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Add a VirtualHost file to your Apache web server

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Add a VirtualHost file to your Apache web server

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Add a VirtualHost file to your Apache web server

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Add a VirtualHost file to your Apache web server

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Add a VirtualHost file to your Apache web server

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Adding SSL

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Add a VirtualHost file to your Apache web server

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Add a VirtualHost file to your Apache web server

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Add a VirtualHost file to your Apache web server

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-ServerAdmin theinterwiki@gmail.com
+ServerAdmin your email
 DocumentRoot /var/www/html/wiki
-ServerName wiki.bayareastructuralheart.com
+ServerName wiki.your domain.com
-ServerAlias bayareastructuralheart.com wiki.bayareastructuralheart.com
+ServerAlias your domain.com wiki.your domain.com

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   sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/wiki.conf
 *Copy and paste the following:
 <VirtualHost *:80>
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 RewriteRule ^ https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [END,NE,R=permanent]
 </VirtualHost>
+</pre>
 *Change the following:
 **ServerAdmin: This should be the email for the wiki administrator. Usually the email account you set up for the AWS account.

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   sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/wiki.conf
 *Copy and paste the following:
- <VirtualHost *:80>
+<VirtualHost *:80>
-−
- ServerAdmin admin@your-domain.com
- DocumentRoot /var/www/html/wiki/
+ServerAdmin theinterwiki@gmail.com
- ServerName your-domain.com
+DocumentRoot /var/www/html/wiki
- ServerAlias www.your-domain.com, your-domain.com, wiki.your-domain.com
+ServerName wiki.bayareastructuralheart.com
+ServerAlias bayareastructuralheart.com wiki.bayareastructuralheart.com
- <Directory /var/www/html/wiki/>
- Options FollowSymlinks
- AllowOverride All
+<Directory /var/www/html/wiki/>
- Require all granted
+Options FollowSymlinks
- </Directory>
+AllowOverride All
 Require all granted
- ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
+</Directory>
- CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
+<Directory /var/www/html/wiki/images/>
- </VirtualHost>
+   # Ignore .htaccess files
 *Change the following:

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   sudo a2ensite wiki.conf
 *Enable the Apache forwarding modules
-  sudo a2enmod rewrite ssl rewrite
+  sudo a2enmod rewrite ssl rewrite headers
 *Restart Apache
   sudo systemctl restart apache2

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   sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf
 *Enable the new file
-  sudo a2ensite joomla.conf
+  sudo a2ensite wiki.conf
 *Enable the Apache forwarding modules
   sudo a2enmod rewrite ssl rewrite

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 *Open your terminal program and connect to your command line.
 *Open nano to create the file:
-  Sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/wiki.conf
+  sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/wiki.conf
 *Copy and paste the following:
   <VirtualHost *:80>

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	===Certbot===		===Certbot===
−	unless you want to go through the expense and hassle of an official certificate, you can self-sign a certificate using the OpenSSL service and CertBot to encrypt	+	unless you want to go through the expense and hassle of an official certificate, you can self-sign a certificate using the OpenSSL service and CertBot to encrypt your web traffic.
		+
		+	*Go to [https://certbot.eff.org/instructions?ws=apache&os=ubuntufocal The CertBot Ubuntu instructions page] and follow the directions there.
		+	**SnapD is already installed, so start at step 3.
		+	**Be sure to test the automatic renewal, this will save a hassle later.
		+
		+	==Test everything==
		+	Go to your wiki using your domain name and make sure everything works. You should be securely connecting to your server and see your wiki.

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	You should be able to go to your domain in the web browser and see your wiki, but you will need to access it from http, not https. That will be taken care of in the next section.		You should be able to go to your domain in the web browser and see your wiki, but you will need to access it from http, not https. That will be taken care of in the next section.
		+
		+	==Adding SSL==
		+	SSL is the Secure Socket Layer of the World Wide Web. It is designated by https in the url for a website, and a padlock icon in the address bar. It adds a layer of encryption to web traffic, and most browsers these days will warn you before connecting to a non-encrypted website, or, refuse to connect to a non-encrypted website.
		+
		+	===Certbot===
		+	unless you want to go through the expense and hassle of an official certificate, you can self-sign a certificate using the OpenSSL service and CertBot to encrypt

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	**ServerName: your domain name		**ServerName: your domain name
	**Server alias: a comma-delimited list of possible combinations of domain name and sub-domains. These should all have matching “A” records in your hosted zone.		**Server alias: a comma-delimited list of possible combinations of domain name and sub-domains. These should all have matching “A” records in your hosted zone.
		+
		+	*Use Ctrl-x to exit the editor, select y to save, hit enter to confirm the file name.
		+	*Next disable the default account
		+	sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf
		+	*Enable the new file
		+	sudo a2ensite joomla.conf
		+	*Enable the Apache forwarding modules
		+	sudo a2enmod rewrite ssl rewrite
		+	*Restart Apache
		+	sudo systemctl restart apache2
		+
		+	You should be able to go to your domain in the web browser and see your wiki, but you will need to access it from http, not https. That will be taken care of in the next section.

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 ===Add a VirtualHost file to your Apache web server===
 This tells Apache to send traffic for your domain name to the appropriate folder on your instance. Since the wiki files are in a sub-folder of the web directory, you have to tell Apache to forward it. This is how you can have multiple websites on the same server.
-#Open your terminal program and connect to your command line.
+*Open your terminal program and connect to your command line.
-#Open nano to create the file:
+*Open nano to create the file:
   Sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/wiki.conf
-#Copy and paste the following:
+*Copy and paste the following:
   <VirtualHost *:80>
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   </VirtualHost>
-#Change the following:
+*Change the following:
-#*ServerAdmin: This should be the email for the wiki administrator. Usually the email account you set up for the AWS account.
+**ServerAdmin: This should be the email for the wiki administrator. Usually the email account you set up for the AWS account.
-#*ServerName: your domain name
+**ServerName: your domain name
-#*Server alias: a comma-delimited list of possible combinations of domain name and sub-domains. These should all have matching “A” records in your hosted zone.
+**Server alias: a comma-delimited list of possible combinations of domain name and sub-domains. These should all have matching “A” records in your hosted zone.