Apache Web Server Installation and Configuration with PHP support
This guide will gudie you through a basic setup of Apache with PHP support to host user websites and virtual user sites.
(Important: Read agreement at bottom of document before continuing)

1. Switch to root.
   
   

   $ su Password:

   
   
2. Install the Web Server group which installs Apache, php, and other packages.
   
   

   # yum groupinstall 'Web Server'

   
   
   
3. Configure Apache configuration file.
   
   

   # gedit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

   
   OR
   
   

   # nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

   
   
   
4. Find the following lines and replace them with appropriate settings. Check the examples given.
   

   My hostname is: lintush.m2t.com. When done, save and close the file.
   
   

   line	Replace with
   ServerAdmin root@localhost	ServerAdmin jesse@m2t.com
   #ServerName www.example.com:80	ServerName lintush.m2t.com
   UserDir disable	#UserDir disable
   #UserDir public_html	UserDir public_html
   Find this section #<Directory /home/*/public_html> # AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit # Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec # <Limit GET POST OPTIONS> # Order allow,deny # Allow from all # </Limit> # <LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS> # Order deny,allow # Deny from all # </LimitExcept> #</Directory>
   Replace with <Directory /home/*/public_html> AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec <Limit GET POST OPTIONS> Order allow,deny Allow from all </Limit> <LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS> Order deny,allow Deny from all </LimitExcept> </Directory>
   Line DirectoryIndex index.html index.html.var
   Replace with DirectoryIndex index.html index.php index.htm index.html.var
   #NameVirtualHost *:80	NameVirtualHost *:80

   
   

5. Start Apache.
   
   

   # service httpd start

   
   
6. After Apache starts, open up firefox and type http://localhost in the address window. You should get a test page like the one below:
   
   
   
   

7. Lets enter some content for the main web server web page..
   
   

   $ cd /var/www/html

   
   
8. Create the file index.php.
   
   

   $ nano index.php

   
   

9. Enter data below into editor. Save the file and exit.
   
   

   <?php echo "<H1>Welcome to Apache & PHP</H1>"; echo "<HR>"; echo "<H2>Hello, world!</H2>"; echo "<HR>"; echo "<H3>Apache and php are now working.</H3>"; php?>

   
   
10. Lets test it out. Open up firefox and type http://localhost in the address box. You're message should display in the browser window without the HTML tags. If the message doesn't look like the message in the browser window below than php is not working.
    
    
    
    
    
    
11. Close firefox and create a user called web with access rights of 711.
    
    

    # adduser web # chmod 711 /home/web

    
    

12. Change password for user 'web' to '123456'
    
    

    # passwd web Changing password for user web. New UNIX password: BAD PASSWORD: it is too simplistic/systematic Retype new UNIX password: passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully. #

    
    

13. Switch to user 'web'.
    
    

    # su -l web $

    
    
14. Make the directory 'public_html' and go in it.
    
    

    $ mkdir public_html $ cd public_html

    
    
15. Create the file index.php.
    
    

    $ nano index.php

    
    
16. Enter data below into editor. Save the file and exit.
    
    

    <?php phpinfo(); php?>

    
    
    
17. Exit user account.
    
    

    $ exit #

    
    

18. Now lets check if the user setup and php work. Open up firefox and try it with user web, http://localhost/~web, if you get the php configuration page shown below then apache is confgured correctly to support users personal websites under the public_html folder and php support works. If you get access denied then the permissions for the user home directory are most likely set to 700. They must be set to 711.
    
    
    
    Done!
    

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Message posted on Monday, December 3, 2007 at 09:35:29 pm By: Jesse
	Hello Fedora Community, Here is a small how-to on Apache. I hope it helps someone out.

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