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Getting Started with Apache Web Server Setup 🛠️

1. Install Apache
   On Ubuntu, use the command:

   sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2
   

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2. Configure Virtual Hosts
   Edit /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf to set up your domain.
   ✅ Example:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerAdmin admin@example.com
       DocumentRoot /var/www/html
       ServerName example.com
       ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
       CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
   </VirtualHost>  
   

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3. Test Server
   Restart Apache and verify:

   sudo systemctl restart apache2
   curl http://localhost
   

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