Commends to make virtual host in apache

virtual-host-setup.txt

#to add virtual host
sudo vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf 
sudo vim /etc/hosts
#for restart
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart
sudo service apache2 restart



#needed for MVC
#enabled RewriteEngine mod 
sudo a2enmod rewrite


#to see apache log
sudo tail /var/log/apache2/error.log

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerAlias laravellab.local
  ServerName laravellab.local
  DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/blog/public"
  <Directory "/var/www/html/blog/public">
 	Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
	Require all granted
    AllowOverride all
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

https://www.tecmint.com/install-different-php-versions-in-ubuntu/
https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/laravel/laravel-56-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-expecting-variable-t-variable?page=1#reply-412534
put phpinfo() in it and then hit test.php in your browser

Laravel-Lab

Laravel-Lab.local
/var/www/html/Laravel-Lab/public
sudo systemctl restart apache2
avaliable to enable => a2ensite filename
enable to availibel => a2dissite filename

sudo a2ensite Laravel-lab.local.conf

Had the same problem on Ubuntu Server 16.04. Solved it by setting AllowOverride to All and enabling mod rewrite

sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo service apache2 restart
Hope this helps
https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/servers/urls-only-work-when-indexphp-is-used

Bash script to make the virtual host for Ubuntu and apache2 with document root the current path

https://gist.github.com/AhmedHelalAhmed/e9ac4ff67ddd869fd7ef2310f909fc21