Apache2 Ubuntu Default Page: It works

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+ This is the default welcome page used to test the correct + operation of the Apache2 server after installation on Ubuntu systems. + It is based on the equivalent page on Debian, from which the Ubuntu Apache + packaging is derived. + If you can read this page, it means that the Apache HTTP server installed at + this site is working properly. You should replace this file (located at + /var/www/html/index.html) before continuing to operate your HTTP server. +

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+ If you are a normal user of this web site and don't know what this page is + about, this probably means that the site is currently unavailable due to + maintenance. + If the problem persists, please contact the site's administrator. +

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+ Ubuntu's Apache2 default configuration is different from the + upstream default configuration, and split into several files optimized for + interaction with Ubuntu tools. The configuration system is + fully documented in + /usr/share/doc/apache2/README.Debian.gz. Refer to this for the full + documentation. Documentation for the web server itself can be + found by accessing the manual if the apache2-doc + package was installed on this server. +

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+ The configuration layout for an Apache2 web server installation on Ubuntu systems is as follows: +

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+/etc/apache2/
+|-- apache2.conf
+|       `--  ports.conf
+|-- mods-enabled
+|       |-- *.load
+|       `-- *.conf
+|-- conf-enabled
+|       `-- *.conf
+|-- sites-enabled
+|       `-- *.conf
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+ 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 and is managed using systemd, so to + start/stop the service use systemctl start apache2 and + systemctl stop apache2, and use systemctl status apache2 + and journalctl -u apache2 to check status. system + and apache2ctl can also be used for service management if + desired. + Calling /usr/bin/apache2 directly will not work with the + default configuration. +

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+ By default, Ubuntu does not allow access through the web browser to + any file outside 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. +

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+ The default Ubuntu document root is /var/www/html. You + can make your own virtual hosts under /var/www. +

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+ Please use the ubuntu-bug tool to report bugs in the + Apache2 package with Ubuntu. However, check existing bug reports before reporting a new bug. +

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+ Please report bugs specific to modules (such as PHP and others) + to their respective packages, not to the web server itself. +

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