Hi im thinking of running a website off a server running RH linux

[alpha]

I am thinking about running and regestering my own website from a RedHat Linux Box running Apache from a home based network on dsl. I am new to both Linux and Apache but am really going to start studying everthying I can. I wanted to run it this way because of I have heard that Linux is very secure compared to Windows machine's. Can anyone help me out by pointing or Linking me to an online tutorial of some sort that might have tools used to create html on LInux/apache. I have created website's using Win/frontpage in past. <br>
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[wahooguy]

You can continue to use Win/FrontPage to make your HTML documents. Once they are completed (or just ready for testing on the server), publish the FrontPage web to your linux box as you would any other web page. Unless you just want to learn another utility, I would spent my time learning more about linux and apache. I run an intranet server at work using RH6.0 and apache 1.3.6. When linux was installed, apache was ready to go so there was no configuration needed on my part (there is no need for major security on this server). The main page is located at /home/httpd/html/index.html with typical subdirectories underneath. I still use FrontPage to make/upgrade my sites as usual and then publish them to the server with the publish tool.<br>
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Of course, if you want to go hard core, you can always use emacs <br>
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Hope this helps.

 

[Heyman]

Check out <A HREF="

http://www.linux-howto.com"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.linux-howto.com</A>

and go to the Apache Section. I have my server going on a DSL line. The only problem is if and when the server goes down and the IP changes it will take two days for Network Solutions to change their DNS so it works right.

 

[AndyBo]

Just to add a note of caution - Linux -is- more secure than Windows machines, out of the box. However, it's popularity has also made it a popular target for the 'net vandals... Nothing they'd like more than to access your box to use it as part of a remote port scanning attack on a different host...<br>
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Make sure you've applied all the mandatory and recommended security patches from RedHat to make your machine a little more secure before putting it on the 'net. Make sure you re-visit the RH site every week, so you can keep current with security updates.<br>
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Also, check out the Linux Journal web site (think it's <A HREF="

http://www.lj.com"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.lj.com</A>)

and look for issue 68. There's an online article about securing your Linux box from the aforementioned vandals.<br>
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You might also want to do some reading up on firewalls, and setting your Linux box up as a firewall.<br>
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Good luck, and have fun

 

[Heyman]

Andy, <br>
The website is <A HREF="

http://www.linuxjournal.com"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.linuxjournal.com</A>

and I couldn't find exactly what you were talking about.<br>
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Was it the IPCHAINS article?<br>
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<A HREF="

http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue68/3622.html"

TARGET="_new">

http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue68/3622.html</A><br>

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Was was the remote port scanning fix you were talking about??<br>
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Thanks in advance

 

[AndyBo]

Apologies, long days are affecting my faculties and I didn't make myself too clear. Sorry <br>
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Yes, the IPchains article is the one I was talking about. You're heading into firewall territory with IPchains, and it's part of the overall point I was trying to make. That is, make sure your server is secure before connecting it up to the 'net.<br>
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Even though Linux/Unix is more secure 'out of the box' than Windows, there are still security issues you need to be aware of. ie, sendmail can be a security hole if you run an old version; rlogin (and other 'r' commands) can be a major security hole if misconfigured; and misconfigured FTP servers can open your box up to all kinds of nasty abuse. Just to name a few ;^)<br>
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Some of these issues aren't Linux/Unix specific, but you need to be security conscious when connecting up a server to the 'net, no matter if it's Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, HP/UX, or some other OS that might hail from Redmond, WA ;^)<br>
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Regarding the remote port scanning, a better description, as lifted from the CERT web site, is &quot;Distributed Denial of Service Tools&quot; - jump to <A HREF="

http://www.cert.org/incident_notes/IN-99-07.html"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.cert.org/incident_notes/IN-99-07.html</A>

for more details. There's also the results of a recent conference discussing this problem at <A HREF="

http://www.cert.org/reports/dsit_workshop.pdf"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.cert.org/reports/dsit_workshop.pdf</A>

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In a nutshell, I don't think there's a fix as such for the problem. The first link above discusses actions to take to prevent your system being abused by the vandals that want to run these sort of programs. Again, in a nutshell, this boils down to &quot;know your system&quot; and &quot;secure your system&quot;.<br>
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I'm not trying to scare anybody here, just trying to make you aware that security is important in the modern 'net enabled world <br>
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Don't be put off by any of the above. While securing your system, you'll also learn a hell of a lot about it, and about Linux and Unix in general. Most of all, it could be fun, so enjoy <br>
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Hope this helps a little more than my last post.

 

[ChrisSommer]

As far as Linux and Apache goes as a web server it has been running great for me at work as well. I also don't know a whole lot about the security issues but I also don't really need them as of now. You should check out PHP and MySQL if you are looking at doing any database stuff. They are made to run together. <br>
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If you really like using Front Page as your HTML editing platform, as I do, you can download the Front Page server extensions from Microsoft for Apache. I put them on right away and it all worked the first try no issues.<br>
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Good luck and have fun!

 

[itskish]

Why dont you post back the personal responses , you are getting, So the that every body feel helpfull.<br>