WEBSERVER

PACKAGES NEEDED FOR CONFIGURATION

httpd

IF THE PACKAGES ARE NOT AVAILABLE INSTALL THROUGH YUM INSTALLER

yum install httpd

THE MAIN CONFIGURATION CAN BE EDITED AS FOLLOWS

vim /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

shift+g==>

<VirtualHost 192.168.0.X:80>
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
ServerName stationX.example.com
</VirtualHost>




CREATING THE WEBPAGE

cd /var/www/html
echo " This is test page for web server" > index.html

DAEMON SERVICES SHOULD BE STARTED AND ENABLED AFTER REBOOT

service httpd start/restart/reload
chkconfig httpd on

NOTE: Before proceed to verification, confirm that your ip addr is resolved to Domain name or vice
versa.


VERIFICATION OF WEB SERVER

links
Enter the URL name as
stationX.example.com ========>to view webpage.


SECURING ACCESS TO YOUR WEBSITE

mkdir /var/www/virtual
vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

shift+g==> NameVirtualHost 192.168.0.X:80

<VirtualHost 192.168.0.X:80>
DocumentRoot /var/www/virtual
ServerName wwwX.example.com
</VirtualHost>
<Directory /var/www/virtual>
AllowOverride AuthConfig
</Directory>


CREATING THE WEBPAGE

cd /var/www/virtual
echo " This is test page for virtual web server" > index.html

CREATING THE SECURITY

cd /var/www/virtual
vim .htaccess
AuthName "virtual webpage"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /var/www/virtual/pass
require valid-user


CREATING HTPASSWORD TO THE USER

htpasswd -c /var/www/virtual/pass <username>
chmod 640 pass

DAEMON SERVICE RELOADED

service httpd reload

VERIFICATION OF WEB SERVER

links
Enter the URL name as
wwwX.example.com ========>to view webpage.

This is going to ask for username and password, If you are provide the username and password then the website will be displayed