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d DirectoryTroubleshooting ApacheConclusion Apache is probably the most popular Linux-based Web server application in use. Once you have DNS correctly set up and your server has access to the Internet, you'll need to configure Apache to accept sur...

0.48-1.2.rpm. It is best to use the latest version of Apache. (For more on RPMs, see Chapter 6, "Installing RPM Software."...

Use the chkconfig command to configure Apache to start at boot: [root@bigboy tmp]# chkconfig httpd on Use the httpd init script in the /etc/init.d directory to start, stop, and restart Apache after booting: [root@bigboy tmp]# servi...

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(Chapter 19 explains port forwarding, as well.) DHCP on your protected home network is different. In the book's sample topology, the Web server lives on the 192.168.1.0 home network protected by a firewall. The firewall uses NAT and port forwarding ...

The configuration file used by Apache is /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf. As for most Linux applications, you must restart Apache before changes to this configuration file take effect. Where to Put Your Web Pages All the statements that define the fea...

The parameters are: The Web site's systems administrator previously created DNS entries for www.my-web-site.org, my-web-site.org, www.my-web-business.org, and default.my-web-site.org to map to the IP address 97.158.253.26 on this Web server. The dom...

Apache also has the ability to dynamically compress static Web pages into gzip format and then send the result to the remote Web surfers' Web browser. Most current Web browsers support this format, transparently uncompressing the data and presenting ...

com of www.another-web-site.org. Because of NAT (network address translation), firewalls frequently don't allow access from their protected network to IP addresses that they masquerade on the outside. For example, Linux Web server Bigboy has an inte...

You can password protect content in both the main and subdirectories of your DocumentRoot fairly easily. I know people who allow normal access to their regular Web pages, but require passwords for directories or pages that show MRTG or Webalizer data...

Files in the /etc/httpd/conf.d directory are read and automatically appended to the configuration in the httpd.conf file every time Apache is restarted. In complicated configurations, in which a Web server has to host many Web sites, you can create o...

Testing Basic HTTP Connectivity The very first step is to determine whether your Web server is accessible on TCP port 80 (HTTP). Lack of connectivity could be caused by a firewall with incorrect permit, NAT, or port forwarding rules to your Web ser...

E-mail, although ancient in comparison to newer personalized interactive Internet technologies, such as IP telephony and instant messaging, has the advantage of being able to relay documents and other information without interrupting the addressee. T...