Installation | howto.cogip.be

Update and upgrade the system:

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sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Install the Apache software:

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sudo apt install apache2

Allow Apache in the firewall:

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sudo ufw app list

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sudo ufw allow Apache

Virtual host

Create a dedicated directory for the virtual host:

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sudo mkdir -p /www

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sudo mkdir -p /www/howto.cogip.be

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sudo chmod -R 755 /www

Edit a new file with nano:

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sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/howto.cogip.be.conf

And paste these lines:

APACHE

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName howto.cogip.be
    DocumentRoot /www/howto.cogip.be
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/howto-cogip-be.error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/howto-cogip-be.access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
<Directory /www/howto.cogip.be>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Save and exit nano.
Enable the virtual host an disable the default Apache website:

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sudo a2ensite howto.cogip.be.conf

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sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf

Enable two additional modules required by Grav:

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sudo a2enmod rewrite ssl

Restart apache2 service:

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sudo systemctl restart apache2