Chapter 2
Managing a Web Server
IN THIS CHAPTER
Choosing the right web server for your environment
Installing and configuring the Apache web server
Installing and configure the NGINX web server
In the server environment, the most popular use of Linux is as a web server. Linux web servers dominate the Internet. They’re also very popular for hosting corporate intranet applications. Everything from serving static web pages to hosting dynamic web applications often runs faster and more efficiently on a Linux server platform.
In this chapter, I cover how to install and configure the two most popular web server software packages used in Linux environments, Apache and NGINX.
Linux Web Servers
Many different types of web server software packages are available for the Linux platform, but two have risen to the top and are most commonly used in the Linux environment: Apache and NGINX.
This section provides some background on each server and explains how to use them in your network environment.
Apache
By far the most used web server on the Internet is the Apache web server application, an open-source project maintained by the Apache Software Foundation. Because it’s open source, it’s available ...
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