The content of a configuration file for a new domain in apache (e.g. /etc/apache2/sites-available/starfish.ml.conf ) should be:
<VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot /var/www/html/starfish.ml ServerName starfish.ml ServerAlias www.starfish.ml < Directory "/var/www/html/starfish.ml"> Allow from all Options +Indexes RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / </Directory> </VirtualHost>