APACHE TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION
A hands on training course covering installation, configuration and management
of the Apache web server.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN
* Install Apache.
* Configure Apache.
* Manage Apache.
* Build static and dynamic web sites with Apache.
* Secure Apache.
APACHE TRAINING COURSE DETAILS
* Who will benefit:
Technical staff working with Apache.
* Prerequisites:
TCP/IP foundation for engineers.
UNIX fundamentals
* Duration
3 days
APACHE TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS
* Installing Apache
What is Apache? Apache versions, history, downloading Apache, source
distribution, compilation, binary distribution, installation, platform
considerations.
Hands on Downloading and installing Apache.
* Controlling the Apache server
Running Apache, automatic Apache start, starting, stopping, restarting
Apache. Checking Apache status.
Hands on Server control.
* Configuration
Serving webpages, setting the document root, applying configuration changes,
Configuration files, httpd.conf, syntax, directives, modules, utilities,
turning features on/off.
Hands on basic Apache configuration.
* More configuration
MIME, URL mapping, content negotiation, indexing, performance tuning.
* Logging
log file content, configuration, log file locations, error logging, browser
errors, error page configuration, forbidden index pages.
Hands on Log files.
* Security
File permissions, .htaccess, protecting files with passwords, password files,
authentication, restricting access by IP address.
* Secure HTTP
HTTPS, installing mod_ssl, certificates, configuring mod_ssl, http and https
coexistence
* Virtual hosts
Multiple sites on one server, separate configuration files, IP based, name
based, port based, virtual host names, enabling, defining, configuring,
aliases, testing, https virtual hosts.
Hands on Virtual hosts.
* Dynamic sites
Dynamic sites, CGI, PHP, PERL, CGI programs, example CGI scripts, Apache and
CGI, CGI parameters, CGI issues, PHP, mod_php, Perl and Apache, mod_perl,
installing mod_perl.
Hands on CGI, PHP and Perl with Apache.
* Modules
What are modules, standard modules, loading modules, mod_speling,
mod_rewrite, other special purpose modules, URL rewriting, redirection, URL
transformation, browser dependent pages.
Hands on Working with modules.