How to modify the Magento root directory?

In a standard installation with Apache, Magento 2 is installed in the default /var/www/html/magento2 web root and the Magento2 folder contains:

• /pub/
• /setup/
• /var/
• other folders

Setting the root to the pub/ directory prevents site visitors from accessing the confidential locations of the Magento 2 file system from the browser.

So how to change the Apache root folder in Magento 2 to serve files from the Magento pub/ directory?

Step 1. Edit your server config:

1. Log in to your Magento server.

2. Edit virtual host file:

vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

3. Get the path added to your Magento pub/ directory to the Document Root directive:

<VirtualHost *:80>

         ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

         DocumentRoot /var/www/html/magento2ce/pub

         ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log

         CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

         <Directory "/var/www/html">

                     AllowOverride all

         </Directory>

 </VirtualHost>

4. Reload Apache:

systemctl restart apache2

Step 2. Update base URL:

1. Log in to the Magento database:

mysql -u <user> -p

2. Specify the Magento database created during Magento installation:

use <database-name> 

3. Update the base URL:

UPDATE core_config_data SET value='http://192.168.33.10' WHERE path='web/unsecure/base_url';

Step 3. Update the env.php file:

Add the following info to the env.php file:

'directories' => [

    'document_root_is_pub' => true

]

Step 4. Switch modes using the Magento CLI tool:

1. Navigate to the Magento installation directory.

2. Switch to production mode:

bin/magento deploy:mode:set production

bin/magento cache:flush

3. Refresh the browser and make sure the storefront displays correctly.

4. Switch to developer mode:

bin/magento deploy:mode:set developer

bin/magento cache:flush

5. Refresh the browser and make sure the storefront displays correctly.

Step 5. Check the storefront:

1. Enter the hostname or IP address of your server into the address bar of your browser.

2. Try to get access to the Magento root directory from a browser by entering the directory name to the server’s hostname or IP address in the address bar path. If you see a 404 or an access denied message, then everything is done correctly.

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