Fedora 12 Setup Apache Web Server

Posted by Shek on June 19, 2010 under Fedora 12, Linux | Be the First to Comment | Total View: 647 views

Install Apache

1. Open the “Terminal Windows” : Applications -> System Tools -> Terminal
2. Login as root:

   su

   press “Enter” and input the password.

3. Type in

   # yum install httpd

   to install Apache.

Configuration of Apache

1. Edit the httpd.conf file with gedit, in the “Terminal Windows” type:

   gedit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

2. Look for the line:

   ServerName www.example.com:80

   Uncomment it and rename it to your domain name and save the file.

3. Start the Apache server with root, in the “Terminal Windows” type:

   # service httpd start

   

4. Open Firefox to see if it is working by entering the URL:

   http://localhost

   If everything goes well the page should appears like this:

   

5. Open the Firewall Configuration:  Setting -> Administration -> Firewall and open up the port 80/TCP for HTTP:
    
6. Put all your website’s files into /var/www/html folder.

Similar Posts:

• Fedora 12 Setup and Configuration of Samba File Server
• Install AppServ – A server environment with (the PHP, MySQL and Apache) into Windows
• Setup SSH (OpenSSH) server for windows XP
• Fedora 12 Setup FTP server with vsFTPd
• Fedora 12 find out the IP address information

Fedora 12 Setup Apache Web Server, 7.0 out of 10 based on 1 rating