Lamp Server Notes

Apache Notes

Files

/etc/apache2	Config File
/usr/share/doc/apache2-doc	Apache2 Manual.
/var/www/html	Default http home directory.

Commands

apache2 -v	Display apache version.

Configuration File Settings

ServerSignature Off	Suppress identification of the Apache version.
ServerTokens Prod	Suppress identification of OS.
<Directory /var/www/html>     Options -Indexes </Directory>	Turn off directory listing.

Configuration File - Directory DIrectives

Options None
Order deny, allow	Order of deny, allow directives.
Deny from all.	Deny request from everybody.
Options -FollowSymLinks	Disable following symbolic links.
Options +FollowSymLinks	Enable following symbolic links.
AllowOverride All	Allows override of directory directives with .htaccess files.
Options -Includes	Turn off server side includes (mod_includes).
Options -ExecCGI	Turn off CGI file executions.
LimitRequestBody 512000	Limits size of HTTP request. Any value from 0 to 2147483647 (2GB).
MaxClients 10	Limits simultaneous connections. Default is 256.

Sample Virtual Host

<VirtualHost *:80>
   DocumentRoot /var/www/html/example.com/
   ServerName www.example.com
   DirectoryIndex index.htm index.html index.php
   ServerAlias example.com
   ErrorDocument 404 /story.php
   ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/example.com_error_log
   CustomLog /var/log/httpd/example.com_access_log combined
</VirtualHost>