httpd	
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

apache2
/etc/apache2/apache2.conf
	    /site-available/[name].conf
	    /site-enable/[softlink of [name].conf]

Newer options in config file are overwritten

Work directory: /etc/www

Open config file /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
Add following to the bottom:

ServerSignature off
ServerName testapache.spqr
ServerAdmin admin@testapache.spqr
<Directory "/var/www/">
	Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
	AllowOverride None
	Order allow,deny
	Allow from all
</Directory>

Hosts may need to be changed for local access.

Virtual hosts:
Create folder in /var/www/[name]
Create config file in /etc/apache2/sites-available/[name].conf

VirtualHost *:80>    
        ServerName [name].spqr    
        ServerAdmin admin@[name].spqr    
        DocumentRoot /var/www/[name]/    
</VirtualHost>  

Create soft link in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/[name].conf
Restart apache


nginx
Create folder in /var/www/[name]
Create config file in /etc/nginx/sites-available/[name].conf

server {
	listen 80;
	server_name italia.spqr;
	root /var/www/italia/;
	location / {
		   }
}

location /[other name] {
			return 200 "[any text you want]
			}

Create soft link in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/[name].conf
Restart nginx 

Restart server via:
nginx -s reload

Stop server 
nginx -s stop

Launch server
nginx