Apache & LAMP Config

When to use this skill

• Configuring local development environments (MAMP, XAMPP, Docker + Apache).
• Managing

  .htaccess

  files.
• Troubleshooting rewrite rules.

1. Virtual Hosts

• Structure: One file per site in

  sites-available

  , symlinked to

  sites-enabled

  .
• DocumentRoot: Point to the

  public/

  directory, not the project root (security).
• Directory: Allow overrides:
  apache

  <Directory "/var/www/site/public">
      AllowOverride All
      Require all granted
  </Directory>

2. .htaccess Best Practices

• Rewrites: Standard pattern for front controllers (Laravel/Symfony):
  apache

  RewriteEngine On
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
  RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]

• HTTPS: Force HTTPS if not handled by a reverse proxy.

3. PHP-FPM

• Timeouts: Increase

  max_execution_time

  and

  memory_limit

  only for specific heavy jobs, not globally.
• Opcache: Enable Opcache in production for performance.