[Bug 1285101] [NEW] directory directive for /var/www should be in 000-default.conf

[Jakob Lund]

Public bug reported:

After installing apache, the default site configuration file is
/etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf. The site defined therein
serves files from /var/www, qua the

    DocumentRoot /var/www

The directive for that directory (the <Directory /var/www> block) is in
a different config file (apache2.conf).

In order to serve from another directory (e.g. /home/me/public_html),
I'd have to change /var/www to the new path in both locations. I suggest
moving the <Directory /var/www> block to /etc/apache2/sites-
available/000-default.conf because

1. it makes more sense to collect the /var/www stuff in one file
2. it'll easier to figure out how to move the document root
3. if you miss out on the "Require all granted" configuration, presently found only in apache2.conf, you'll get 403's that will drive you nuts--this is not documented in many tutorials found on the web, nor in https://help.ubuntu.com/13.10/serverguide/httpd.html

** Affects: apache2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  After installing apache, the default site configuration file is
  /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf. The site defined therein
  serves files from /var/www, qua the
  
-     DocumentRoot /var/www
+     DocumentRoot /var/www
  
  The directive for that directory (the <Directory /var/www> block) is in
  a different config file (apache2.conf).
  
  In order to serve from another directory (e.g. /home/me/public_html),
  I'd have to change /var/www to the new path in both locations. I suggest
  moving the <Directory /var/www> block to /etc/apache2/sites-
  available/000-default.conf because
  
  1. it makes more sense to collect the /var/www stuff in one file
- 2. it'll easier to figure out how to move the document root 
- 3. if you miss out on the "Require all granted" configuration, presently found only in apache2.conf, you'll get 403'e that will drive you nuts--this is not documented in many tutorials found on the web, nor in https://help.ubuntu.com/13.10/serverguide/httpd.html
+ 2. it'll easier to figure out how to move the document root
+ 3. if you miss out on the "Require all granted" configuration, presently found only in apache2.conf, you'll get 403's that will drive you nuts--this is not documented in many tutorials found on the web, nor in https://help.ubuntu.com/13.10/serverguide/httpd.html

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