Install Apache2 Web Server in Ubuntu Virtual Server

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What is Apache2 Web Server?

Apache is the most commonly used Web server on Linux systems. Web servers are used to serve Web pages requested by client computers. Clients typically request and view Web pages using Web browser applications such as Firefox, Opera, Chromium, or Internet Explorer.

Installation

The Apache2 web server is available in Ubuntu Linux. To install Apache2:

At a terminal prompt enter the following command:

sudo apt install apache2

Configuration

Apache2 is configured by placing directives in plain text configuration files. These directives are separated between the following files and directories:

• apache2.conf: the main Apache2 configuration file. Contains settings that are global to Apache2.
• httpd.conf: historically the main Apache2 configuration file, named after the httpd daemon. In other distributions (or older versions of Ubuntu), the file might be present. In Ubuntu, all configuration options have been moved to apache2.conf and the below referenced directories, and this file no longer exists.
• conf-available: this directory contains available configuration files. All files…