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Setup Web Server on Debian Sarge (3.1)

Jay Bollyn — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:09:57 GMT

I have base-installed Sarge on a test PC, which will be used for testing on my NATed Intranet (no access to this server from the Internet). I am looking for links to howto docs for setting up a web server, setting up ftp, and basic administration tasks.

I can handle win2k3 administration, so I know the concepts, but my linux skills are minimal.

I like the O'Reilly series, but this 1st edition is 8 years old. Is there a better choice, or will this be fine for my needs?

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/debian/chapter/book/index.html

TIA - J.

Re: Setup Web Server on Debian Sarge (3.1)

Ivan Ferreira — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:44:44 GMT

Are you sure you want to start with debian? probably is not the most friendly linux distro today.

My suggestion is to use fedora/centOS/SUSE, because there are a lot of updated information and also, it's very easy to configure, anyway, all of them uses the same package. Red Hat provides very good documentation at their page about linux administration.

This page could help you to configure network services:

http://www.brennan.id.au/

Re: Setup Web Server on Debian Sarge (3.1)

Ivan Krastev — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:33:25 GMT

Take a look at this site - http://www.aboutdebian.com/

regards,
ivan

Re: Setup Web Server on Debian Sarge (3.1)

James R. Ferguson — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:55:52 GMT

Hi Jay:

As for choosing an appropriate first Linux distro this quick "test" may help:

http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: Setup Web Server on Debian Sarge (3.1)

Jay Bollyn — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:53:01 GMT

Thanks guys;

I have this thing set up. Now I need to add content. Exactly what that content is, I do not know.

Debian was suggested to me, but I am not sure if I have a choice. I need to meet with the user group, to get a better idea of what they intend to do with this webserver. Since I have minimal linux skills, I need good documentation, specific to whatever disto we go with.

I should know more in a day or two.

J.

Re: Setup Web Server on Debian Sarge (3.1)

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:38:43 GMT

IMHO, Apache management is very similar on all linux/unix flavors.

>Now I need to add content.

1. locate httpd.conf - where is apache's config?
2. grep DocumentRoot /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf (change /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf to the path which you received from "locate")

you will see something like "/var/www" - under this directory you should put your website.

Re: Setup Web Server on Debian Sarge (3.1)

Sheriff Andy — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:45:27 GMT

Hi Jay,

Here is a link that I used with my website.

http://www.aboutdebian.com/internet.htm

This is a book that may be of some help as well. A couple years old, but may come in handy.

http://www.idealog.us/2004/10/helpful_guide_t.html

Re: Setup Web Server on Debian Sarge (3.1)

Maarten Verwijs — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:48:29 GMT

Hello Jay,

Decent links:
http://www.debian-administration.org
A lot of Debian Developers contribute there.

http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/357
I think this is exactly what you're trying to achieve.

Also, I would go for the Etch installation, not Sarge. Etch is about to be released. If this is going to be a test environment, go with Etch.

Debian is not the easiest to install, but once the initial installment is done you're ready to rock.

Kindest regards,

Maarten,

Debian Systems Administration,
Netherlands Institute for Space Research

Re: Setup Web Server on Debian Sarge (3.1)

George Liu_4 — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:25:49 GMT

Debian is very conventional UNIX from system administration perspective. Generic apache administration methods apply.

Re: Setup Web Server on Debian Sarge (3.1)

Jay Bollyn — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:44:52 GMT

thanks guys - J.

Re: Setup Web Server on Debian Sarge (3.1)

Sheriff Andy — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:54:08 GMT

Agree or disagree.

http://people.debian.org/~srivasta/talks/why_debian/talk.html