Target Audience for Apache and Secure Web Server Administration
The Apache and Secure Web Server Administration course is designed for IT professionals managing web server environments.
- System Administrators
- Network Administrators
- Technical Support Specialists
- Web Developers
- IT Security Specialists
- DevOps Engineers
- Infrastructure Architects
- Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
- IT Managers overseeing web server operations
- Professionals looking to enhance their web server management skills
- Technical consultants providing web server solutions
- Cloud Engineers managing web server deployments on cloud platforms
Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this Apache and Secure Web Server Administration?
Introduction to Learning Outcomes
In the Apache and Secure Web Server Administration course, students will gain in-depth knowledge and practical skills to install, configure, secure, and optimize Apache web servers.
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- Understand the installation process of Apache on various systems, including package-based installations on Linux distributions and source-based installations for custom setups.
- Learn to compile and configure Apache with various modules to extend functionality, including third-party modules, mod_dav, mod_perl, mod_php, mod_ssl, and mod_security.
- Acquire the ability to configure and manage logging in Apache to capture detailed request information, error details, and log rotation strategies.
- Set up and manage virtual hosts, both name-based and IP-based, to serve multiple websites from a single server, including mass virtual hosting techniques.
- Implement URL mapping, redirection, and rewriting rules using aliases and mod_rewrite to enhance website navigation and user experience.
- Develop an understanding of web server security concepts, including authentication, access control, password management, and securing content from unauthorized use.
- Install and configure SSL to secure web communication, manage SSL certificates including self-signed and CA-signed, and set up SSL virtual hosts.
- Enable dynamic content handling on the server through CGI configurations, SSI, and custom error handling scripts.
- Learn to customize Apache's error responses and manage error logs effectively for better user experience and troubleshooting.
- Optimize Apache's performance through memory management, benchmarking, and tuning of server settings like Keep Alive and DNS lookups.
