How to create a webserver based on Ubuntu Server

Goal

The result of following this tutorial should be a (local) webserver that’s built with the following packages:
- Apache2, the actual webserver.
- PHP5, the popular language.
- MySQL, so we can make use of databases.
- SSH, this enables us to reach our server through both SSH and (S)FTP.

This tutorial only covers the installation of the actual server. After the server is installed we’ll still need to create our first website and database.

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How to run multiple websites on their own domain name on your Ubuntu webserver

Goal

The main directory that Apache2 uses to store your webprojects is “/var/www”. If you’re only building a single website this is fine, but our aim here is to have several websites running together and each having their own directory and, more importantly, their own URL. After this tutorial we’ll have a website running on our own local (fake) domain http://www.firstproject.com.
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