

#APACHE SERVER TUTORIAL INSTALL#
This article explains the steps to install and configure Apache web server in RHEL 7 / CentOS 7 linux.
#APACHE SERVER TUTORIAL HOW TO#
If you use Apache for your development server or Linux administrator who manages the corporate website in the apache web server, know how to setup and configure Apache will be important. See also How to Setup Linux Login Banner on CentOS 6 / CentOS 7 ab tool is very useful to perform a stress-test to the apache web server. This package includes tools to manipulate password maps and databases, tools to resolve IP address in log files to hostnames, and apache benchmark tool (ab). It includes the following software : httpdĪ default dependency of the httpd package is the httpd-tools package. In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and CentOS 7, there is a group of package called “Web Server”. Apache Web Server packages in RHEL and CentOS Linux Meanwhile, the portal reported (July 18, 2016) the web server statistics shows that from the entire internet web, there are 46% web server running in Apache, 29% in Microsoft IIS and 19% in Nginx.ģ. It is developed and maintained by Apache Software Foundation, Apache is an open source software available for free.īeside Apache, IIS and Nginx also among the most common web servers in use today.īased on survey by in June 2016, Apache Web server regained the lead from Microsoft IIS with a large increase. What is apache web server (Apache HTTPD) ?Īpache web server or Apache http server is one of the most widely used on the Internet. This article will discuss more on the most popular web server, Apache httpd server. There is also a TLS/SSL encrypted version of the protocol called https that uses port 443/TCP by default.

The http protocol is sent over the wire in clear text, using port 80/TCP by default (though other ports can be used). Technically, a web server is a daemon that speaks the https(s) protocol, a text-based protocol for sending and receiving object over a network connection. The example of web server are apache web server, IIS web server, Nginx webserver and litespeed web server. Introduction of Web Server (Apache Web Server)Ī web server generally hosts the web content, and responds to requests for this content from web browsers such as Internet explorer, Google chrome and Firefox.
