Configure virtual host on linux to run symfony project

Let's assume you have created your project in /var/www/sfsite.

To create a virtual host for symfony project on Linux follow these steps:

sudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-available/sfsite.lcl.conf - generate configuration for your new host

insert into file your settings of host:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName sfsite.lcl
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/sfsite/web"
    DirectoryIndex index.php
    <Directory /var/www/sfsite/web >
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>
Alias /sf /var/www/symfony/data/web/sf
<Directory "/var/www/symfony/data/web/sf ">
AllowOverride All
Allow from All
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

sudo a2ensite sfsite.lcl.conf – enable this site for the server

sudo gedit /etc/hosts

insert name of your host, so that your local server knows that it has to look in for your local sites, not on the internet:

127.0.0.1 sfsite.lcl

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart – restart apache server and you can work on your symfony project by typing sfsite.lcl link into your web browser