Setup Apache Virtual Host on CentOS 7 Step by Step
In this guide, you are going to set up a virtual host on CentOS 7 server. To install Apache on your server, you can read this article Install Apache on CentOS 7. Let’s set up a virtual host.
Table of Contents
- Create Public Directory
- Create Log Files
- Assign Ownership
- Configure Virtual Host
- Adjust SELinux Permissions
- Test the Virtual Host
Step 1 : Create Public Directory
We are going to host example.com on our server. Create the public directory of your website:
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/example.com/public_htmlWe have used -p flag to create necessary parent directories.
Make a index.html file:
sudo nano /var/www/example.com/public_html/index.htmlWrite a sample HTML code:
<html>
<head>
<title>Welcome</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to example.com</h1>
</body>
</html>Step 2 : Create Log Files
Create a log folder to store log data:
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/example.com/logCreate two log files:
sudo touch /var/www/example.com/log/error.log
sudo touch /var/www/example.com/log/access.logStep 3 : Assign Ownership
Assign ownership of the public_html directory. I’m going to provide ownership to apache user. You can provide to any user you want.
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/example.com/public_htmlEnsure default permissions for root user:
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/wwwStep 4 : Configure Virtual Host
We have to create two directories called sites-available and sites-enabled. Apache store website in sites-available folder and Apache server website from sites-enabled folder. Let’s make these folders:
sudo mkdir /etc/httpd/sites-available /etc/httpd/sites-enabledOpen httpd.conf file using this command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.confAdd this line to the end of the file:
IncludeOptional sites-enabled/*.confAfter that let’s make a configuration file in the sites-available directory:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/sites-available/example.com.confNow paste this configuration block:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin [email protected]
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/example.com/public_html
<Directory /var/www/example.com/public_html>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/www/example.com/log/error.log
CustomLog /var/www/example.com/log/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>We have to create a symbolic link for each virtual host in the sites-enableddirectory:
sudo ln -s /etc/httpd/sites-available/example.com.conf /etc/httpd/sites-enabled/example.com.confOur virtual host is configured and ready to serve.
Step 5 : Adjust SELinux Permissions
It’s recommended to adjust SELinux permissions. Run this command to set universal permissions:
sudo setsebool -P httpd_unified 1Step 6 : Test the Virtual Host
Restart the web server and visit the website to see the welcome message.
sudo systemctl restart httpdThe article is over. Thanks for reading.
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