Topic: Apache Configuration Issues

[dclarke]

Hey,

So here is my problem. I am currently trying to install and configure LAMPP on Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS for the purpose of installing Joomla using this tutorial:

https://docs.joomla.org/Configuring_a_LAMPP_server_for_PHP_development/Linux_desktop

I am able to successfully get to "Creating the New Site" section, specifically where is wants to test the new site by placing a today.php script in the folder then test it by using the web browser. When I try going to localhost/today.php I get the following error:

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /today.php on this server.
Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu) Server at 192.168.200.17 Port 80

I went ahead and followed the rest of the tutorial and thought I would troubleshoot after I was done, so here I am. Can someone help with this issue?

I am also planning on hosting multiple sites/domains from this one Virtual Server so any help on that would be appreciated as well.

Thanks in advance.

[glsmith]

try
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[dclarke]

Hey,

Ok when I do this I can get this to work but only locally. How can we make this work so it can be accessed from anywhere like a real website?

Thanks

[glsmith]

This is a matter of allowing port 80 through the firewall and also forwarding port 80 through your router to your server's LAN IP address.

Note that some ISPs block port 80.

But for a start, get the port opened in the server. There are two ways it looks on Ubuntu to do this:
https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/firewall.html
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-firewall-using-iptables-on-ubuntu-14-04

At this point try to access the server from another computer inside your LAN. If you are successful then it's a matter of forwarding the port through your router. You can find this info usually in the docs that came with your router.

[dclarke]

Hey, thanks for the reply. I got it working by adding port 80 to the firewall. Thanks for the help on that issue.

Now can we talk about how I can set this machine up for multiple domains on a single IP?

Can someone provide me some details and documentation on how I can complete this. Or even a config I could modify and use on my system?

Thanks

[dclarke]

BUMP

Can someone please provide details on what file I need to configure to allow multiple domains on a single IP, have seen this documentation:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/vhosts/name-based.html

I am just not sure what directory/file I need to change.

Thanks in advance.

[DnvrSysEngr]

This post should answer all your questions.

http://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=6027&view=previous

[dclarke]

Hey thanks for the link but that hasn't seemed to help me. I am new to Linux and Apache so this has been a confusing project to say the least. Please bare with me.

Here is how Apache is currently setup on my machine (folder structure wise)

/etc/apache2/ (inside this folder are all the folders listed below plus these files: apache2.conf, envars, magic, ports.conf)

/etc/apache2/conf-available
/etc/apache2/conf-enabled
/etc/apache2/mods-available
/etc/apache2/mods-enabled
/etc/apache2/sites-available
/etc/apache2/sites-enabled

I have created the 3 sites that I would like to host, I have also enabled them in Apache. So where do I create or configure the file for the multiple host? Am I suppose to have a vhost.conf file somewhere? Do I need to enable a mod for Apache that I missed?

Thanks in advance

-daniel

[DnvrSysEngr]

That is an excellent question. I am way more familiar with Apache in the Windows world than I am in the Linux world.

I bet Gregg or James knows the answer to your question; where the vhost conf file is located at in Apache in the Linux environment.

In the meantime, might this help?

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Make sure that this line is uncommented (it is located at the very end of the file):

# Virtual hosts
Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
You can access your virtual host file within the apache folder:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf


-Scott

[dclarke]

Scott, again thanks for trying to assist me. when I try to run:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

It prompts me for my password, after I submit my password it opens up a screen shown below:

http://imgur.com/tkoOm4C

Nothing else is in there to uncomment ect...

I feel like I am missing something here...

Thanks

-Daniel

[DnvrSysEngr]

I am going to venture to guess that your httpd.conf file is not in that location.

need to figure out where it is at.

[DnvrSysEngr]

I found this in regards to httpd.conf on Ubuntu. Way beyond my area of knowledge.

http://askubuntu.com/questions/652095/cant-find-httpd-conf