Apache HTTP Server tutorial

About this course

This tutorial teaches you how to work with Apache HTTP Server, an open-source web server. Apache is the most popular web server software on the Internet; it is estimated that 50% of all active websites use Apache.

Audience

This tutorial is designed for people who want to learn more about Apache HTTP Server – what it can be used for, how you can use is to host your websites, how to configure Apache to serve as a proxy, and much more.

Prerequisites

The tutorial is written for people with some experience in the world of internetworking. You should also have a basic understanding of Linux, since almost all examples in the course are produced in Ubuntu, a popular Linux distribution.

What you’ll learn

You will learn how to download and install Apache on your Windows or Linux system. You will learn how to configure Apache as a web server, proxy server, and reverse proxy server. You will learn to set up SSL and to expand Apache functionality by adding modules.

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