Create a new Apache Virtual Host on Manjaro Linux, and, probably the other distributions using httpd.

• LAMP
• Manjaro and probably the other distributions using httpd
• mkcert

Download new-vhost and make sure it as executable permission:

chmod +x new-vhost

Run the script in a terminal using ./new-vhost.

The script will :

• ask you some information to configure your vhost (name, webroot, workspace, certs path)
• create a directory in your workspace named as your vhost and two subdirectory: one for the logs and another for the webroot,
• generate a local certificate in the certs path provided
• create the VirtualHost configuration file in /etc/httpd/conf/vhosts/,
• include the configuration in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf,
• create a symbolic link between your vhost directory and the Apache directory (/srv/http/),
• add two lines in the hosts file /etc/hosts (with and without www).

I use this script on my Manjaro distribution to save time. I understand what it does. If you do not know how to create a VirtualHost, I advise you to learn how to do it before using this script.

This script is designed to be used for a development environment. I do not recommend using it for a production environment.

This script will probably work for distributions using httpd and not apache2, but I have not tested it elsewhere than on Manjaro. Make sure the paths specified in the script exist before using it.

This script is open-source and licensed under the MIT license.