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Apache web servers

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The Apache HTTP Server or simply Apache, is free and open-source cross-platform web server software
developed and maintained by Apache Software Foundation. Apache is a easy to learn and configure web
server providing an ability to host websites mainly via HTTP or HTTPS protocols. Under RHEL 8 /
CentOS 8 system Apache webserver is know under name httpd .
 Packages
S

 Port Numbers
80 http

 Configuration File
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

 Service
httpd

 Daemon
httpd

Port Numbers: 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS)

1. Install the packages
[root@comp1 ~]# rpm -ivh httpd* --force –aid

2. Configure the host file
[root@comp1 ~]#vi /etc/hosts
192.168.1.1 www.iiht.com

3. Open configuration for editing(In RHEL7)
[root@comp1~]# vi etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
ServerAdmin root@iiht.com #86
ServerName www.iiht.com:80 #95
DocumentRoot /var/www/html #119
DirectoryIndex iiht.html #164

S. Pradhan
(MCA, MBA-IT, BCA, CCNA, MCSA 2012, RHCE, ETHICAL HACKING)
Email Id:-spradhan.iiht@gmail.com
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