Apache2 Debian Default PageIt works!This is the default welcome page used to test the correct operation of the Apache2 server after installation on Debian systems.If you can read this page, it means that the Apache HTTP server installed atthis site is working properly. You should replace this file (located at/var/www/html/index.html) before continuing to operate your HTTP server.If you are a normal user of this web site and don't know what this page isabout, this probably means that the site is currently unavailable due tomaintenance.If the problem persists, please contact the site's administrator.Configuration OverviewDebian's Apache2 default configuration is different from theupstream default configuration, and split into several files optimized forinteraction with Debian tools. The configuration system isfully documented in/usr/share/doc/apache2/README.Debian.gz. Refer to this for the fulldocumentation. Documentation for the web server itself can befound by accessing the manual if the apache2-docpackage was installed on this server.The configuration layout for an Apache2 web server installation on Debian systems is as follows:/etc/apache2/|-- apache2.conf| `-- ports.conf|-- mods-enabled| |-- *.load| `-- *.conf|-- conf-enabled| `-- *.conf
|-- sites-enabled
| `-- *.conf
apache2.conf is the main configuration
file. It puts the pieces together by including all remaining configuration
files when starting up the web server.
ports.conf is always included from the
main configuration file. It is used to determine the listening ports for
incoming connections, and this file can be customized anytime.
Configuration files in the mods-enabled/,
conf-enabled/ and sites-enabled/ directories contain
particular configuration snippets which manage modules, global configuration
fragments, or virtual host configurations, respectively.
They are activated by symlinking available
configuration files from their respective
*-available/ counterparts. These should be managed
by using our helpers
a2enmod,
a2dismod,
a2ensite,
a2dissite,
and
a2enconf,
a2disconf
. See their respective man pages for detailed information.
The binary is called apache2. Due to the use of
environment variables, in the default configuration, apache2 needs to be
started/stopped with /etc/init.d/apache2 or apache2ctl.
Calling /usr/bin/apache2 directly will not work with the
default configuration.
Document Roots
By default, Debian does not allow access through the web browser to
any file apart of those located in /var/www,
public_html
directories (when enabled) and /usr/share (for web
applications). If your site is using a web document root
located elsewhere (such as in /srv) you may need to whitelist your
document root directory in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf.
The default Debian document root is /var/www/html. You
can make your own virtual hosts under /var/www. This is different
to previous releases which provides better securit