Do I use the FULL domain + extension when replacing "your_domain"?

Posted July 11, 2020
Apache Linux Basics Ubuntu 18.04

As per the title, the setup tutorials often say “/var/www/your_domain”.

Should it be “mydomain.com” or just “mydomain”?

That part is confusing because, for example, when configuring Webmin, it says to visit “http://yourdomain”. That would suggest I need the domain extension.

orbitstorm88

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alexdo • July 13, 2020

Hello, @orbitstorm88

The name of the file should contain the domain’s extension as well. So in this case will be /var/www/yourdomain.com

And of course when you’re asked to visit the Webmin it will be again required to visit the URL with the domain’s extension as well.

Regards, Alex

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