Apache 2.4 on Ubuntu

1. Install Apache and required utilities

   sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-php7.0

   apache2 -v

   This should say you’re using Apache 2.4.x, if it doesn’t something is messed up and outside the scope of this guide.

2. Create the configuration for your site

   Paste the following into /etc/apache2/sites-available/nZEDb.conf using your favorite editor and change paths as necessary:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
       ServerName localhost
       DocumentRoot "/var/www/nZEDb/www"
       LogLevel warn
       ServerSignature Off
       ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log
       <Directory "/var/www/nZEDb/www">
           Options FollowSymLinks
           AllowOverride All
           Require all granted
       </Directory>
       Alias /covers /var/www/nZEDb/resources/covers
   </VirtualHost>
   

3. Change some settings to make things work

   Overrides need to be allowed in /var/www, change the following lines using your favorite editor:

   <Directory /var/www/>
       Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
       AllowOverride none
       Require all granted
   </Directory>
   

   to:

   <Directory /var/www/>
       Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
       AllowOverride All
       Require all granted
   </Directory>
   

4. Disable the default site, enable your site and the rewrite module

   sudo a2dissite 000-default

   sudo a2ensite nZEDb.conf

   sudo a2enmod rewrite

   sudo service apache2 restart

5. Verify everything

   At this point, if you fire up your browser and point it at your nZEDb, you should get a 404 not found. That’s ok, and expected. Anything else and you’ve done something wrong. Go back and double check. Help is available.

6. Return whence you came