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How to change the Apache document root folder on a Chromebook

How to change the Apache document root folder on a Chromebook

  1. Open Terminal
  2. Run cd to make sure you’re in your home directory:
  3. Copy the 000-default.conf file to your home directory: cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf ./
  4. Open the 000-default.conf in your Chromebook text editor.
  5. Edit the DocumentRoot option: DocumentRoot /path/to/home/directory/www/html

  6. Move 000-default.conf back to : sudo cp 000-default.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/

  7. Similarly, enable files and directory listing: /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
  8. Change <Directory /var/www/> to <Directory /path/to/home/directory/www/>
  9. Then restart the apache server: sudo service apache2 restart

Sources

  • https://askubuntu.com/questions/337874/change-apache-document-root-folder-to-secondary-hard-drive
  • https://francescoficarola.com/apache-enable-files-directory-listing/
Written on March 15, 2020