Apache Configuration

The supplied template file

/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Syntax:

Directives (p. 37) httpd -L

AllowOverride

Sections (p. 38)

Directory and DirectoryMatch

Files and FilesMatch

Location and LocationMatch

Regular Expression ReferenceWildcards and Regular Expressions

IfDefine

IfModule

Limit and LimitExcept

VirtualHost

 

Options (p. 47 ff.)

 

Building and Testing New Configurations (p. 43)

The apachectl utility and httpd

man apachectl

man httpd

configtest

A Separate SSL Config File

Including Config Files and Including Directories

The apxs Utility: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/programs/apxs.html

 

Configuration Tools

Comanche: http://www.comanche.org/

The Red Hat/Fedora Apache Configuration Tool

WebMin: http://webmin.com/

 

NOTE that you must restart Apache if you make changes to its configuration file(s)!

 

Assignment: Download and install Webmin

See my “Packages and Signing” lecture for information on using keys and signatures when you download packages to install.