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APACHE WEB SERVER ADMINISTRATION
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Students will learn how to install, configure, and maintain a secure Apache web server. Use the Apache web server to setup single, multiple, and virtual sites. Apply the server to an Intranet application, serving corporate and users pages.
Course Length: 2 Days
Course Tuition: $690 (US)
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Students should be familiar with UNIX file systems, daemon installation, and general system maintenance, typically embodied by one (1) year of experience. |
• Introduction to Apache
A History
The Apache Software Foundation
Downloading Apache
Binary Download
Installing Apache
• Starting and Stopping Apache
Windows
Installing Apache as a Service
The apachectl Script
• The Apache Configuration Files
Apache Installation Directories
httpd.conf File
Configuration File Syntax
List of Directives
Configuration Sections
Example of a Section
Testing and Specifying a Config File
The Include Directive
The Options Directive
Example of the Options Directive
• The .htaccess File
Overview of .htaccess Files
Configuring for .htaccess in httpd.conf
Creating a .htaccess file
Authentication Example
Creating a Password File
Attention Getters
• Virtual Hosts
Overview of Virtual Hosts
IP-Based Virtual Hosts
Setting Up IP-Based Virtual Hosts
Name-Based Virtual Hosts
Name-based Virtual Host Example
Port-Based Virtual Hosting
Tips for Multiple Virtual Hosting
• MIME and File Types
Overview of MIME
Headers
Logging Header Information in Apache
Configuring MIME Types
File Encoding
Configuring Character Sets and Languages
Multiple File Extensions
• URL Mapping
The Alias and AliasMatch Directives
The ScriptAlias Directive
The Redirect and the RedirectMatch Directives
The DocumentRoot Directive, Error Documents and more
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• Directory Indexing
The DirectoryIndex Directive
The IndexOptions Directive
IndexOptions Example
Headers, Footers and More
• Performance Tuning
Speeding up Apache
ApacheBench
Ways of boosting Performance
Avoiding DNS Lookups
UNIX Symbolic Links Consideration
The AllowOverride Directive
Other Performance Increase Options
• Handlers and Filters
Overview of Handlers
Configuring Handlers
Defining Your Own Handler
The Section
Overview of Filters
• Working with Server-Side Includes
Overview of SSI
Configuring Apache to Run SSI
Built-in SSI Directives
The config Directive
The echo Directive
The exec and file Directives
The include, printenv and set Directives
Flow Control
• Managing Scripts
The mod_perl Module
Installing and Configuring mod_perl
Installing and configuring PHP
• Security
Security Policy Considerations
UNIX File Permissions
DirectoryIndex considerations and more
Paranoid Configuration
Authentication
Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
SSL and Apache
• Modules
Overview of Apache Modules
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