When should I use this envvars?
Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current Apache HTTP Server config.
# envvars - default environment variables for apache2ctl
# this won't be correct after changing uid
unset HOME
# for supporting multiple apache2 instances
if [ "${APACHE_CONFDIR##/etc/apache2-}" != "${APACHE_CONFDIR}" ] ; then
SUFFIX="-${APACHE_CONFDIR##/etc/apache2-}"
else
SUFFIX=
fi
# Since there is no sane way to get the parsed apache2 config in scripts, some
# settings are defined via environment variables and then used in apache2ctl,
# /etc/init.d/apache2, /etc/logrotate.d/apache2, etc.
export APACHE_RUN_USER=www-data
export APACHE_RUN_GROUP=www-data
# temporary state file location. This might be changed to /run in Wheezy+1
export APACHE_PID_FILE=/var/run/apache2$SUFFIX/apache2.pid
export APACHE_RUN_DIR=/var/run/apache2$SUFFIX
export APACHE_LOCK_DIR=/var/lock/apache2$SUFFIX
# Only /var/log/apache2 is handled by /etc/logrotate.d/apache2.
export APACHE_LOG_DIR=/var/log/apache2$SUFFIX
## The locale used by some modules like mod_dav
export LANG=C
## Uncomment the following line to use the system default locale instead:
#. /etc/default/locale
export LANG
## The command to get the status for 'apache2ctl status'.
## Some packages providing 'www-browser' need '--dump' instead of '-dump'.
#export APACHE_LYNX='www-browser -dump'
## If you need a higher file descriptor limit, uncomment and adjust the
## following line (default is 8192):
#APACHE_ULIMIT_MAX_FILES='ulimit -n 65536'
## If you would like to pass arguments to the web server, add them below
## to the APACHE_ARGUMENTS environment.
#export APACHE_ARGUMENTS=''
## Enable the debug mode for maintainer scripts.
## This will produce a verbose output on package installations of web server modules and web application
## installations which interact with Apache
#export APACHE2_MAINTSCRIPT_DEBUG=1
curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/e4431a53c868ae0dfcde68564f3ce6a7?hint=envvars
wget -O envvars https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/e4431a53c868ae0dfcde68564f3ce6a7?hint=envvars
<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/e4431a53c868ae0dfcde68564f3ce6a7?hint=envvars' /><config><app>Apache HTTP Server</app><os>Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)</os><location>/etc/apache2/envvars</location><lines>47</lines><md5>e4431a53c868ae0dfcde68564f3ce6a7</md5><sha256>5a2160bf4447865f9aab911bf334ec64c15675cab6a457b366fe9822398f263f</sha256></config></prompt>
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sudo apk add apache2
sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2
sudo yum install httpd
sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2
When should I use this envvars?
Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current Apache HTTP Server config.
How do I restore Apache HTTP Server defaults?
Download the file, back up the current one in /etc/apache2/envvars, replace it, then reload or restart Apache HTTP Server.
Is envvars safe for production?
It is the vendor default for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat). Treat it as a baseline and review security and performance settings before production use.
How does this differ from other OS versions?
Defaults vary by distro and version. This copy matches Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat).
Can I use this for Apache HTTP Server troubleshooting?
Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.