A journal of things learnt along the way.
Because I always forget.
First, install php5 and apache2 via sudo apt-get install php5. Then enable Apache's rewrite module via sudo a2enmod rewrite.
Create a virtual host configuration file 001-humbledev.conf in Apache, typically at /etc/apache2/sites-available/, with the following content
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName humbledev
ServerAdmin [email protected]
DocumentRoot /home/christoph/projects/humbledev
<Directory /home/christoph/projects/humbledev/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>The setting AllowOverride All allows the .htaccess settings to override the global settings.
Add the configuration to Apache
sudo a2ensite 001-humbledev.conf
and reload the service
sudo service apache2 reload
Add the server name to your hosts file
sudo vim /etc/hosts
like this
127.0.0.1 localhost humbledev
create a new file keys.php in the folder site/config, with the following content
<?php
define( 'KIRBY_LICENSE', 'YOUR_LICENSE_KEY' );
?>
and add your own license key. The file is in .gitignore so it is not visible in Github.