edited /etc/apache2/default-server.conf 

- copied /etc/apache2/default-server.conf /etc/apache2/default-server.conf-2017-dec-28.before-directive
- edited /etc/apache2/default-server.conf 
    - added an IndexIgnore directive to hide a particular file in an open "readme" directory
- copied /etc/apache2/default-server.conf /etc/apache2/default-server.conf-2017-dec-28
- stop apache
- test apache config
- enable apache
- start apache
- status apache
- pull up website that has the "ignored" file located and if not visible - done.


--> systemctl stop apache2 ; apachectl configtest ; systemctl enable apache2 ; systemctl start apache2 ; systemctl status apache2
Syntax OK
. apache2.service - The Apache Webserver
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/apache2.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Thu 2017-12-28 21:29:00 PST; 3ms ago
 Main PID: 9999 (httpd-prefork)
   Status: "Processing requests..."
    Tasks: 6
   CGroup: /system.slice/apache2.service
           ├─9286 /usr/sbin/httpd-prefork -DSYSCONFIG -C PidFile /var/run/httpd.pid -C Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d//loadmodule.conf -C Include /etc/apache...
           ├─9294 /usr/sbin/httpd-prefork -DSYSCONFIG -C PidFile /var/run/httpd.pid -C Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d//loadmodule.conf -C Include /etc/apache...
           ├─9295 /usr/sbin/httpd-prefork -DSYSCONFIG -C PidFile /var/run/httpd.pid -C Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d//loadmodule.conf -C Include /etc/apache...
           ├─9297 /usr/sbin/httpd-prefork -DSYSCONFIG -C PidFile /var/run/httpd.pid -C Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d//loadmodule.conf -C Include /etc/apache...
           ├─9298 /usr/sbin/httpd-prefork -DSYSCONFIG -C PidFile /var/run/httpd.pid -C Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d//loadmodule.conf -C Include /etc/apache...
           └─9299 /usr/sbin/httpd-prefork -DSYSCONFIG -C PidFile /var/run/httpd.pid -C Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d//loadmodule.conf -C Include /etc/apache...

Dec 28 21:29:00 johnmeister systemd[1]: Starting The Apache Webserver...
Dec 28 21:29:00 johnmeister systemd[1]: Started The Apache Webserver.