If you check your /etc/apache2/apache2.conf and look for User and Group: # These need to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars User ${APACHE_RUN_USER} Group ${APACHE_RUN_GROUP} Let’s replace User and Group variable in /etc/apache2/envvars. export APACHE_RUN_USER=user-you-want-to-use export APACHE_RUN_GROUP=user-you-want-to-use Restart Apache. sudo service apache2 restart And you are done!