Chapter 20. The Apache Web Server

In This Chapter

• Downloading and Installing the Apache Package

• Starting Apache

• Configuring DNS for Apache

• DHCP and Apache

• General Configuration Steps

• Configuration: Multiple Sites and IP Addresses

• Using Data Compression on Web Pages

• Apache Running on a Server Behind a NAT Firewall

• Protecting Web Page Directories with Passwords

• The /etc/httpd/conf.d Directory

• Troubleshooting Apache

• Conclusion

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 surfers wanting to access your Web site.

This chapter explains how to configure Apache in a number of commonly encountered scenarios for small Web sites.