Apache from Arch to Debian

Here are some simple steps to migrate Apache’s configuration from an Arch GNU/Linux-based distro to a Debian GNU/Linux-based distro.

1. systemctl stop apache2
2. cd /etc/apache2
3. backup the apache2.conf file
4. copy the original file httpd.conf from Arch and rename it to apache2.conf

5. go through all the modules and enable them with this command:

    a2enmod ${module_name}
   

6. remove all the LoadModule directives

7. add this at the end of apache2.conf:

   # Include generic snippets of statements
   IncludeOptional conf-enabled/*.conf
   
   # Include the virtual host configurations:
   IncludeOptional sites-enabled/*.conf
   
   Include /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/*.load
   Include /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/*.conf
   

8. copy the extra configurations you think are useful from Arch, located in /etc/httpd/conf/extra, into /etc/apache2/conf-available and enable them with a2enconf ${conf_name%%.conf}

9. chage some variables in apache2.conf:

   ServerRoot "/etc/apache2"
   User www-data
   Group www-data
   

10. run systemctl restart apache2