a2dissite

disable an Apache2 virtual host

TLDR

Disable a virtual host

$ sudo a2dissite [virtual_host]

Don't show informative messages

$ sudo a2dissite -q [virtual_host]

Disable a virtual host and purge all traces from the internal state database

$ sudo a2dissite -p [virtual_host]

SYNOPSIS

a2dissite [-q|--quiet] [-m|--maintmode] [-p|--purge] [site]

a2dissite is a Debian-specific utility that disables Apache2 virtual host configurations by removing symbolic links from /etc/apache2/sites-enabled. Site configuration files remain in /etc/apache2/sites-available and can be re-enabled later.The tool silently succeeds if the specified site is already disabled. After disabling a site, Apache must be restarted or reloaded for changes to take effect.

PARAMETERS

-q, --quiet

Don't show informative messages

-m, --maintmode

Enables maintainer mode; the program invocation is effectuated automatically by a maintainer script

-p, --purge

When disabling a site, purge all traces from the internal state database

INSTALL

sudo apt install apache2

sudo zypper install apache2

brew install apache2

CAVEATS

This utility is Debian-specific and not available on other Linux distributions. Site changes require an Apache restart or reload to take effect.

HISTORY

Created as part of the Apache2 package for Debian GNU/Linux. Part of the a2ensite/a2dissite family of utilities for managing Apache virtual hosts.

RESOURCES

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