Setting Up Virtual Host.md

TODO

Check if apache vhost_alias, rewrite** module is enabled

sudo a2enmod vhost_alias

sudo a2enmod rewrite

restart/reload apache server when prompted

**REWRITE module is needed on Laravel projects

Create an entry in the HOSTS file

sudo nano /etc/hosts

On the hosts file, create this record

127.0.0.1    test.dev

The syntax is as follows the IP ADDRESS followed by the ServerName on the above example I created it as test.dev, therefore you can access the server on the browser by typing test.dev

Create a VHOST

cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
touch test.dev.conf
nano test.dev.conf

touch test.dev.conf - this will create a .conf file or configuration for the vhost test.dev The syntax is [ServerName].conf , if we created on /etc/hosts a 127.0.0.1 practice.com then our conf file will be practice.com.conf

test.dev.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /var/www/test.dev
    ServerName test.dev
</VirtualHost>

This is the bare syntax when creating VHOST *:80 tells that it will listen to any IP on port 80 DocumentRoot where the root directory for the VHOST ServerName - the name we will access locally, also must be the same in /etc/hosts

Enable VHOST

sudo a2ensite test.dev.conf

a2ensite [ServerName].conf

Disable VHOST

sudo a2dissite test.dev.conf

After enabling your VHOST you can now try and access your server on the browser by typing test.dev