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--- server_configuration:apache [2021/01/13 15:44] – created david
+++ server_configuration:apache [2022/07/22 16:39] (current) – [Core configuration] david
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+====== Apache2 Configuration ======
+The configuration is built from a DigitalOcean Droplet, preconfigured with LAMP and WordPress:
+  * Droplet Information: https://do.co/34TfYn8
+  * The WordPress One-Click Quickstart guide: https://do.co/34TfYn8#start
+===== Core configuration =====
+Note: If no site is "enabled" then a default entry seems to run hosting files under: ''/var/www/html''
-https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-apache-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-20-04
+Site configuration file location(s):
-- https://help.servmask.com/2018/10/27/how-to-increase-maximum-upload-file-size-in-wordpress/
+<code bash>
+# All configuration files
+/etc/apache2/sites-available/
-  - Move apache base location
+# Enabled sites
+/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/
+</code>
-====== SSL - Let's Encrypt ======
+Enable/disable configurations:
+<code bash>
-How To Secure Apache with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 20.04
+# Disable
-- https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-apache-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-20-04
+sudo a2dissite datablog.roman-halliday.com.conf
+# Enable
+sudo a2ensite datablog.roman-halliday.com.conf
+</code>
+===== File Ownership =====
+Make sure all files are owned correctly:
 <code bash>
-certbot --apache
+# Site content owned by www-data so webserver can modify files
+chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www
+# Configuration owned by root for security
+chown -R root:root /etc/apache2
 </code>
+===== Refresh Configuration =====
+Use one of:
 <code bash>
 systemctl reload apache2
-service ssh reload
+service apache2 reload
 </code>
-<code>
+===== SSL - Let's Encrypt =====
+SSL Encryption (the use of ''https'' over ''http'') is a bit standard now, fortunately it's become a lot easier with the addition of [[https://letsencrypt.org/|Lets Encrypt]].
-# All configuration files
+  * DigitalOcean Community Documentation: [[https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-apache-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-20-04|How To Secure Apache with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 20.04]]
-/etc/apache2/sites-available/
-# Enabled sites
+If you configure the http (non secure) websites under ''/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/'', then the ''certbot'' script will leverage [[https://letsencrypt.org/|Lets Encrypt]] to create certificates, configure them and create extra configuration files for the SSL (appending ''-le-ssl'' to the file name) and add a redirect to the original ''.conf'' file.
-/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/
-</code>
-Make sure all files are owned correctly:
 <code bash>
-# Site content owned by www-data so webserver can modify files
+certbot --apache
-chown -R ../ www-data:www-data /var/www
-# Configuration owned by root
-chown -R ../ root:root /etc/apache2
 </code>
+====== Troubleshooting ======
-Note: If no site is "enabled" then a default entry seems to run hosting files under: ''/var/www/html''
+  * https://help.servmask.com/2018/10/27/how-to-increase-maximum-upload-file-size-in-wordpress/
+===== PHP testing page =====
 Hosting can be tested with the file:
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 </file>
+===== Managing Page redirects/apache changes =====
+So many problems with cache in browsers. Good to test with a browser which can have all data cleared, and do work in private browsing.
+Using wget to test the apache configuration, see some extra samples and docs over at Computer Hope - Linux wget command.
+<code bash>
+# Run a command to get the default page, and view the http redirects as returned by the server
+wget --verbose datablog.roman-halliday.com
+# Reload apache configuration
+sudo service apache2 reload
+</code>
-====== Bug: extra index ======
+===== Bug: extra index =====
 I had an extra ''index.html'' file from before. The old server prioritised ''php'' pages over ''php''. This one the other way around. It took time to realise the reason I was not getting one of the wiki pages working was because of the extra index.html'' file.
 <code html>