How do I configure apache for a new domain?
Linode
Linode Staff
I have created a new domain on our Linode running Ubuntu 19.04 and Apache.
It automatically created new A record and other records by default. I have also changed the nameservers to linode in my registered domain in godaddy to point this linode. Now when I try to access the domain, I see the following:
This page isn?t working example1.com is currently unable to handle this request.
HTTP ERROR 500
/var/www/html/example1.com is this path we have the files for this domain. So when we try to access the home page it should show the index page of this path. How to do this I mean how to map this path to the domain? Why it is showing HTTP Error 500?
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rmoyer
Linode Staff
A HTTP ERROR 500, or internal server error, typically means there is a misconfiguration within the Apache server. I would start by taking a look at the Apache logs, which are usually in /var/log/apache2/error.log
The following command will show the last 40 error messages:
tail -40 /var/log/apache2/error.log
In order to map a domain to its path, you'll want to make use of Apache2 VirtualHosts. Essentially, you'll want to create /etc/apache2/sites-available/example1.conf
with the following:
ServerName example1.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/example1.com
where servername matches your domain, and DocumentRoot matches the path to your files.
Our Set Up Apache to Run Multiple WordPress Sites guide mentions Wordpress, the Virtual Host configuration instructions are exactly what you are looking for, and include instructions for enabling this site. If you ever want to add another site, you'd simply add another VirtualHost.