a2ensite from script path

Question

I'm trying to automate some new site deployment in my testing environment. My script auto generates the apache vhost file in

/etc/apache2/sites-available/testsite.com

then a2ensite is run via the same script

a2ensite /etc/apache2/sites-available/testsite.com

I get:

ERROR: No site found matching /etc/apache2/sites-available/testsite.com!

The script is being run as root.

I read that you must a2ensite from the sites-available directory but if this is being done via script how would I tell a2ensite to think its in the proper directory?

Thanks,

@raina77ow that was it. sometimes the answer is too simple :D thanks — user564448, Oct 23 '12 at 16:52

score 23 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 23 '12 at 16:55

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a2ensite's man page doesn't mention it explicitly, but you actually should supply just a name of the site to be enabled, like...

a2ensite testsite.com

... and not the whole path to it.

answered Oct 23 '12 at 16:55

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This is not working for me same problem. Everything seems fine same error. – Leap Hawk Jun 19 '17 at 18:30
`a2ensite testsite.com.conf` <-- actually it's a **file name** that is required. This could be the same as the site name, but I usually see a `.conf` extension on it. This file resides in the sites-available directory. You're right, the a2ensite man-page drops the ball on this. – Bob Stein Dec 02 '22 at 22:31

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