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Web Services: Installing Apache

Installing and managing services is one of the first things a Linux Server Administrator should learn how to do. The standard example of a web service is a "LAMP stack" - Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. In this lab, we'll practice installing and configuring Apache on a Linux server.

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Path Info

Level

Beginner

Duration

10m

Published

Sep 03, 2020

Challenge

Install and Configure Apache
1. Now we need to install the software. Run the following command:
```
yum install httpd -y
```
Start the httpd service with: systemctl start httpd
1. Now we've been directed to use a specific DocumentRoot. So we need to edit the configuration file to set that correctly.
```
vim /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
```
2. In that file, search for the DocumentRoot by typing /DocumentRoot. The DocumentRoot section is the path that the httpd service uses to produce an app/website.
3. Set line 119, DocumentRoot, to "/opt/website". Also, set the <Directory> tags in lines 124, and 131 to <Directory /opt/website>.
4. Save and quit the file with :wq.
5. Restart to initiate changes to the file:
```
systemctl restart httpd
```
Challenge

Test the Configuration
1. Verify the webpage is accessible by "curling" your server:
```
curl localhost
```
2. Go to a browser (e.g. Chrome) and paste in the IP address of the Cloud Server. If successful, you'll see a great website. We hope you love dad jokes!

Author

A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

What's a lab?

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