To install and configure the Apache HTTP server in FreeBSD, follow these steps:
pkg command:pkg install apache24
This will install the Apache HTTP server and all of its dependencies.
sysrc command:sysrc apache24_enable=YES
service command:service apache24 start
This will start the Apache HTTP server.
Test the Apache installation. To test the Apache installation, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost. You should see the default Apache welcome page, which indicates that Apache is running properly.
Configure the Apache document root. The Apache document root is the directory where your website files are stored. By default, the Apache document root is located at /usr/local/www/apache24/data. You can change the document root by modifying the DocumentRoot directive in the Apache configuration file, which is typically located at /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf.
Configure the Apache virtual hosts. If you want to host multiple websites on the same server, you will need to configure virtual hosts in Apache. Virtual hosts allow you to specify different settings for each website, such as the document root and the domain name. To configure virtual hosts, you will need to create a configuration file for each virtual host in the /usr/local/etc/apache24/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf directory.
Restart Apache to apply the changes. After making changes to the Apache configuration, you will need to restart the Apache service to apply the changes. You can do this by running the following command:
service apache24 restart
This will restart the Apache HTTP server and apply the changes that you made to the configuration files.
After completing these steps, Apache will be installed and configured on your FreeBSD system. You can now place your website files in the Apache document root and access them through a web browser.