[GLLUG] Configuring Apache2

[Richard Houser]

As far as configurations go, Apache can get very complicated; it all
depends on what you want to do.  Most distros should give you a really
good start, though, so just review each LoadModule statement and
comment it out if it's not something you think you'll use.  For
Apache, you need look only at the httpd.conf; everything else will be
referenced from that one via includes or other such options.

If you are just talking about a simple setup for Drupal alone, you
should probably configure at least mod_ssl, mod_deflate, mod_php,
mod_rewrite, mod_expires, mod_header, mod_alias, mod_cache, and a
couple more I'm not thinking of at the moment.  Also, ftp is
completely insecure, so you should be using something else like ssh,
or webdav via mod_dav.

Another Crypto session is certainly overdue (so hold off on the
mod_ssl config).  I haven't made it to Gone Wired yet this year, but
from what I hear it's still a bad location for
presentations/workgroups.  Any suggestions?


On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:59 PM, Frank Dolinar
<frank.dolinar at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi, everyone,
>
>     I've been reading my way through the Ubuntu Server Guide for 10.04 and
> have found it interesting reading.  Mostly.
>     It's also sometimes confusing, but that's probably from lack of
> knowledge on my part.
>
>     Apache2 was installed as part of my upgrade / install of Ubuntu 10.04 on
> what will become my house server.
>     So, now that Apache is installed, I'm in the process of learning how to
> configure it.
>
>     So here are some questions...
>         It's my understanding that there are really only a few settings (in
> "httpd.conf" I think) that are crucial to the setup.  Is this understanding
> accurate?
>         What do you consider a reasonable set of configuration settings for
> Apache?  Why / why not?
>         What do your selected configuration settings do?
>         What other files, if any need to be modified?  Why?
>
>         It appears that I'll need to understand the whys and wherefores of
> certificates to properly configure HTTPS on Apache.  I knew there was a
> conversation with Rick Houser in my future.  I just didn't know when
> .
>         I expect to use this particular installation of Apache to test my
> website locally before I FTP the pages to the server that hosts my website.
>         As part of this testing process, I will be progressively converting
> my website from hand-crafted HTML to Drupal.  What if anything changes
> because of the introduction of Drupal?
>
>         I'm sure there will be more questions, but that seems like a
> reasonable number for this evening.
>
>         As usual, any help will be much appreciated.
>
> Peace,
> Frank
>
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