Objective

This page is a notes for setting apache server for my digital ocean droplet

Setting

Apache2

• in file /etc/hosts

  • change 127.0.0.1 localhost to 127.0.1.1 localhost WordPress-CaLP-LPSS

• change Port

  • in file /etc/apache2/port.conf
  • add ServerName localhost
  • change the line listen *:80 to listen 127.0.0.1:4000
  • disable other modules <IfModule ssl_module> and <IfModule mod_gnutls.c>
  • in file /etc/apache2/site-enabled/000-default.conf
  • change the line <VirtualHost *:80> to <VirtualHost localhost:4000>

• restart apache2

  • run sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Wordpress

config WordPress to use proxy

• add the following lines in /var/www/html/wp-config.php

define(‘WP_PROXY_HOST’, ‘careers.liping.edu.hk’);
define(‘WP_PROXY_PORT’, ’80’);`
define('WP_PROXY_BYPASS_HOSTS', 'localhost, careers.liping.edu.hk');
define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);

• add the following lines in `/var/www/html/wp-content/themes/yourTheme/function.php

update_option( 'siteurl', 'http://careers.liping.edu.hk' );
update_option( 'home', 'http://careers.liping.edu.hk' );

Caddy Server

careers.liping.edu.hk

proxy / localhost:4000 {
  header_upstream Host {host}
}

using caddy to run the server through tmux

TODO

• set apache only serve for localhost
• use caddy to create a proxy server with https
• fix all Mixed Content problem
• use Goggle oauth2 login instead
• set autostart and run in daemon with upstart

Reference

• DenBeke – Running Caddy Server as a service with Upstart
• How To Configure the Apache Web Server on an Ubuntu or Debian VPS | DigitalOcean
• Is TLS Fast Yet?
• Proxy server - Wikiwand
• Webmaster - Wikiwand

Key Word

• reverse proxy
• Microservice
• load balancing