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apache:site:enable:quiet
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 thea2ensite
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.