Appendix A - Create an Apache WebSite

Quick steps to create a new Apache web site. The FQDN of the web site is “acme.org” 

1. Create a virtual host file for the new site
      /etc/apache2/sites-available/acme.org

   <VirtualHost *:80>         ServerAdmin webmaster@acme.org         ServerName  acme.org         ServerAlias www.acme.org         # Indexes + Directory Root.         DirectoryIndex index.html         DocumentRoot /var/www/acme.org         # Logfiles         ErrorLog  /var/www/acme.org/logs/error.log         CustomLog /var/www/acme.org/logs/access.log combined </VirtualHost>

2. Create necessary folders & file
      /var/www/acme.org
      /var/www/acme.org/index.html
   
      /var/www/acme.org/mfa
      /var/www/acme.org/mfa/index.html
   
      /var/www/acme.org/logs
   
   
3. Enable the new web site
      sudo a2ensite acme.org
   
   
4. Restart Apache Server
      sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart 
   
   
5. Test it