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:

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

2. .htaccess Best Practices

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

  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.