Why Apache virtual hosts on Ubuntu 14.04 is not working?

Question

I installed Apache 2.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 and it was working fine by http://localhost/ address. But when I tried to add a new virtual host, for example http://bow.loc and restart apache, new address was not available on http://bow.loc and available on http://localhost.

My configuration is:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName www.bow.loc
    ServerAlias bow.loc
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/bow/web

    <Directory /var/www/html/bow>
        AllowOverride All
        Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
        <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
            RewriteEngine On
            RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
            RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /app.php [QSA,L]
        </IfModule>
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
    # alert, emerg.
    LogLevel warn
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

How can I get my site by http://bow.loc?

Check out my answer here. Got similar problem and it turns out to be the problem with system DNS configuration. — jmarceli, Apr 23 '15 at 21:29

score 30 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 20 '14 at 09:53

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Since Apache 2.4, each virtual host file should have the .conf extension.

You can rename each virtual host file to include the .conf extension:

mv /etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com /etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com.conf

Use the a2ensite command to add the virtual host:

a2ensite example.com.conf

And reload Apache:

service apache2 reload

answered Apr 20 '14 at 09:53

Ari Pratomo

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Thanks! And after this actions I don't need manually modified the /etc/hosts file and add hosts to it? Does apache will write new hosts automatically? – Victor Bocharsky Apr 23 '14 at 13:03
Apache doesn't write new hosts automatically, you should write it manually. CMIIW – Ari Pratomo Apr 25 '14 at 08:53
So, my config is right, and problem in order that I forgot to add host in /etc/hosts – Victor Bocharsky Apr 28 '14 at 06:45
other way is to modify apache2.conf and remove the ".conf" extension from the "IncludeOptional sites-enabled/*" directive. I use website domains as file names, so I dislike the extra ".conf" requirement. – lepe Aug 16 '14 at 03:54

score 18 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 14 '15 at 07:01

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I forgot to add host in /etc/hosts:

127.0.0.1   localhost
127.0.0.1   bow.loc

I thought apache does it automatically.

edited Aug 14 '15 at 07:01

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answered Apr 19 '14 at 15:59

Victor Bocharsky

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I've not had to do that any time before on a server. I do it from the client for testing purposes all the time though. Can you clarify what you are saying here? – flickerfly May 28 '15 at 17:36
@flickerfly What are you meant? I made my virtualhosts points to my local machine to handle them with installed Apache server – Victor Bocharsky May 30 '15 at 21:46
I forgot to add this as well! :P – Rishi Kulshreshtha Dec 26 '15 at 14:02
Damn, I wasted one our on this on a Debian 8 VM! Thanks!!! – lucaferrario Jan 10 '17 at 16:54
@lucaferrario haha, me either. Simple bugs difficult to reveal ;) You're welcome! – Victor Bocharsky Jan 12 '17 at 08:20

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 09 '15 at 07:31

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Well, I have been trying all these solutions offered..but sadly nothing worked! Alas i edited

    /etc/hosts

to make entry

    127.0.1.1 example.com test.com

and it worked!!

(Sorry if I'm not talking much technically!)

answered Jul 09 '15 at 07:31

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 26 '15 at 05:07

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I wrote a python script that will automate the apache virtual host creation steps ... this video explains how, download/code on GitHub

answered Jan 26 '15 at 05:07

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score -3 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 07 '15 at 08:24

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Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews

Need char '+' : +FollowSymLinks +Multiviews

Order allow,deny
Allow from all

Now = Require all granted

answered Apr 07 '15 at 08:24

Valentin

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Please explain, where to put this and what it does. Don't just post commands or configuration artefacts. See How do I write a good answer? – David Foerster Apr 07 '15 at 10:55
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You only need to put a + or - before the various Options if you are using a - to exclude one. Otherwise, they are good to go. Required all granted is for Apache 2.4. The Order, Allow lines are a 2.2 syntax. – flickerfly May 28 '15 at 17:33

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