Apache and WordPress Tips for Developers Who Manage Both

If you’re a developer who uses both Apache and WordPress, you may have come across an issue where WordPress doesn’t seem to work correctly when running on Apache. This can be caused by a number of things, but the most likely cause is that Apache is configured to use a different document root than WordPress.

To fix this, you’ll need to edit your Apache configuration file (usually located at /etc/apache2/apache2.conf) and change the DocumentRoot directive to point to your WordPress installation. For example, if your WordPress installation is in /var/www/wordpress, you would change the DocumentRoot directive to point to that directory.

After making this change, restart Apache and WordPress should now work correctly.

Validation Commands

apachectl -t
curl -I https://www.wordpresshosting.solutions/
sudo tail -n 120 /var/log/apache2/error.log

Further reading: Apache HTTP Server Documentation

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