Apache Web Server Configuration (RedHat)

[Mohammed]

Hello all,

Just thought of sharing about the steps involved in Apache Web Server Configuration using HTTP Configuration Tool

Configuration File:- /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Note:- Never edit Configuration File Manually. The file is automatically generated by HTTP Configuration Tool after you save the changes and exit the program.

If you want to use HTTP Configuration tool, you will need to install httpd and redhat-config-httpd RPM packages. The steps to configure the Apache are to be followed using GUI (Graphical User Interface).

Now to start, go to the Main Menu Button => System Settings => Server Settings => HTTP Server. You can also use redhat-config-httpd command at shell prompt (eg. in GNOME Terminal).

Now, here are the steps to be followed:-
1) Configure the basic settings under the "Main" tab.
2) Configure the default settings under the "Virtual Hosts" tab.
(You may add more Virtual hosts, if you wish serve more than one URL/Virtual Hosts)
3) Click on "Server" tab to configure server settings.
4) Click on "Performance Tuning" tab and configure the connection settings.
5) Now, copy the necessary files to cgi-bin directory and DocumentRoot directory.
6) Exit and select to save the settings.


Great! You have configured the Apache Web Server!

[Kenyon]

If you set the Dedicated server to listen to a port under 1024 then you should be root to start it. For port 1024 and above, httpd can be started as a regular user.