How To Run Your Own Web Server Using Linux & Apache

Curriculum Design and Instruction To Teach

How To Run Your Own Web Server Using Linux

and Apache:


Author: Charles Hayes:


A Web Server Is A computer that

delivers (serves up) Web pages.

Every Web server has an IP address

and possibly a domain name.





Special Features Include:


Phases For Conducting A Needs Assessment:

Curriculum Design Supplement:

Curriculum Design Plan:

Lesson Plans:

Test:

Instructional Goals:

Instructional Objectives:

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Evaluation Techniques:

Standard Vocabulary:

A Limited Glimpse:



Topics Include:

* Introduction:

@ Building The Linux Environment:

A. The Necessary Research:

1. Hardware Compatibility Lists:

B. Installing the Distribution:

1. The Dual-Boot Option:

2. Graphical Installation:

3. Text Mode Installation:

C. Summary:

* Introduction:

@ Day-to-Usage:

A. The GNOME Desktop:

1. A Tour of the Desktop:

2. Using Windows:

B. Starting Up and Shutting Down:

C. The Linux Filesystem:

1. Drives and Partitions:

2. The ext3 Filesystem:

3. A Quick Tour of the Filesystem:

4. Handling Linux Files:

5. Symlinks, or Linking Files:

More Abstraction:

6. Editing Text Files:

D. Summary:

* Introduction:

@ The Command Line:

A. What is the Command Line?

B. Using the Command Line:

1. Logging in as root:

2. Some Practical Examples:

3. Introducing the Shell:

4. Programming the Shell:

5. The PATH Environment Variable:

C. Summary:

* Introduction:

@ Stysem Administration:

A. Creating New Users and Groups:

1. The User Manager Tool:

2. Managing Users from the Command Line:

B. Mounting and Filesystems:

1. Mounting a filesystem with the

mount Command:

2. Unmounting a filesystem with the

umount Command:

3. The Filesystem Table (fstab) File:

C. Services:

1. The Service Configuration Tool:

2. Using service to Start and Stop

Services:

3. Using ntsysv to Start Services

Automatically:

4. Automatically Starting Services

with chkconfig:

D. Automating Routine Tasks:

1. cron:

2. Anacron:

3. at:

E. Sending Email:

1. The aliases File:

F. Other Services:

1. Samba:

2. NFS:

3. Apache Web Server:

4. Package Management:

5. Boot Configuration:

6. Date and Time:

7. Display Settings:

8. Network Settings:

9. Printers:

10. Security Level Configuration:

11. Archive Manager:

12. Floppy Formatter:

13. Hardware Browser:

14. Network Devices and Internet

Connection:

15. Kickstart:

16. System Monitor:

F. Summary:

* Introduction:

@ Building The Server:

A. Apache: A Brief History:

B. Installing Apache:

1. Requirements:

2. Installing Apache from RPM

Packages:

C. Starting and Stopping Apache:

D. Configuring the Server with MySQL

and PHP:

1. Installing MySQL and PHP:

2. Testing your Installation of PHP:

E. Configuring Apache:

1. Configuring the Apache Server using

the HTTP Configuration Tool:

2. Further Configuration with .htaccess

and teepd.conf:

F. Configuring your Server for

Secure Connections:

1. A Brief Introduction to Public

Key Cryptography:

2. Installing OpenSSL and genkey:

3. Creating your own Private and Public

Key Pair:

4. Configuring Apache:

G. Summary:

* Introduction:

@ Server Administration:

A. Webmin:

1. Installing Webmin:

2. Webmin Basics:

3. Webmin User Administration:

4. Webmin Features:

B. Keeping Software Up to Date:

1. yum:

C. Summary:

* Introduction:

@ Remote Administration:

A. SSH:

1. Using the PuTTY SSH Client:

2. Using the ssh Client:

B. VNC:

1. Setting up a VNC Server:

2. VNC Viewers:

3. Securing VNC with SSH Tunnelling:

C. Summary:

* Introduction:

@ Server Security:

A. Overview: Making your System

Secure:

B. Staying Up to Date:

C. Tripwire:

1. Initial Setup:

2. Using Tripwire:

D. iptables:

1. Firestarter:

E. Turning off Nonessential

Services:

F. Snort:

1. Installing Snort:

2. Setting Up Snort:

3. Using Snort:

G. Summary:

* STATE OF THE ART CURRICULUM DESIGN:

* NEW:

* BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES & INDEX:

* DIAGRAMS:

* PHOTOS:

* ILLUSTRATIONS:

* PHOTOS:

* PAPERBACK:

* TRANSPARENT FRONT PAGE:

* BLACK OR WHITE BACK PAGE COVER:

* BINDED: BLACK OR WHITE COIL:

* 500 PAGES: 8x11"

* ALLOW 4 TO 6 WEEKS TO RECEIVE ITEM:

* RECEIVE AN ADVANCED RECOGNITION

CERTIFICATION IN HOW TO RUN A WEB

SERVER USING LINUX AND APACHE:

* ORDER EARLY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST: