Installing and Configuring Apache Web Server
by Chris Brown
In this course we will install and configure an Apache web server from scratch on a linux system.
What you'll learn
In this course we will install and configure an Apache web server from scratch on a linux system. We will learn about Apache's configuration file and how to configure multiple virtual sites on a single machine. We'll configure user logins and access controls to restrict access to parts of the site, and set up apache to serve a secure http connection using the secure sockets layer and a self-signed certificate. Finally, we'll see how to configure the logging and status reporting features of Apache. The course is intended for web administrators with no previous experience of Apache. Basic linux command-line competence is assumed. Students may follow along with all demos by installing a standard CentOS 6 distribution.
About the author
Dr. Chris Brown has been using UNIX as a software developer and system administrator since its pioneering
days over 30 years ago, and has used Linux professionally and at home for about 10 years. He has
extensive experience in curriculum design, and in addition to Linux training he has written hands-on courses
in UNIX/Linux system programming, network programming, PHP, and distributed computing, and has edited
and provided instructional design support for many others.
In addition to his ... moretime as a Research Fellow at Sheffield University, Chris has had a “proper job” as a
Product Manager for the training company Learning Tree International, which saw him living and working in
Virginia, USA for a while.
Dr. Brown has taught UNIX and Linux extensively for more than 25 years, mostly in Europe and the USA but
also in Canada, India, Hong Kong, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. He provided in-depth technical training on SUSE
Linux to Novell’s consultants and IT engineers. He developed training content for Canonical’s “Ubuntu
Certified Professional” training and wrote their “Deploying Ubuntu Server” course, and was master trainer for
their train-the-trainer program. More recently he has worked with FOSSFA (Free Software and Open
Source Foundation for Africa) to develop LPI training content. He is author of the book “UNIX Distributed
Programming” published by Prentice Hall, and of “SUSE Linux” published by O’Reilly. He also writes a
regular column for the UK magazine “Linux Format”.
He is an ardent supporter of Linux and the Open Source movement and brings an enthusiasm, experience,
depth of knowledge, and humour to the classroom to make for an effective and enjoyable learning
experience.
Chris holds a BA in theoretical physics, an MA, and a Ph.D. in particle physics, all from Cambridge
University. He also has RedHat RHCE, Novell NCLP and Ubuntu UCP qualifications and is a Ubuntu
Certified Instructor.