Apaxy is an open-source theme for Apache web server that provides a customizable and stylish appearance for your directory listings. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing Apaxy on Arch Linux.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites met:
The first step is to download the Apaxy theme package. You can download the latest release from the official Apaxy Github page using the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/oupala/apaxy.git
Once you have downloaded the Apaxy package, you can install it by copying its contents to the Apache document root. By default, the Apache document root is located at /srv/http.
Run the following command to copy Apaxy files to the document root:
$ cd apaxy
$ cp -r . /srv/http/
In order to use Apaxy, you need to enable .htaccess files in Apache configuration. To do this, open the Apache configuration file /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf in a text editor and locate the following lines:
<Directory "/srv/http">
# ...
AllowOverride None
# ...
</Directory>
Change the AllowOverride value to All as shown below:
<Directory "/srv/http">
# ...
AllowOverride All
# ...
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
After making the changes to the configuration file, restart Apache to apply the changes:
$ sudo systemctl restart httpd
To verify that Apaxy is working, open a web browser and visit the Apache default page at http://localhost. You should see the Apaxy theme applied to the directory listing.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Apaxy on your Arch Linux system.
In this tutorial, we have demonstrated the steps to install and configure Apaxy on Arch Linux. Now you can customize the look and feel of your Apache directory listings with ease.
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