Configuration of apache Web Server on Linux server.

# Configuration of Web Server.
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# Port Number:80
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# Required RPMS:
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httpd-2.2.3-6.el5
httpd-manual-2.2.3-6.el5
system-config-httpd-1.3.3.1-1.el5

# Configuration Files:
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/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

# Required Services and Daemons:
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httpd

# Configuration Steps:
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# IP BASE WEB SERVER:
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vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
133 # listen 12.34.56.78:80
134 listen 192.168.150.51:80
250 ServerAdmin root@server.praveshsailor.com
264 ServerName server.praveshsailor.com:80
280 DocumentRoot "/var/www/html"
390 DirecctoryIndex index.html index.html.var
:wq

# Check the network settings as per server and restart the services.
chkconfig httpd on
service httpd restart

# Verify the server on Internet browser/Command prompt browser.
elinks
Enter URL
192.168.150.51

# NAME BASE WEB SERVER:
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# For Name base server, create your own Virtual Host.
vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
326 # Auth AllowOverride -Disable/Comment this line.
971 NameVirtualHost 192.168.150.51:80
984 <Virtual Host 192.168.150.51:80>
985 ServerAdmin root@server.praveshsailor.com
986 DocumentRoot /var/www/html
987 ServerName server.praveshsailor.com
988 DirectoryIndex index.html
989     ErrorLog logs/server.praveshsailor.com-error_log
990     CustomLog logs/server.praveshsailor.com-access_log common
991 </virtualHost>

0992<VirtualHost 192.168.150.51:80>
0993    ServerAdmin root@server.praveshsailor.com
0994    DocumentRoot /var/www/praveshsailor/
0995    ServerName www.praveshsailor.com
0996    ErrorLog logs/www.praveshsailor.com-error_log
0997    CustomLog logs/www.praveshsailor.com-access_log common
0998    <Directory /var/www/praveshsailor>
0999 Options Indexes Includes
1000 AuthType Basic
1001 AuthName "Password Prtected Test"
1002 AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/webpass
1003 Require user webuser
1004    </Directory>
1005</virtualHost>
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# To set the authentication to your web, Configure the webuser and password
htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/webpass webuser

# mkdir /var/www/praveshsailor

# Copy some *.html pages from your system to /var/www/praveshsailor/
e.g. private.html, options.html

# Goto following file and make the changes as shown.
vi /etc/hosts
# At the E.O.F. Just add this line.
192.168.150.51 www.praveshsailor.com
:wq

# Check the network settings as per server and restart the services.
chkconfig httpd on
service httpd restart

# Verify the website on Internet browser/Command prompt browser.
elinks
Enter URL
server.praveshsailor.com
www.praveshsailor.com

# Client Side:
# Goto following file and make the changes as shown.
vi /etc/hosts
# At the E.O.F. Just add this line.
192.168.150.51 www.praveshsailor.com
:wq

# Verify the website on Internet browser/Command prompt browser.
elinks
Enter URL
192.168.150.51
server.praveshsailor.com
wwww.praveshsailor.com

# To open another web page in explorer, search the web pages i.e. *.html. Then  choose one of the web pages and copy it in /var/www/html/ folder.
vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/welcome.conf
# Comment all the lines in this file if you want to open ur own web page
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# If you want to open the web page in Microsoft Systems, then add the host
entry in Microsoft o.s. as;
# Goto c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts and add the entry like;
192.168.150.51 server.praveshsailor.com
192.168.150.51 www.praveshsailor.com

# To clear the dns cache use command on cmd prompt,
arp -d
# After doing this your web page will not be displayed.