How many times have you installed a LAMP server only to find Apache doesn’t seem to want to run right? Or you install a new module only to see Apache try to download pages as file, instead of displaying them on screen?
There are a hundred and one thousand things that can go wrong with any [...]

Tags: apache, apache log, apache2, apache2ctl, log files, php
Categories: Advice, Linux, Networks, Open Source, Server, The Web, Tutorials Basic, Web Development

Running a local Apache web server is essential for many webmasters. It is always a good idea to test code locally before publishing it on the Internet. Professional webmasters usually test their code in a local web server before it gets published. Mainly to avoid possible downtimes in the live environment but also to avoid [...]

Tags: apache, apache server, apache web server, mysql, php, wampserver, webmaster, xampp
Categories: Open Source, Windows, software

If you’ve read enough of my Ghacks tutorials you have most likely come across mention of a LAMP server. If you are not sure what a LAMP server is:

Linux
Apache
MySQL
P (can mean PHP or PERL – depends upon your needs)

LAMP servers are very popular, cheap, effective, flexible, and reliable servers. But how are they installed? Actually, [...]

Tags: apache, LAMP, lamp server, mysql, php, tasksel
Categories: Linux, Networks, Open Source, Server, Tutorials Basic, software

Recently I wrote an article to help you secure your Linux Apache Installation (see “Five ways to help secure Apache on Linux”). In that article I mentioned using Apache’s mod_security, but didn’t have the room for a tutorial on its installation. Well, here’s the how to on installing this outstanding helper for Apache security.
What is [...]

Tags: apache, apache security, httpd.conf, mod_security
Categories: Linux, Networks, Open Source, Security, Server, The Web, Tutorials Advanced

Apache is one of the most popular web servers available. And most Apache installations are running on Linux servers. Anyone running Linux will tell you that the operating system (be it on a server or desktop) enjoys a level of security many operating systems do not enjoy. But does that mean you can just install [...]

Tags: apache, document root, mod_security, securing apache
Categories: Advice, Linux, Open Source, Security, Server, Tutorials Basic, software

If you are a teacher or have any need for a classroom-based Wiki project, I have the perfect solution for you. I discovered CourseForum a few years back when I was looking for a web-based software that could help a peer create a web site for her class that could help students stay organized. There [...]

Tags: apache, classroom, classroom software, courseforum, courses, Linux, wiki
Categories: Advice, Linux, Mac, Project, The Web, Tools, Tutorials Basic, Windows, software

If you are an Apache user for the hosting of either internal or external web sites then you know how flexible this web server can be. But did you know you can host more than one site on that server? You can thanks to Virtual sites. You can host virtual sites based on either IP [...]

Tags: apache, Fedora, Linux, ubuntu, virtual hosts
Categories: Advice, Linux, Open Source, The Web, Tutorials Advanced, Web Development