Apache Config

[Tom H]

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Bruce Ferrell <bferrell at baywinds.org> wrote:
> On 09/28/2010 10:17 AM, Traveller wrote:
>> On 28/09/2010 9:53, Johns, Ethan wrote:
>>
>>> I am trying to set up a web application on an Ubuntu server, that
>>> requires the use of FollowSymLinks in the Apache vhost configuration
>>> file. Where is this file located?
>>>
>>> I have noticed a file in /etc/apache2 called http.conf as well as a file
>>> each in /etc/apache2/sites-available and /etc/apache2/sites-enabled
>>>
>>> Which one of these do I need to change?
>>>
>> A quick Google on 'Apache vhost configuration file' led to
>>
>> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/vhosts/
>>
> Close, but no cupcake...  He's seems to be asking about the ubuntu
> specific way of doing vhosts.
>
> There is a README file in /etc/apache2.  It talks abotu the directory
> structure and four commands that turn modules and sites on and off.  The
> vhosts reference is good for building the files and they're a whole
> 'nother world of fun.

It's a Debian way, not a specific Ubuntu way... You can use the
a2ensite to enable a site or put your config in "sites-enabled".