Title: Linux Virtual Host Question
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Linux Virtual Host Question

 *  [schlichter11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schlichter11/)
 * (@schlichter11)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/linux-virtual-host-question/)
 * Hi Everyone,
 * I’m new to WordPress and looking thru the internet I have come upon various how-
   to guides. One of which suggests adding this to the apache virtual host file –
 * <Directory /var/www/wordpress/>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks AllowOverride
   All DirectoryIndex index.php Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> <Directory
   > /var/www/wordpress/wp-content> Options FollowSymLinks Order allow,deny Allow
   from all
 * What does this do and is it needed?
 * Thanks,

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 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/linux-virtual-host-question/#post-6394975)
 * > What does this do
 * Taht tells the Apache server that the directory that’s specified allows index
   views (where you see the files in a folder if no default file is available). 
   If you used that you’d need to change the folder locations from `/var/www/wordpress/`
   to where ever your sites folders are.
 * > is it needed?
 * Most times, no. If your server uses cPanel or something else similar for management,
   then all of that will be added automatically as it’s needed. You shouldn’t need
   to do anything else, and you’d probably break something if you did. 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/linux-virtual-host-question/#post-6394975)
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