Installing Apache on Linux

To install Apache on Ubuntu Linux, run this command in a terminal:

Install Apache

sudo apt-get install apache2

This command will automatically install and configure the Apache web server on Ubuntu.

1

Verify Apache is running

The default port for Apache is 80. After a successful installation you should be able to access Apache's default web page by opening one of these URLs on your Ubuntu server:

• http://localhost

• http://ubuntu-server-address (from a remote PC)

In this example the Ubuntu server network address is 192.168.1.15.

2

Example: Default Apache page

After installing Apache you should see the default Apache page, for example:

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3

Next step

Next step is to customize Apache configuration.