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How To Set Up Apache, Tomcat (mod_jk), SSO (CAS, mod_auth_cas)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:30:56 +0200

How To Set Up Apache, Tomcat (mod_jk), SSO (CAS, mod_auth_cas)

This article describes how you can set up Apache and Tomcat, linked with mod_jk. It also explains how you set up the SSO (single sign on) solution JA-SIG CAS to protect servlets (provided by tomcat) and static content (provided by Apache). I worked with OpenSuse 10.2 and 11, Apache2, Tomcat 5.5 and 6. It should work on other distributions as well.

Running Vhosts Under Separate UIDs/GIDs With Apache2 mpm-peruser On Debian Etch

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:38:18 +0200

Running Vhosts Under Separate UIDs/GIDs With Apache2 mpm-peruser On Debian Etch

This article explains how you can install and configure apache2-mpm-peruser on a Debian Etch server. apache2-mpm-peruser is an MPM (Multi-Processing Module) for the Apache 2 web server, very similar to apache2-mpm-itk, but faster (almost as fast as apache2-mpm-prefork). mpm-peruser allows you to run each of your vhosts under a separate UID and GID - in short, the scripts and configuration files for one vhost no longer have to be readable for all the other vhosts. It is based on metuxmpm, a working implementation of the perchild MPM. The result is a sane and secure web server environment for your users, without kludges like PHP's safe_mode.

Running Vhosts Under Separate UIDs/GIDs With Apache2 mpm-itk On Debian Etch

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:40:11 +0200

Running Vhosts Under Separate UIDs/GIDs With Apache2 mpm-itk On Debian Etch

This article explains how you can install and configure apache2-mpm-itk on a Debian Etch server. apache2-mpm-itk is an MPM (Multi-Processing Module) for the Apache 2 web server. mpm-itk allows you to run each of your vhost under a separate UID and GID - in short, the scripts and configuration files for one vhost no longer have to be readable for all the other vhosts. mpm-itk works with mod_php because mpm-itk is based on the traditional prefork MPM, which means it's non-threaded. This means you don't need to use suExec or suPHP anymore to run a website's PHP scripts as a separate user.

How To Install Django On Mandriva 2008.1 (Apache2/mod_python)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:28:44 +0200

How To Install Django On Mandriva 2008.1 (Apache2/mod_python)

This tutorial explains how to install Django on a Mandriva 2008.1 server. Django is a web framework that allows to develop Python web applications quickly with as much automation as possible. I will use it with Apache2 and mod_python in this guide.

How To Install Django On Fedora 9 (Apache2/mod_python)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:19:31 +0200

How To Install Django On Fedora 9 (Apache2/mod_python)

This tutorial explains how to install Django on a Fedora 9 server. Django is a web framework that allows to develop Python web applications quickly with as much automation as possible. I will use it with Apache2 and mod_python in this guide.

How To Install Django On Debian Etch (Apache2/mod_python)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:45:59 +0200

How To Install Django On Debian Etch (Apache2/mod_python)

This tutorial explains how to install Django on a Debian Etch server. Django is a web framework that allows to develop Python web applications quickly with as much automation as possible. I will use it with Apache2 and mod_python in this guide.

Reduce Apache's Load With Nginx On RHEL 5.2

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:21:31 +0200

Reduce Apache's Load With Nginx On RHEL 5.2

This how-to describes how to install and configure Nginx to accelerate an Apache server based on RHEL 5.2.

Embedding Python In Apache2 With mod_python (Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/CentOS, Mandriva, OpenSUSE)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:46:34 +0200

Embedding Python In Apache2 With mod_python (Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/CentOS, Mandriva, OpenSUSE)

This tutorial shows how to install and use mod_python on various distributions (Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/CentOS, Mandriva, OpenSUSE) with Apache2. mod_python is an Apache module that embeds the Python interpreter within the server. It allows you to write web-based applications in Python that will run many times faster than traditional CGI and will have access to advanced features such as ability to retain database connections and other data between hits and access to Apache internals.

How To Block Spammers/Hackers With mod_defensible On Apache2 (Debian Etch)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:19:10 +0200

How To Block Spammers/Hackers With mod_defensible On Apache2 (Debian Etch)

mod_defensible is an Apache 2.x module intended to block spammers/hackers/script kiddies using DNSBL servers. It will look at the client IP and check it in one or several DNSBL servers and return a 403 Forbidden page to the client. This guide shows how to install and use it with Apache 2 on a Debian Etch server.

Apache2: Logging To A MySQL Database With mod_log_sql (Debian Etch)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:39:52 +0200

Apache2: Logging To A MySQL Database With mod_log_sql (Debian Etch)

This guide shows how you can write the Apache2 access log to a MySQL database instead of a file. To achieve this, I use the Apache2 module mod_log_sql. I'm using a Debian Etch server in this tutorial.

Create Your Own Web Server With BIND And Apache On CentOS 5 (Simplified)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:32:48 +0200

Create Your Own Web Server With BIND And Apache On CentOS 5 (Simplified)

This tutorial explains how you can run your own web server on CentOS 5 with the help of Apache and the BIND name server.

Embedding Python In Apache2 With mod_python (Debian Etch)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:58:31 +0200

Embedding Python In Apache2 With mod_python (Debian Etch)

This tutorial shows how to install and use mod_python on a Debian Etch server with Apache2. mod_python is an Apache module that embeds the Python interpreter within the server. It allows you to write web-based applications in Python that will run many times faster than traditional CGI and will have access to advanced features such as ability to retain database connections and other data between hits and access to Apache internals.

How To Set Up WebDAV With MySQL Authentication On Apache2 (Debian Etch)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:08:29 +0200

How To Set Up WebDAV With MySQL Authentication On Apache2 (Debian Etch)

This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with MySQL authentication (using mod_auth_mysql) on Apache2 on a Debian Etch server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the Apache server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP. Of course, WebDAV can also be used to upload and download files.

How To Set Up A Loadbalanced High-Availability Apache Cluster Based On Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:09:27 +0200

How To Set Up A Loadbalanced High-Availability Apache Cluster Based On Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

This tutorial shows how to set up a two-node Apache web server cluster that provides high-availability. In front of the Apache cluster we create a load balancer that splits up incoming requests between the two Apache nodes. Because we do not want the load balancer to become another "Single Point Of Failure", we must provide high-availability for the load balancer, too. Therefore our load balancer will in fact consist out of two load balancer nodes that monitor each other using heartbeat, and if one load balancer fails, the other takes over silently.

Installing mod_geoip For Apache2 On Fedora 9

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:16:50 +0200

Installing mod_geoip For Apache2 On Fedora 9

This guide explains how to set up mod_geoip with Apache2 on a Fedora 9 system. mod_geoip looks up the IP address of the client end user. This allows you to redirect or block users based on their country. You can also use this technology for your OpenX (formerly known as OpenAds or phpAdsNew) ad server to allow geo targeting.