4.2 Install Apache

To install Apache, first update the system, then use apt to install Apache 2.

jimmy@vdsbasic:~$ sudo apt update
jimmy@vdsbasic:~$ sudo apt install apache2
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils libapr1
libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 libaprutil1-ldap
liblua5.2-0 ssl-cert
......

ufw app list shows we have Apache installed and it is able to be accessed through the firewall.

jimmy@vdsbasic:~$ sudo ufw app list
Available applications:
Apache
Apache Full
Apache Secure
OpenSSH

ufw can also be used to check ports are open.

jimmy@vdsbasic:~$ sudo ufw app info "Apache Full"
Profile: Apache Full
Title: Web Server (HTTP,HTTPS)
Description:
Apache v2 is the next generation of the omnipresent Apache web server.

Ports:
80,443/tcp

Check Apache is installed by going to your server address.Mine is a vdsbasic.xyz

The file is located at /var/www/html/index.html and provides us with start and stop instructions:

Create your own index.html file.

sudo nano /var/www/html/index.html

<html>
<body>
Hello world!
</body>
</html>

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