How to easily edit multiple Apache .conf files?

Posted September 19, 2019
Apache Configuration Management

Hi,

I need to reconfigure a few (sub-) domains and really would like to avoid editing these virtual host .conf files with sudo nano (it’s unworkable for me).

But when editing these .conf files locally, Filezilla fails to upload them with permission issues.

My question: is there an easier / more workable way to edit .conf files then nano?

Marc de Ruijter

KFSys • September 21, 2019

Hi @dizid,

nice catch! I’ll be sure to check it out myself as well.

Marc de Ruijter • September 20, 2019

One solution i found is editing with Visual Studio Code and rmate!

https://medium.com/@prtdomingo/editing-files-in-your-linux-virtual-machine-made-a-lot-easier-with-remote-vscode-6bb98d0639a4

Works!

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KFSys • September 19, 2019

Hi @dizid,

I’ll recommend using VIM however if you are unfamiliar with it, it might prove more of a challenge than just using nano.

Regarding Filezilla, I’ll suggest checking the user using to connect via FTP and what permissions it has.

Kind regards, Kalin

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