This document provides instructions for securing an Apache web server using a chroot jail on CentOS 5. It begins with an introduction to chroot jails and their purpose. It then outlines the objectives of building a chroot environment and securing Apache with chroot. The bulk of the document details the 7 steps to configure this: 1) Create a jail directory, 2) Install Apache, 3) Install the mod_chroot module, 4) Configure Apache mod_chroot, 5) Disable SELinux, 6) Patch the httpd init script, and 7) Start the chrooted httpd process. Diagrams and code snippets are provided to demonstrate each configuration step.