APACHE SERVER By Innovationframes com chandranjoygmail com Apache
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Apache Web Server • Apache web server: • The Apache Web server is a free HTTP (Web) server developed by the Apache Server Project. • It is a reliable, efficient , and easily extensible Web Server • Free open source code
Apache Web Server Important directories and configuration files
Service profile • Packages - httpd • Configurations file /etc/httpd/conf/httpd. conf • Daemons • Portnumber - httpd 80
Web server configuration Query a httpd package whether installed or not but the screen shows httpd packages is not installed.
Web server configuration Nowhttpd query the package is it show package is installed using rpm installed. command.
Web server configuration Open the httpd configuration file.
Web server configuration You can see the first page file content, we need to edit the end part of the, so press shift+G in command mode the cursor will bottom of page.
Web server configuration This screen show end of httpd. conf file. Copy the last seven lines.
Web server configuration Paste the copied lines here.
Web server configuration In virtual host field we enter Here specify the e-mail address ipaddress or fully Here specify the qualified base directory of the administrator for the webfor Here specify the hostname address. fromdomain which html files willthe be Now save and quit the server. your server. saved. . file. httpd. conf
Web server configuration After editing the configuration file The service httpd is restarted.
Web server configuration Creating index. html page and place this file in the /var/www/html/ directory.
Web server configuration After typing save and quit Let us create html the file.
Web server configuration Open the mozilla web browser and type the fully qualified domain name in address bar and press enter, it will open corresponding web page.
Web server configuration To allow only a particular user Directives that can be overridden to access our web site we can by the entries in an. htaccess file. add directory session inside Setting up /var/www/html/ access virtualhost control directivesession. .
Web server configuration Create. htaccess file in /var/www/html/ directory and open the file.
Web server configuration The Type authorization realm is givenfor to of user authentication Selects the authenticated users the directory. client so the user knows only Basic andwhich Digest that can access a directory. username and password to send. are currently implemented. This file contain list of users and passwords for user authentication.
Web server configuration Set the httpd password for the user joe.
Web server configuration httpd password is stored in htpasswd file.
Web server configuration Set full permission for the htpasswd file to make sure that the user has the execute permission.
Web server configuration To add another user in the htpasswd file.
Web server configuration Restart the httpd service.
Web server configuration Enter the fully qualified domain name in address bar.
Web server configuration When we access the web page the mozilla will prompts for the username and password.
Web server configuration Enter the username and the password.
Web server configuration Now you can see the web page.
Access Control • The web access can be controlled by using access control directives such as allow and deny. •
Web server configuration This indicates that we can access the web page from any network.
Web server configuration To access the web page only from the above specified network.
Virtual host • Virtual hosts allow you to host multiple domains from a single machine. • Apache supports two different type of virtual hosts. • • Name-based virtual hosts • Ip-based virtual hosts
Ip and Named-based Virtual Hosts • IP-based virtual hosts • -Ip-based virtual hosts are used when a single machine has several different IP address. • -To run a virtual host on each IP address. • Named-based virtual hosts
Name-based virtual hosts Here we place two domains Two domains are used in the in a single ip address and we name of example and can place number of domains test. com in a single ip usingle IP address 192. 168. 0. 20.
Name-based virtual hosts An ip address is mentioned in the virtualhost field.
Name-based virtual hosts The server fully qualified domain name is described here.
Name-based virtual hosts A Directory is created in the specified path as above here copy test. com webpage. .
Name-based virtual hosts Httpd service is restarted.
Name-based virtual hosts This is the webpage for the test. com.
Name-based virtual hosts This is the webpage for example. com.
Apache Encrypted Web Server Now you can access the web page securely.
Apache Encrypted Web Server • Apache can provide encrypted communications using the mod_ssl apache module. • To make use of encrypted communications, a client must request the https protocol.
Apache Encrypted Web Server • Package • Port number - mod_ssl - • Certificate conf/ssl. crt/server. crt • Private key conf/ssl. key/server. key 443
Apache Encrypted Web Server Query is made to check whether the mod_ssl package is installed. if not, install the packages
Apache Encrypted Web Server To generate the certificate signature request.
Apache Encrypted Web Server The self signed certificate can be installed using the command make testcert.
Apache Encrypted Web Server When we restart the httpd service it will prompts for the password.
Apache Encrypted Web Server Open the mozilla browser and type fully qualified name in the address bar using https protocol.
Apache Encrypted Web Server Click here to view the certificate.
Apache Encrypted Web Server Here you can view the certificate informations.
Apache Encrypted Web Server After examining accept the certificate temporarily or permanent and then click ok.
Apache Encrypted Web Server You can see a warning message indicating that this page can not be read by a third party.
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