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Days: 5
Prerequisites: Basic computer knowledge

Apache Web Server and Apache Tomcat

This is a five day taught course offering an introduction to working with and administering the Apache Web Server and Apache Tomcat.

Course Outline

Systems Administration Philosophy

What We Believe
What We Do
Why We Do it
Automation
Naming Conventions
Centralised Management
Troubleshooting Best Practice
Objectives
Interview the Customer
Verify the Problem
Research the Problem
Isolate the Problem
Resolve the Problem
Cleanup

Understanding HTTP

HTTP
Uniform Resource Locators (URL)
URL-encoding
More URL encoding
Basic HTTP - Client Request
Basic HTTP – Server Response
Beginning of Web Technologies
Limitations of Static Content
Why generate dynamic content?
Dynamic Content Technologies
Evolution of Dynamic Content
HTTP is stateless

LAB

Controlling the Apache processes

Controlling the Apache Processes
Overview of the Server Structure
The Apache Processes
Running Apache as a Service
Starting and Stopping Apache
Apache Service Monitor
Apache Online Documentation
The httpd
httpd
Structure of httpd
httpd

LAB

Configuring the server-status Screen

LAB

Modifying Server Locations

LAB

Filesystems & Webspace

DocumentRoot
Files Outside the DocumentRoot
File System Containers
What are directives ?
Webspace Containers
Wildcards and Regular Expressions
What to use when
How the sections are merged ?
A Merging Example

LAB

Apache Modules

Apache Modular Approach
Apache Module Types
How Modules Work
Important Apache Modules
Third Party Installation Methods
Compare Two Methods
Dynamically Linked Modules
Module Installation Steps
Another Installation Method

LAB

Virtual Hosting

Virtual hosting
IP Based Virtual hosting
Name based V
Rotating Logs
mod_proxy
What is a proxy ?
Example proxy configuration
Controlling access to your proxy
<Proxy> Directive

mod_rewrite

Voodoo for URL Manipulations
RewriteRule
Regular Expressions
Regular Expressions - cont
Searching and Regexp’s
\ and ^ operators
$ and [] Operators
Parenthesis ()
Curly Braces {} and Repetition
Other Operators and Repetition
Greedy Evaluation
Optionality and Repetition
RewriteRule Flags
RewriteRule Flags - cont
RewriteCond
Condition Patterns
Logging
Useful Rewrite Example
Useful Rewrite Example - cont
Useful Rewrite Example - cont

http Authentication

Web Security Issues
User Authentication
Who Uses Flat Files?
How Authentication Works (1)
How Authentication Works (2)
How Authentication Works (3)
How Authentication Works (4)
Password Protection of Web Pages
Basic Authentication
How Basic Authentication Works
Problems with Basic Authentication
Challenge and Response
Advantages of Digest over Basic Auth
Availability of Digest Authentication

Dynamic Content with CGI & Perl

Creating Dynamic Content
The Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
Server API for CGI
CGI Example (HTML form)
CGI Example (GET)
CGI Example (POST)
CGI Environment Variables

LAB

Enabling CGI in Apache

LAB

Evaluation of CGI
Server-Side Scripts and Includes

Integrating Tomcat into Apache

What is Tomcat?
J2EE
Tomcat Welcome Page
Integrating Tomcat with Apache
Using a Proxy
Using the mod_jk connector

LAB:

Dynamic Content servlets and JSP
Java Servlets - Introduction
Java Servlets – Introduction (cont
A very simple Servlet
Advantages of servlets over CGI
Introduction to JSP
Benefits of JSP
JSP Vs Servlets
Simple JSP example

LAB:

Mod_php

What is PHP ?
What can PHP do ?
A Simple PHP Example
PHP Coding Style
PHP Dynamic Content
Accessing Form Variables
Strings, Variables & Literals
Identifiers
PHP Data Types
Type Strength
Type Casting
Variable Variables & Constants
Variable Scope
Operators
More Operators
Other Operators +
Variable Functions +
Conditional Control Structures
Iterations +
Installing PHP as an Apache Module
Basic Debugging

Course Notes

Apache Web Server and Tomcat Course Notes

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