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 Apachepackaging is derived.If you can read this page, it means that the Apache HTTP server installed atthis site is working properly. You should replace this file (located at/var/www/html/index.html) before continuing to operate your HTTP server.
If you are a normal user of this web site and don't know what this page isabout, this probably means that the site is currently unavailable due tomaintenance.If the problem persists, please contact the site's administrator.
Configuration OverviewUbuntu's Apache2 default configuration is different from theupstream default configuration, and split into several files optimized forinteraction with Ubuntu tools. The configuration system isfully documented in/usr/share/doc/apache2/README.Debian.gz. Refer to this for the fulldocumentation. Documentation for the web server itself can befound by accessing the manual if the apache2-docpackage was installed on this server.
The configuration layout for an Apache2 web server installation on Ubuntu systems is as follows:
/etc/apache2/|-- apache2.conf|`-- ports.conf|-- mods-enabled||-- *.load|`-- *.conf|-- conf-enabled|`-- *.conf|-- sites-enabled|`-- *.confapache2.conf is the main configurationfile. It puts the pieces together by including all remaining configurationfiles when starting up the web server.ports.conf is always included from themain configuration file. It is used to determine the listening ports forincoming connections, and this file can be customized anytime.Configuration files in the mods-enabled/,conf-enabled/ and sites-enabled/ directories containparticular configuration snippets which manage modules, global configurationfragments, or virtual host configurations, respectively.They are activated by symlinking availableconfiguration files from their respective*-available/ counterparts. These should be managedby using our helpersa2enmod,a2dismod,a2ensite,a2dissite,anda2enconf,a2disconf. See their respective man pages for detailed information.The binary is called apache2. Due to the use ofenvironment variables, in the default configuration, apache2 needs to bestarted/stopped with /etc/init.d/apache2 or apache2ctl.Calling /usr/bin/apache2 directly will not work with thedefault configuration. Document RootsBy default, Ubuntu does not allow access through the web browser toany file apart of those located in /var/www,public_htmldirectories (when enabled) and /usr/share (for webapplications). If your site is using a web document rootlocated elsewhere (such as in /srv) you may need to whitelist yourdocument root directory in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf.
The default Ubuntu document root is /var/www/html. Youcan make your own virtual hosts under /var/www. This is differentto previous releases which provides better security out of the box.
Reporting ProblemsPlease use the ubuntu-bug tool to report bugs in theApache2 package with Ubuntu. However, check existing bug reports before reporting a new bug.
Please report bugs specific to modules (such as PHP and others)to respective packages, not to the web server itself.