Apache Web Server Administration for Linux

Apache Web Server Administration for Linux

The primary objective of this course is to prepare administrators for installing, configuring, securing, and performance tuning the Apache HTTP Server on Linux machines. Students will learn how to install and configure the software on Linux systems and explore the server’s directory structure. The course delves into httpd.conf configuration, loading modules, implementing security measures, logging, and configuring directories. Students will also learn about virtual hosts, aliases, and redirects, as well as performance considerations and customizing request/response processing. The course also covers PHP integration and using MySQL with Apache and PHP, along with using mod_proxy and mod_proxy_balance for proxy server functionality.

The course is ideal for system administrators, web developers, and IT professionals seeking to expand their knowledge of Apache web server administration.

Benefits

1. Comprehensive Coverage: The course covers all essential aspects of Apache web server administration, from installation and configuration to advanced topics such as performance tuning and proxy server functionality.
2. Hands-on Exercises: Practical exercises throughout the course allow students to apply their knowledge and gain confidence in administering Apache web servers for various projects.
3. Real-world Applicability: The course teaches practical skills that students can directly apply to their web server administration tasks in a professional environment.
4. Security: Students will learn to implement essential security measures, such as SSL, access control, and authentication to protect their web server and its content.
5. Performance Optimization: The course covers various performance considerations and provides guidelines for optimizing Apache web server performance.
6. Integration with PHP and MySQL: Students will learn how to integrate Apache with PHP and MySQL, enabling them to build dynamic web applications and work with popular platforms such as WordPress.

Outline

1. Apache HTTP Server
2. The Apache HTTP Server
3. Features
4. Download
5. Windows
6. Linux
7. Directory Structure
8. Apache Directories
9. The Role of Each Directory
10. bin
11. cgi-bin
12. conf
13. error
14. htdocs
15. icons
16. include
17. lib
18. modules
19. Document Root
20. httpd.conf Configuration
21. Contents of httpd.conf
22. Coding Directives, Containers, and Comments
23. Directives
24. Containers
25. Comments
26. Scope of Directives
27. Order of Evaluation of Containers
28. Making Port Assignments
29. Specifying the Document Root
30. Including Files
31. Modularization and Organization
32. Guidelines for Modularization
33. Organization
34. Verifying the Syntax of httpd.conf
35. Updating httpd.conf between Releases
36. Securing httpd.conf
37. Load Modules
38. Dynamic Shared Objects
39. The Core Module
40. Static Modules
41. Building Modules from Source and Installing from a Package
42. Relationship between Modules and Directives
43. LoadModule Directive
44. Using a Module’s Directives
45. MIME Types and mod_mime
46. Security
47. Secure Socket Layer
48. Creating a Certificate
49. Server Setup
50. Access Control
51. Host and IP
52. Authentication
53. Basic Authentication
54. Digest Authentication
55. How Apache Implements Authorization
56. LDAP Authentication and Authorization
57. Logging
58. Logging Overview
59. The Error Log
60. The Access, Agent, and Referer Logs
61. CustomLog
62. Formatting the Log Record with LogFormat
63. Log Rotation
64. Configuring Directories
65. Directory Containers in httpd.conf
66. The Options Directive
67. Directory Indexing
68. IndexOptions
69. DirectoryIndex
70. Excluding Files with IndexIgnore
71. .htaccess
72. Handling HTTP Status Codes with Error Documents
73. Location Containers
74. Virtual Hosts
75. Virtual Host Container
76. Setting Up the Virtual Host
77. IP-based
78. Name-based
79. Port-based
80. Using Aliases and Redirecting
81. Configuring an Alias for a URL
82. Redirect
83. Using mod_rewrite
84. Performance Considerations
85. Adjusting httpd.conf
86. DNS Name Lookup
87. Logging I/O
88. Web Applications
89. Network Issues
90. Customizing Request/Response Processing
91. Handlers and Requests
92. Built-in Handlers
93. Handler Directives
94. SetHandler
95. AddHandler
96. RemoveHandler
97. Filters
98. PHP
99. PHP
100. Download and Installation
101. Windows
102. Linux
103. Apache Configuration
104. Writing a Basic PHP Web Page
105. Using MySQL with Apache and PHP
106. WordPress
107. Mod Proxy and Mod Proxy Balance
108. Apache as a Proxy Server

Required Prerequisites

• Familiarity with general web concepts.

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