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# Apache Web Server
Apache is known for its flexibility and reliability. It is used to host a wide range of websites and applications. Apache runs on various operating systems (Linux, Unix, Windows) and supports multiple programming languages and technologies such as PHP, Perl, and Python.
***
## Configure Apache Web Server
* Install Apache web server in Debian Linux.
```bash
apt install apache2*
```
* Useful Files
* This is the main configuration file.
```bash
/etc/apache2/apache2.conf
```
* This is the path to the folder on your server where your web content is stored.
```bash
/var/www/html/
```
* Owner and Group change.
```bash
chown www-data:www-data /var/www/html/*
```
***
## Website Bind with IP
* Edit the configuration file.
```bash
vim /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
```
*Note: Add the following lines at the end of the file.*
```
Documentroot /path/to/directory
Directoryindex index.html
```
* Start the service.
```bash
systemctl restart apache2.service
```
***
## Website Bind with Port
* Edit the configuration file.
```bash
vim /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
```
*Note: Add the following lines at the end of the file.*
```
Documentroot /path/to/directory
Directoryindex index.html
```
* Start the service.
```bash
systemctl restart apache2.service
```
***
## Website Bind with Domain Name
* Create a local domain. Refer to the resource:[Local Domain Setup](https://github.com/Mr-Secure-Code/Linux_Server/tree/main/Debian/DNS)
* Edit the configuration file.
```bash
vim /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
```
*Note: Add the following lines at the end of the file.*
```
Servername zone.name
Documentroot /path/to/directory
Directoryindex index.html
ServerAlias www.zone.name
```
* Start the service.
```bash
systemctl restart apache2.service
```
***
## Website Bind with SSL
* Enable the SSL module.
```bash
a2enmod ssl
```
* Edit the configuration file.
```bash
vim /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
```
*Note: Add the following lines at the end of the file.*
```
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
Documentroot /path/to/directory
Directoryindex index.html
```
* Start the service.
```bash
systemctl restart apache2.service
```
***
## Website Call with Users Home-Directory
* Enable the userdir module.
```bash
a2enmod userdir
```
* Bind the website.
```bash
vim /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
```
*Add the following configuration:*
```
Documentroot /home/user_name/public_html
Directoryindex index.html
```
* Grant execute permission to the user.
```bash
chmod 711 /home/user_name
```
* Create the public\_html directory in the user's home directory and place your website inside.
```bash
mkdir public_html
```
* Start the service.
```bash
systemctl restart apache2.service
```
***
## Wordpress Deploy in Apache
* PHP Configuration
* Install PHP and related packages.
```bash
apt install php php-common php-cli php-opcache php-gd php-curl php-mysql php-xml php-mbstring php-pear php-dev
```
* Edit the PHP configuration file.
```bash
vim /etc/php/{version}/cli/php.ini
```
*Update or add the following settings:*
```
memory_limit = 512M
max_execution_time = 500
max_input_vars = 10000
upload_max_filesize = 2048M
post_max_size = 2048M
allow_url_fopen = On
```
*Explanation of parameters:*
```
- memory_limit: Maximum memory a PHP script can consume.
- max_execution_time: Maximum time a PHP script can run.
- max_input_vars: Maximum number of input variables a PHP script can process.
- upload_max_filesize: Maximum size for file uploads.
- post_max_size: Maximum size of HTTP POST data.
- allow_url_fopen: Whether PHP can access remote files.
```
* MySQL Configuration
* Refer to the following resources for MySQL setup:
[MySQL Configure](https://downloads.mysql.com/docs/mysql-apt-repo-quick-guide-en.pdf)[MySQL Old Version Key Error](https://forums.mysql.com/read.php?11,723158,723158)
* Download and configure the MySQL repository package.
```bash
wget https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql-apt-config_0.8.24-1_all.deb
```
```bash
apt install ./mysql-apt-config_0.8.24-1_all.deb
```
* Update repositories.
```bash
apt update
```
* Install MySQL Community Server.
```bash
apt install mysql-community-server
```
* Start and enable the MySQL service.
```bash
systemctl start mysqld
```
```bash
systemctl enable mysqld
```
* Configure phpMyAdmin
* Download the phpMyAdmin package.
```bash
wget https://files.phpmyadmin.net/phpMyAdmin/5.2.0/phpMyAdmin-5.2.0-all-languages.zip
```
* Unzip the package.
```bash
unzip phpMyAdmin-5.2.0-all-languages.zip
```
* Copy the package contents to the web directory.
```bash
cp -rv phpMyAdmin-5.2.0-all-languages /var/www/html/phpMyAdmin
```
* Bind phpMyAdmin to your web server.
```bash
vim /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
```
*Add the following configuration:*
```
Documentroot /var/www/html/phpMyAdmin/
Directoryindex index.php
```
* Change folder ownership.
```bash
chown -Rv www-data:www-data phpMyAdmin/
```
* Restart the Apache service.
```bash
systemctl restart apache2.service
```
* Configure Wordpress
* Download the Wordpress package.
```bash
wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
```
* Extract the package.
```bash
tar -xvf latest.tar.gz
```
* Copy Wordpress to the web directory.
```bash
cp -rv wordpress/ /var/www/html/
```
* Bind Wordpress to your web server.
```bash
vim /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
```
*Add the following configuration:*
```
Documentroot /var/www/html/wordpress/
Directoryindex index.php
```
* Change folder ownership.
```bash
chown -Rv www-data:www-data /var/www/html/wordpress/
```
* Restart the Apache service.
```bash
systemctl restart apache2.service
```