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Apache HTTP Server (Apache) is free and open-source cross-platform web server software.

Apache http Server Apache is a very well known open-source Web Server. It is not only popular but also very old Web Server. Like any other Web Servers, Apache also accepts requests from the clients, search for the requested queries and then send the response back to them. If your web server is running, then you see the Apache test page. If you don't see the Apache test page, check your inbound rules for the VPC security group that you created in Tutorial: Create an Amazon VPC for use with a DB instance.

  1. This article describe how to quickly enable SSL for local apache web server under Linux. This has been done on a Kali Linux virtual machine of version 2018.1, the one maintained and funded by Offensive Security. This procedure may not work or may differ on older or different distribution. You need to already have apache.
  2. The Apache HTTP Server, colloquially called Apache, is free and open-source cross-platform web server software, released under the terms of Apache License 2.0. Apache is developed and maintained by an open community of developers under the auspices of the Apache Software Foundation.
  3. If the server is connected to local network by wire, the block to use will be named eth followed by number, e.g. If the server is connected to local network wirelessly, the block to use will be named wlan followed by number, e.g.
The Apache HTTP Server, colloquially called Apache, is free and open-source cross-platform web server software, released under the terms of Apache License 2.0. Apache is developed and maintained by an open community of developers under the auspices of the Apache Software Foundation. Wikipedia
The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards. Apache.org
The Apache HTTP Server job is to establish a connection between a server and the browsers of website visitors (Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, etc.) while delivering files back and forth between them (client-server structure). Apache is a cross-platform software, therefore it works on both Unix and Windows servers. Hostinger
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Apache Features and Highlights

The main Apache features and highlights are:

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Other Apache Suggested Ports

Common ports that might be used to access Apache configuration are:

  • Access Apache on port 80:http://localhost:80
  • Access Apache on port 8080:http://localhost:8080
  • Access Apache on port 8000:http://localhost:8000
  • Access Apache on port 8888:http://localhost:8888
  • Access Apache on port 8890:http://localhost:8890
  • Access Apache on port 8889:http://localhost:8889

Apache is a popular web server application you can install on the Raspberry Pi to allow it to serve web pages.

On its own, Apache can serve HTML files over HTTP, and with additional modules can serve dynamic web pages using scripting languages such as PHP.

Install Apache

First, update the available packages by typing the following command into the Terminal:

Apache

Then, install the apache2 package with this command:

Test the web server

By default, Apache puts a test HTML file in the web folder. This default web page is served when you browse to http://localhost/ on the Pi itself, or http://192.168.1.10 (whatever the Pi's IP address is) from another computer on the network. To find the Pi's IP address, type hostname -I at the command line (or read more about finding your IP address).

Setup Apache Web Server Windows 10

Browse to the default web page either on the Pi or from another computer on the network and you should see the following:

This means you have Apache working!

Changing the default web page

Apache Web Server Linux

This default web page is just an HTML file on the filesystem. It is located at /var/www/html/index.html.

Setup Apache Web Server Ubuntu

Navigate to this directory in a terminal window and have a look at what's inside:

This will show you:

This shows that by default there is one file in /var/www/html/ called index.htmland it is owned by the root user (as is the enclosing folder). In order to edit the file, you need to change its ownership to your own username. Change the owner of the file (the default pi user is assumed here) using sudo chown pi: index.html.

You can now try editing this file and then refreshing the browser to see the web page change.

Your own website

If you know HTML you can put your own HTML files and other assets in this directory and serve them as a website on your local network.

Additional - install PHP

To allow your Apache server to process PHP files, you'll need to install the latest version of PHP and the PHP module for Apache. Type the following command to install these:

Now remove the index.html file:

Configure Apache Web Server Centos 7

and create the file index.php:

Put some PHP content in it:

Now save and refresh your browser. You should see 'hello world'. This is not dynamic but still served by PHP. Try something dynamic:

or show your PHP info:

Further - WordPress

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Now you have Apache and PHP installed you can progress to setting up a WordPress site on your Pi. Continue to WordPress usage.