Install and Configure a Web Server

Introduction

Welcome to the Install and Configure a Web Server Practice Lab. In this module you will be provided with the instructions and devices needed to develop your hands-on skills.

Learning Outcomes

In this module, you will complete the following exercises:

• Exercise 1 - Install and Configure a Web Server

After completing this lab, you will be able to:

• Log into a Linux System
• Configure network settings
• Install Apache Web Server
• Manage Apache Web Server
• Configure firewalld to allow Apache traffic
• Test Apache Web Server traffic

Exam Objectives

The following exam objectives are covered in this lab:

• LPI: 104.1 Create partitions and filesystems
• LPI: 104.3 Control mounting and unmounting of filesystems
• CompTIA: 1.4 Given a scenario, manage storage in a Linux environment.

Lab Duration

It will take approximately 1 hour to complete this lab.

Exercise 1 - Install and Configure a Web Server

A Web server is designed to host pages that can be either viewed on the intranet or the Internet. By default, CentOS does not have a Web server installed. However, you can download and install the Web server package.

In this exercise, you will learn to install and configure a Web server.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this exercise, you will be able to:

• Log into a Linux System
• Configure network settings
• Install Apache Web Server
• Manage Apache Web Server
• Configure firewalld to allow Apache traffic
• Test Apache Web Server traffic