Web server installation_configuration_apache
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The document discusses installing and configuring the Apache web server on a CentOS Linux system. It describes downloading and installing Apache using Yum, installing PHP and MySQL, configuring the databases and virtual hosts, and ensuring file permissions and firewall settings are configured properly. Finally, it verifies the WordPress site is functioning correctly when browsing to the site URL.
Web server installation_configuration_apache
- 1. Apache Web Server Installation & Configuration SHAOJIE YANG
- 2. What is Web Server? “Web server can refer to either the hardware(the computer) or the software (the computer application) that helps to deliver Web content that can be accessed through the Internet.” “The most common use of web servers is to host websites, but there are other uses such as gaming, data storage or running enterprise applications.” -- Definition from Wikipedia
- 3. Installation Web Server Software Environment: Linux CentOS 5.5 System Apache v2.2.3 Web content: WordPress software package (v2.8.6)
- 4. About “Yum” Yum – Yellow dog Update, Modified, is a Shell front-end software packages manager under Fedora, Redhat, SUSE and CentOS. Based on RPM package management, yum can auto-download RPM packages from certain servers and install them. It can also solve dependence relationships between each RPM, and install all dependency packages at one time.
- 5. About Apache HTTP Server “The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open- source HTTP server for modem operating systems including UNIX and Windows NT. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards.” “Apache httpd has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April 1996, and celebrated its 17th birthday as a project this February.” “The Apache HTTP Server(httpd) is a project of The Apache Software Foundation.” –Definition from Apache HTTP Server Project) www.httpd.apache.org
- 6. Download Apache Software Download and install apache software through Yum:
- 7. Download and Install php Download and install php through Yum
- 8. Download WordPress Package Web content path: /home/wordpress
- 10. Install MySQL Database Server Download and install MySQL through Yum:
- 12. Check Default Database/Login as Root
- 14. Login Database as User Wordpress
- 15. Modify Database Link File/wp-config.php
- 16. Modify Database Link File/wp-config.php
- 17. Create Virtual Host File
- 18. Create Virtual Host File
- 20. Modify Iptables File and Restart the Service
- 21. Open Web Browser to Check the Site
- 22. It’s a Test Page. Why? Apache web server set default web content path as /var/www/html. We can see there is an “index.html” under the path. At the same time, under /etc/httpd/conf.d directory, there is a “welcome.conf”. To prevent the test page ever being used, we can delete or rename the file.
- 25. Check the Web Content File Permissions
- 26. Still doesn’t Work, so Disable SeLinux
- 27. New Problem
- 28. Solution
- 29. Open the Site Again
- 30. Open the Site Again
- 31. Open the Site Again
- 32. Open the Site Again
- 33. Open the Site Again
- 34. Check Database