How to install Apache Web Server on Lubuntu 17.10

You will need a web server if you want to develop website on localhost, people usually use apache 2 for web server whether on localhost or on real production server. In this article i will show you how to install apache web server on lubuntu 17.10.

How to install Apache 2 Web Server on Lubuntu 17.10

• open command line/terminal on lubuntu, press CTRL + ALT + T
• run update command 

sudo apt-get update

• install apache web server

sudo apt-get install apache2

• check the status, make sure it's running

sudo service apache2 status

• open http://localhost/ to check it out

How to start, stop, restart Apache 2 web server

You can start, stop and restart apache 2 web server with these commands:

start apache 2 service

sudo service apache2 start

stop apache 2 service

sudo service apache2 stop

restart apache 2 service

sudo service apache2 restart

check status apache 2 service

sudo service apache2 status

Where should i put my web files?

You can put your web files (html, css, js, php, etc) on /var/www/html/, you can create new folder there if you want.

Where is Apache 2 config file located?

Apache web server configuration file is located under /etc/apache2/apache2.conf, remember you need to open it with sudo. Doing backup before editing the config file is a good idea and always restart the web server after editing the config file.

How to uninstall Apache 2 web server

You can uninstall apache 2 web server using these commands (choose one):

sudo apt-get remove apache2

sudo apt-get purge apache2