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Setting up a web server in Linux (Ubuntu)

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Zakaria Hossain

A web server stores and transfers website data upon requests from visitors' browsers. The document discusses setting up an Apache web server by updating packages, installing Apache, checking the localhost and IP address, starting and checking the Apache server status. It also covers accessing the root user, editing an HTML file, granting write permissions to the file so it can be accessed on the localhost.

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Setting up a Web Server Welcome to our Presentation on
What is web server? And Why we need it? • A web server is a computer system that processes requests via HTTP, the basic network protocol used to distribute information on the World Wide Web. • A web server’s main purpose is to store web site files and broadcast them over the internet for you site visitor’s to see. • Thus, the main purpose of a web server is to store and transfer web site data upon the request of a visitor’s browser.
Update all packages Update package lists from the repositories. To do this, open a terminal. This will also ask for your password. Wait till it gets updated.
Apache Install To install apache2 server, need to type the following command in your terminal. This will take some time to install the apache2.
Localhost Check Here, we can see the current or running status of apache using this sudo service apache2 status. Here, the status of apache is inactive or dead.
Ifcongif If we want to run our and check our apache server then we should know our ip address. The ifconfig command will provide us the ip address.
Apache status At fast, we should check the current status of apache. So, we can type the following command to show the current apache status.
Apache current status check Here, we can see the current or running status of apache using this sudo service apache2 status. Here, the status of apache is inactive or dead.
Apache start For the purpose of running our apache server, at first we should start the apache server. So, this command is works for start the apache server.
Current localhost Check Now, we can see our current localhost default page using the using the apache server by any web browser. And this is works successfully.
Apache status check by terminal We can also see the current or running status of our installed apache server using this following command. And we can see, the current status of apache is active or running.
Localhost check using Ethernet ip Now, we can see our current localhost default page using our Ethernet ip by any web browser. Here we are using the mozillla firefox web browser. And it works successfully.
Go to root user In this section, we need the root user for accessing the /var/www/ location. So, in this following command is used to access the root user. Then created a new file.
Edit and Web page design After accessing the root user we need to edit and write the file which is previously created. This following command uses for this particular function. And after the accessing of this particular file, we are designed a html web page which name is my.html.
Check the file on localhost For the purpose of checking the location using this following file, we can see that our file is unable to connect with the server.
Permission the apache root file In this case, we need the permission of the apache root file for accessing this following files on the apache server localhost. Here, “o” means other and “w” means write that means all the others file is accessible and writeable.
Accessing our required file Here, we can see that our required my.html file is accessing successfully. And it works successfully. This page shows us our previously created html texts.
Setting up a web server in Linux (Ubuntu)

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Setting up a web server in Linux (Ubuntu)

  • 1. Setting up a Web Server Welcome to our Presentation on
  • 2. What is web server? And Why we need it? • A web server is a computer system that processes requests via HTTP, the basic network protocol used to distribute information on the World Wide Web. • A web server’s main purpose is to store web site files and broadcast them over the internet for you site visitor’s to see. • Thus, the main purpose of a web server is to store and transfer web site data upon the request of a visitor’s browser.
  • 3. Update all packages Update package lists from the repositories. To do this, open a terminal. This will also ask for your password. Wait till it gets updated.
  • 4. Apache Install To install apache2 server, need to type the following command in your terminal. This will take some time to install the apache2.
  • 5. Localhost Check Here, we can see the current or running status of apache using this sudo service apache2 status. Here, the status of apache is inactive or dead.
  • 6. Ifcongif If we want to run our and check our apache server then we should know our ip address. The ifconfig command will provide us the ip address.
  • 7. Apache status At fast, we should check the current status of apache. So, we can type the following command to show the current apache status.
  • 8. Apache current status check Here, we can see the current or running status of apache using this sudo service apache2 status. Here, the status of apache is inactive or dead.
  • 9. Apache start For the purpose of running our apache server, at first we should start the apache server. So, this command is works for start the apache server.
  • 10. Current localhost Check Now, we can see our current localhost default page using the using the apache server by any web browser. And this is works successfully.
  • 11. Apache status check by terminal We can also see the current or running status of our installed apache server using this following command. And we can see, the current status of apache is active or running.
  • 12. Localhost check using Ethernet ip Now, we can see our current localhost default page using our Ethernet ip by any web browser. Here we are using the mozillla firefox web browser. And it works successfully.
  • 13. Go to root user In this section, we need the root user for accessing the /var/www/ location. So, in this following command is used to access the root user. Then created a new file.
  • 14. Edit and Web page design After accessing the root user we need to edit and write the file which is previously created. This following command uses for this particular function. And after the accessing of this particular file, we are designed a html web page which name is my.html.
  • 15. Check the file on localhost For the purpose of checking the location using this following file, we can see that our file is unable to connect with the server.
  • 16. Permission the apache root file In this case, we need the permission of the apache root file for accessing this following files on the apache server localhost. Here, “o” means other and “w” means write that means all the others file is accessible and writeable.
  • 17. Accessing our required file Here, we can see that our required my.html file is accessing successfully. And it works successfully. This page shows us our previously created html texts.