How to set up Apache Virtual Host on Fedora 40

To install and configure Apache Virtual Host on Fedora 40, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Update your system to ensure you have the latest packages:

sudo dnf update

Step 2 : Install Apache if you haven't already done so:

sudo dnf install httpd

Step 3 : Create a directory for your website:

sudo mkdir -p /var/www/example.com/public_html

Step 4 : Create an index.html file inside the public_html directory:

sudo nano /var/www/example.com/public_html/index.html

Inside index.html, add some content like "Hello, World!".

Step 5 : Set appropriate permissions for the web directory:

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/example.com/public_html
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/example.com

Step 6 : Create a Virtual Host Configuration file for your domain:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/example.com.conf

Inside example.com.conf, add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
    ServerName example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/example.com/public_html

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/example_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/example_access.log combined


    <Directory "/var/www/example.com/public_html">
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Step 7 : Test the Apache configuration and restart Apache:

sudo apachectl configtest
sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 8 : Visit your domain to test your website.

Congratulations! You have successfully set up Apache Virtual Host on Fedora 40.