Working with web servers is something that System Administrators should know how to do, since they are very common. In this activity, you will learn how to troubleshoot one virtual host web site which is not working, and how to create another.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Verify That the Apache Web Server and Lynx Web Client Are Installed, and Install the Packages if Necessary
Using the
yumcommand, list thehttpdandlynxpackages to see if they are installed. If they are not installed, then install them:sudo -i yum list httpd lynx yum -y install lynx- Troubleshoot site1.linuxacademy.com
Using the
systemctlcommand view the status of thehttpd.service. If it is not enabled, then enable it and start the service. Verify with thelynxbrowser that http://site1.linuxacademy.com is available:systemctl status httpd.service systemctl enable httpd.service --now systemctl status httpd.service lynx http://site1.linuxacademy.comPress Shift + Q to quit lynx.
- Configure the virtual host for site2
List the /var/www and /var/www/site1 directories . Create a directory for the second site we’re going to set up:
ls /var/www ls /var/www/site1 mkdir /var/www/site2Use
sedto edit thesite1.conffile and create asite2.conffile:cd /etc/httpd/conf.d cat site1.conf sed 's/site1/site2/g' site1.conf > site2.conf cat site2.confPopulate the
index.htmlpage forsite2:echo site2 > /var/www/site2/index.html- Add Entry to /etc/hosts for site2.linuxacademy.com
Add the following line to
/etc/hosts:10.0.0.116 site2 site2.linuxacademy.com- Restart httpd.service and Verify site2 Is Running
Using the
systemctlcommand, restart thehttpd.serviceand uselynxto view the http:///site2.linuxacademy.com site: and http:///site1.linuxacademy.com site:systemctl restart httpd.service lynx http://site2.linuxacademy.comPress Shift + Q to quit lynx<br>
Verify that site1 is still working correctly.lynx http://site1.linuxacademy.comPress Shift + Q to quit lynx<br>
