How to upload HTML web pages on Apache2 web server

I have created some HTML files which I want to upload to the web. I am currently running the Apache2 server with my IP address. This is what I see in the browser when I enter my IP address:

Screenshot of what I see

I am able to access my HTML files using the web browser, but I want to be able to upload them to the web with ordinary web addresses so users can see them. I hope someone can guide me in the right direction.

edited Dec 30 '18 at 15:39

George Udosen

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Your apache isn't setup well, and what do you mean by "I am able to access my HTML"?
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 15:42

I am able to open my HTML files using the web browser, by opening the files in the browser from my file manager. How would you suggest I set up the apache?
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 15:44

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I have created some HTML files which I want to upload to the web. I am currently running the Apache2 server with my IP address. This is what I see in the browser when I enter my IP address:

Screenshot of what I see

edited Dec 30 '18 at 15:39

George Udosen

20k94367

asked Dec 30 '18 at 15:30

Ruairí Másún

Your apache isn't setup well, and what do you mean by "I am able to access my HTML"?
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 15:42

I am able to open my HTML files using the web browser, by opening the files in the browser from my file manager. How would you suggest I set up the apache?
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 15:44

add a comment |

I have created some HTML files which I want to upload to the web. I am currently running the Apache2 server with my IP address. This is what I see in the browser when I enter my IP address:

Screenshot of what I see

edited Dec 30 '18 at 15:39

George Udosen

20k94367

asked Dec 30 '18 at 15:30

Ruairí Másún

I have created some HTML files which I want to upload to the web. I am currently running the Apache2 server with my IP address. This is what I see in the browser when I enter my IP address:

Screenshot of what I see

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edited Dec 30 '18 at 15:39

George Udosen

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asked Dec 30 '18 at 15:30

Ruairí Másún

edited Dec 30 '18 at 15:39

George Udosen

20k94367

asked Dec 30 '18 at 15:30

Ruairí Másún

edited Dec 30 '18 at 15:39

George Udosen

20k94367

edited Dec 30 '18 at 15:39

George Udosen

20k94367

edited Dec 30 '18 at 15:39

George Udosen

20k94367

asked Dec 30 '18 at 15:30

Ruairí Másún

asked Dec 30 '18 at 15:30

Ruairí Másún

asked Dec 30 '18 at 15:30

Ruairí Másún

Your apache isn't setup well, and what do you mean by "I am able to access my HTML"?
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 15:42

I am able to open my HTML files using the web browser, by opening the files in the browser from my file manager. How would you suggest I set up the apache?
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 15:44

add a comment |

Your apache isn't setup well, and what do you mean by "I am able to access my HTML"?
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 15:42

I am able to open my HTML files using the web browser, by opening the files in the browser from my file manager. How would you suggest I set up the apache?
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 15:44

Your apache isn't setup well, and what do you mean by "I am able to access my HTML"?
– George Udosen
Dec 30 '18 at 15:42

I am able to open my HTML files using the web browser, by opening the files in the browser from my file manager. How would you suggest I set up the apache?
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 15:44

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When you type in your IP address or localhost or 127.0.0.1 in a URL of any web browser, it always searches for an index.php or an index.html to open. If it doesn't exist, it just shows files on that folder.

What you see here is your screenshot is the index.html file located in the directory /var/www/html/

I believe you're hosting a website on your local system. Since you're running Apache2 as your Web Server. All your HTML files are needed to be placed within the directory /var/www/html/.

All you need to do the following:

Delete or rename that index.html in that directory. (You'll probably have to do it in sudo mode through terminal, else just give yourself access to read/write/execute all files within the html directory)

Now place your desired HTML file which is to be your "Homepage" and make sure it is named as index.html or index.php

That's it, you're good to go !

Now enter your IP address in your Browser URL, and you can see your HTML file.

A few additional tips:

Make sure your Apache2 is running before you can view anything on your browser. If youre not sure, just type this command in the Terminal: sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Make sure you, (the user) has read/write/execute privileges on all files and folders in the /var/www/html folder.

answered Dec 30 '18 at 16:16

gammaSpeck

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Thanks for that. How do I delete the index.html file using the Terminal? I tried to delete it normally and the option was greyed out.
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 16:21

Follow these steps: 1-Open your directory location /var/www/html 2-Right click in the directory, and click on "Open In Terminal" 3-Type in the command: sudo chmod 777 * (You now can delete and do anything you like within that folder) 4-Now add your new index.html or index.php inside
– gammaSpeck
Dec 30 '18 at 17:08

Thanks. I was able to remove it simply using sudo rm.
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 17:09

That's an easy way out. You'll run into issues later as you wont be able to add new files, unless you give yourself complete permissions to that folder and all other subfolders. I suggest you change the permissions to that folder, to have a smoother time testing your Website.
– gammaSpeck
Dec 30 '18 at 17:12

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What you see here is your screenshot is the index.html file located in the directory /var/www/html/

I believe you're hosting a website on your local system. Since you're running Apache2 as your Web Server. All your HTML files are needed to be placed within the directory /var/www/html/.

All you need to do the following:

Delete or rename that index.html in that directory. (You'll probably have to do it in sudo mode through terminal, else just give yourself access to read/write/execute all files within the html directory)

Now place your desired HTML file which is to be your "Homepage" and make sure it is named as index.html or index.php

That's it, you're good to go !

Now enter your IP address in your Browser URL, and you can see your HTML file.

A few additional tips:

Make sure your Apache2 is running before you can view anything on your browser. If youre not sure, just type this command in the Terminal: sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Make sure you, (the user) has read/write/execute privileges on all files and folders in the /var/www/html folder.

answered Dec 30 '18 at 16:16

gammaSpeck

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Thanks for that. How do I delete the index.html file using the Terminal? I tried to delete it normally and the option was greyed out.
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 16:21

Follow these steps: 1-Open your directory location /var/www/html 2-Right click in the directory, and click on "Open In Terminal" 3-Type in the command: sudo chmod 777 * (You now can delete and do anything you like within that folder) 4-Now add your new index.html or index.php inside
– gammaSpeck
Dec 30 '18 at 17:08

Thanks. I was able to remove it simply using sudo rm.
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 17:09

That's an easy way out. You'll run into issues later as you wont be able to add new files, unless you give yourself complete permissions to that folder and all other subfolders. I suggest you change the permissions to that folder, to have a smoother time testing your Website.
– gammaSpeck
Dec 30 '18 at 17:12

add a comment |

What you see here is your screenshot is the index.html file located in the directory /var/www/html/

I believe you're hosting a website on your local system. Since you're running Apache2 as your Web Server. All your HTML files are needed to be placed within the directory /var/www/html/.

All you need to do the following:

Delete or rename that index.html in that directory. (You'll probably have to do it in sudo mode through terminal, else just give yourself access to read/write/execute all files within the html directory)

Now place your desired HTML file which is to be your "Homepage" and make sure it is named as index.html or index.php

That's it, you're good to go !

Now enter your IP address in your Browser URL, and you can see your HTML file.

A few additional tips:

Make sure your Apache2 is running before you can view anything on your browser. If youre not sure, just type this command in the Terminal: sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Make sure you, (the user) has read/write/execute privileges on all files and folders in the /var/www/html folder.

answered Dec 30 '18 at 16:16

gammaSpeck

New contributor

Thanks for that. How do I delete the index.html file using the Terminal? I tried to delete it normally and the option was greyed out.
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 16:21

Follow these steps: 1-Open your directory location /var/www/html 2-Right click in the directory, and click on "Open In Terminal" 3-Type in the command: sudo chmod 777 * (You now can delete and do anything you like within that folder) 4-Now add your new index.html or index.php inside
– gammaSpeck
Dec 30 '18 at 17:08

Thanks. I was able to remove it simply using sudo rm.
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 17:09

That's an easy way out. You'll run into issues later as you wont be able to add new files, unless you give yourself complete permissions to that folder and all other subfolders. I suggest you change the permissions to that folder, to have a smoother time testing your Website.
– gammaSpeck
Dec 30 '18 at 17:12

add a comment |

What you see here is your screenshot is the index.html file located in the directory /var/www/html/

I believe you're hosting a website on your local system. Since you're running Apache2 as your Web Server. All your HTML files are needed to be placed within the directory /var/www/html/.

All you need to do the following:

Delete or rename that index.html in that directory. (You'll probably have to do it in sudo mode through terminal, else just give yourself access to read/write/execute all files within the html directory)

Now place your desired HTML file which is to be your "Homepage" and make sure it is named as index.html or index.php

That's it, you're good to go !

Now enter your IP address in your Browser URL, and you can see your HTML file.

A few additional tips:

Make sure your Apache2 is running before you can view anything on your browser. If youre not sure, just type this command in the Terminal: sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Make sure you, (the user) has read/write/execute privileges on all files and folders in the /var/www/html folder.

answered Dec 30 '18 at 16:16

gammaSpeck

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What you see here is your screenshot is the index.html file located in the directory /var/www/html/

I believe you're hosting a website on your local system. Since you're running Apache2 as your Web Server. All your HTML files are needed to be placed within the directory /var/www/html/.

All you need to do the following:

Delete or rename that index.html in that directory. (You'll probably have to do it in sudo mode through terminal, else just give yourself access to read/write/execute all files within the html directory)

Now place your desired HTML file which is to be your "Homepage" and make sure it is named as index.html or index.php

That's it, you're good to go !

Now enter your IP address in your Browser URL, and you can see your HTML file.

A few additional tips:

Make sure your Apache2 is running before you can view anything on your browser. If youre not sure, just type this command in the Terminal: sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Make sure you, (the user) has read/write/execute privileges on all files and folders in the /var/www/html folder.

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Thanks for that. How do I delete the index.html file using the Terminal? I tried to delete it normally and the option was greyed out.
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 16:21

Follow these steps: 1-Open your directory location /var/www/html 2-Right click in the directory, and click on "Open In Terminal" 3-Type in the command: sudo chmod 777 * (You now can delete and do anything you like within that folder) 4-Now add your new index.html or index.php inside
– gammaSpeck
Dec 30 '18 at 17:08

Thanks. I was able to remove it simply using sudo rm.
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 17:09

That's an easy way out. You'll run into issues later as you wont be able to add new files, unless you give yourself complete permissions to that folder and all other subfolders. I suggest you change the permissions to that folder, to have a smoother time testing your Website.
– gammaSpeck
Dec 30 '18 at 17:12

add a comment |

Thanks for that. How do I delete the index.html file using the Terminal? I tried to delete it normally and the option was greyed out.
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 16:21

Follow these steps: 1-Open your directory location /var/www/html 2-Right click in the directory, and click on "Open In Terminal" 3-Type in the command: sudo chmod 777 * (You now can delete and do anything you like within that folder) 4-Now add your new index.html or index.php inside
– gammaSpeck
Dec 30 '18 at 17:08

Thanks. I was able to remove it simply using sudo rm.
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 17:09

That's an easy way out. You'll run into issues later as you wont be able to add new files, unless you give yourself complete permissions to that folder and all other subfolders. I suggest you change the permissions to that folder, to have a smoother time testing your Website.
– gammaSpeck
Dec 30 '18 at 17:12

Thanks for that. How do I delete the index.html file using the Terminal? I tried to delete it normally and the option was greyed out.
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 16:21

Follow these steps: 1-Open your directory location /var/www/html 2-Right click in the directory, and click on "Open In Terminal" 3-Type in the command: sudo chmod 777 * (You now can delete and do anything you like within that folder) 4-Now add your new index.html or index.php inside
– gammaSpeck
Dec 30 '18 at 17:08

Thanks. I was able to remove it simply using sudo rm.
– Ruairí Másún
Dec 30 '18 at 17:09

That's an easy way out. You'll run into issues later as you wont be able to add new files, unless you give yourself complete permissions to that folder and all other subfolders. I suggest you change the permissions to that folder, to have a smoother time testing your Website.
– gammaSpeck
Dec 30 '18 at 17:12

add a comment |

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