Apache Virtual Host Generator

Generate an Apache VirtualHost for PHP through PHP-FPM, a reverse proxy or a static site, with an HTTP to HTTPS redirect and Let's Encrypt certificate paths.

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Input

Generate an Apache virtual host

DomainSiteDocument rootPHP-FPM socketHTTPS with a Let's Encrypt certificate

Output

/etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com.conf

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<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/app/public

    <Directory /var/www/app/public>
        Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    <FilesMatch "\.php$">
        SetHandler "proxy:unix:/run/php/php8.4-fpm.sock|fcgi://localhost"
    </FilesMatch>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/example.com-error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/example.com-access.log combined

    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/fullchain.pem
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/privkey.pem
    Protocols h2 http/1.1
    Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains"
</VirtualHost>

Enable the modules first: a2enmod proxy_fcgi setenvif rewrite ssl headers http2, then a2ensite example.com and apachectl configtest before systemctl reload apache2. PHP through proxy_fcgi lets Apache run the event MPM instead of prefork, which mod_php requires.

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About this tool

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PHP-FPM instead of mod_php

mod_php embeds PHP in every Apache process and forces the prefork MPM. Handing PHP to PHP-FPM through proxy_fcgi lets Apache run the event MPM, which handles many more idle keep-alive connections with less memory, and lets PHP be restarted and tuned on its own. The mod_proxy_fcgi documentation has the details.

Enabling it

On Debian and Ubuntu, put the file in sites-available, enable the modules and the site with a2enmod and a2ensite, then run apachectl configtest before systemctl reload apache2. A reload keeps serving existing requests while it loads the new configuration.

Frequently asked questions

Why does Laravel need AllowOverride All?

Laravel's public/.htaccess contains the rewrite rules for its front controller. AllowOverride All lets Apache read it; alternatively, copy the rules into the VirtualHost and set AllowOverride None, which is faster.

How do I pass the real client IP through Apache to the app?

For a proxy, ProxyPreserveHost On keeps the Host header and Apache adds X-Forwarded-For. Configure the application to trust Apache as a proxy so it reads that header.

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Apache Virtual Host Generator

Generate an Apache virtual host

/etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com.conf

PHP-FPM instead of mod_php

Enabling it

Frequently asked questions

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