Apache2 Site Management Cheat Sheet

To enable a new apache2  dev site on ubuntu virtualbox hosted on Windows 10:

Go to the available sites:
$ cd /etc/apache2/sites-available

Determine which you want to enable and use this format:
$ ls
sandbox.conf sandbox2.conf mydevsite.conf
$ a2ensite sandbox sandox2 mydevsite
Enabling site sandbox.
Enabling site sandbox2.
Enabling site generalsandbox.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Restart apache2:
$ systemctl reload apache2
<you'll be asked for a password.>

Go to your windows host file on Windows:
Open Sublime Text Editor as an Administrator.
Open file C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

Using the exposed IP address of your virtualbox, type in the hosts.
192.168.1.15       sandbox sandbox2 mydevsite