors:- Incase default port 80 is already used you will get the below error on starting apache server?
n(98)Address already in use: AH00072: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80
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nSolution:- Change the port value inside /etc/apache2/apache2.conf say to different port 403, now restart the apache server and open localhost:403, it will launch the server
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