HP LH4r Installing Red Hat Linux 5.2 Web Server - Page 11

Restart the System, Setting up the Apache Web Server, More Information

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Once you press to accept "OK", the original boot screen appears. Take out the CD and boot diskette. The system automatically reboots. If you delay taking out the CD, the system may fail to reboot. If this happens, make sure the CD and floppy disks are taken out, then press the reset button on the front panel of the computer. Restart the System The screens associated with the HP NetServer BIOS scroll by. Once the reset is completed, you should see the local host login. You have completed the installation of the Linux 5.2 system. In order to use the Xwindows interface, you only need to type "startx" at the root prompt (or, if you have created user accounts with appropriate permissions, at one of these user prompts) and press . Once Xwindows starts, use the and key combination to change screen resolution. Pressing one of the mouse buttons brings up a menu of utilities or programs. Setting up the Apache Web Server The Apache web server service (httpd) should have started at boot time. You should be able to view the Apache default web page on a remote machine by simply typing in the fully qualified domain name (for example www.mydomain.com). The web documents are stored in the directory /home/httpd by default but all aspects of the web server can be changed through either the graphical tool in the control panel or from editing the configuration files in /etc/httpd/conf/ using an editor like vi or emacs. For additional help visit the Apache web site at www.apache.org. Test Point Your Web server is now running. You should be able to access it through a browser from a remote machine over the network or Internet. Type in the domain name of the server (for example www.mydomain.com) or the IP address of the server (for example 10.0.0.1) into your browser. The homepage should appear. More Information Tips and pointers for installing Red Hat Linux 5.2 are included in Appendix C. To recompile the kernel for use with NetRAID, see the Red Hat Linux 5.2 Installation Guide. 11

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Once you press <Enter> to accept "OK", the original
boot screen appears. Take out the CD and boot diskette.
The system automatically reboots. If you delay taking
out the CD, the system may fail to reboot. If this
happens, make sure the CD and floppy disks are taken
out, then press the reset button on the front panel of
the computer.
Restart the System
The screens associated with the HP NetServer BIOS scroll by. Once the reset is completed, you
should see the local host login.
You have completed the installation of the Linux 5.2 system. In order to use the Xwindows
interface, you only need to type "startx" at the root prompt (or, if you have created user accounts
with appropriate permissions, at one of these user prompts) and press <Enter>.
Once Xwindows starts, use the <Ctrl><Alt><+ (plus)> and <Ctrl><Alt><- (minus)> key
combination to change screen resolution. Pressing one of the mouse buttons brings up a menu of
utilities or programs.
Setting up the Apache Web Server
The Apache web server service (httpd) should have started at boot time. You should be able to
view the Apache default web page on a remote machine by simply typing in the fully qualified
domain name (for example www.mydomain.com). The web documents are stored in the directory
/home/httpd by default but all aspects of the web server can be changed through either the
graphical tool in the control panel or from editing the configuration files in /etc/httpd/conf/ using
an editor like vi or emacs. For additional help visit the Apache web site at
www.apache.org
.
Test Point
Your Web server is now running. You should be able to access it through a browser from a
remote machine over the network or Internet. Type in the domain name of the server (for example
www.mydomain.com) or the IP address of the server (for example 10.0.0.1) into your browser.
The homepage should appear.
More Information
Tips and pointers for installing Red Hat Linux 5.2 are included in Appendix C.
To recompile the kernel for use with NetRAID, see the
Red Hat Linux 5.2 Installation Guide
.