Apache2 Won't Start

Question

I have set up ubuntu server on an old pc with webmin as well. I am not sure what was going on but i restarted the server and when it boots it now get this when Apache tries to start.

 * Starting web server apache2
apache2: Syntax error on line 237 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf: Could not open configuration file /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default: No such file or directory
Action 'start' failed.
The Apache error log may have more information.

I have checked this file on this line and it looks like this:

# Include the virtual host configurations:
Include sites-enabled/

I have removed Apache and re installed it but not sure why it still fails.

Answer 1

You do not have a default site enabled:

/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default: No such file or directory

site-enabled should contain symlinks to files in site-available and I guess your 000-default symlink does not link to a real file in site-available.

I guess this Ubuntu guide might be of interest for you.

Answer 2

As also answered by Qben, the issue was an invalid symlink in the sites-enabled folder. Removing the broken symlink and adding a valid one will fix the issue.