University of Engineering &
Technology, Taxila
Faculty of Telecommunication & Information Engineering
B.Sc. Computer Engineering
Lab No. 3
System Programming
(CP-410)
Name: Muhammad Usman
Roll No: 21-CP-21
Semester: 8th (21CP)
Sec: Alpha
LAB Report No. 03
System Programming (CP-410)
Web Server Installation
Report on Web Server Installation and Configuration on CentOS 1.
Introduction
This report details the installation and configuration of an Apache web server on CentOS,
including firewall settings and the setup of IP-based and port-based websites. The document also
includes troubleshooting tips and security best practices for maintaining a robust web hosting
environment.
2. Web Server Installation
2.1 Update System and Install Apache
Run the following commands to update the system and install Apache:
sudo yum update -y sudo
yum install httpd -y
2.2 Enable and Start Apache
Enable Apache to start on boot and launch the service:
sudo systemctl enable httpd sudo
systemctl start httpd
2.3 Verify Apache Installation To
confirm Apache is running, use:
sudo systemctl status httpd
To test, open a browser and enter the server's IP address:
http://your-server-ip
If Apache is correctly installed, the default CentOS test page should appear.
3. Configure Firewall for Web Server
To allow HTTP and HTTPS traffic through the firewall, execute:
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http sudo
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=https sudo
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=2000/tcp sudo
firewall-cmd --reload
To verify the firewall rules:
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all
4. IP-Based Website Configuration
4.1 Configure Virtual Hosts
Edit the Apache configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/httpd-vhosts.conf
Add the following Virtual Host entry for an IP-based website:
<VirtualHost 192.168.15.128:80>
DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/site1"
ServerName 192.168.15.128 <Directory "/var/www/html/site1">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/site1_error.log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/site1_access.log" combined </VirtualHost>
Create the document root directory and an index page:
sudo mkdir /var/www/html/index.html sudo
vi /var/www/html/index.html
So in index file I create simple webpage
5. Port-Based Website Configuration
5.1 Create a New Virtual Host for Port-Based Access
Edit the Apache configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/httpd-vhosts.conf
Add the following Virtual Host entry:
For port 80:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/site1"
<Directory "/var/www/html/site1”
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/site1_error.log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/site1_access.log" combined </VirtualHost>
For port 8080:
<VirtualHost *:8080>
DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/site2"
<Directory "/var/www/html/site2”
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/site2_error.log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/site2_access.log" combined </VirtualHost>
For port 9090:
<VirtualHost *:9090>
DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/site3"
<Directory "/var/www/html/site3”
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/site3_error.log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/site3_access.log" combined </VirtualHost>
Create the document root and index pages for all three sites
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/site1 sudo
vi /var/www/html/site1/index.html
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/site2 sudo
vi /var/www/html/site2/index.html
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/site3 sudo
vi /var/www/html/site3/index.html
In index.html write this content we create simple three different pages as seen below
On Port localhost:80
On Port localhost:8080
On Port localhost:9090
