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apache:site:enable:quiet

Don't show informative messages while enabling an Apache2 site

a2ensite

$ sudo a2ensite --quiet ${virtual_host}

try on your machine

This command is used in Ubuntu-based operating systems and is related to managing Apache virtual hosts.

The breakdown of the command is as follows:

sudo: It is a command that allows a user with administrative/root privileges to execute the following command. It is necessary as some commands require elevated permissions to be executed properly.
a2ensite: It is a command that enables (activates) an Apache virtual host configuration file. A virtual host is a way of hosting multiple websites/domains on a single server.
--quiet: It is an option used with the a2ensite command to suppress any output or informational messages while enabling the virtual host.
${virtual_host}: It is a placeholder representing the name of the virtual host that you want to enable. You need to replace ${virtual_host} with the actual name of the virtual host configuration file without the file extension (usually .conf). You can find the virtual host configuration files in the /etc/apache2/sites-available/ directory.

When you run this command with the actual name of the virtual host, it will enable the corresponding virtual host configuration file, allowing that website/domain to be served by Apache.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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