Create User Web Directory on Fedora using Apache Web Server.

 

Create User Web Directory on Fedora using Apache Web Server

 

   These step by step procedures to create web directory for user in Linux Fedora core using the Apache web server.  The step by step procedure below edit the setting of Apache web server configuration file httpd.conf to enable user on Fedora Core have their own web directory and this enable them to have their web pages publish on the internet.

 

Open and edit the Apache web server configuration file httpd.conf that located in the /etc/httpd/conf/ directory.  Inside the directory open httpd.conf with the editor you like.

 

1. [root@fedora ~]# gedit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

 

2.  Find in the httpd.conf, the ‘ UserDir public_html ‘ line, uncomment this line as shown on the example below.

 

#

# UserDir: The name of the directory that is appended onto a user's home

# directory if a ~user request is received.

#

# The path to the end user account 'public_html' directory must be

# accessible to the webserver userid.  This usually means that ~userid

# must have permissions of 711, ~userid/public_html must have permissions

# of 755, and documents contained therein must be world-readable.

# Otherwise, the client will only receive a "403 Forbidden" message.

#

# See also: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#forbidden

#

<IfModule mod_userdir.c>

    #

    # UserDir is disabled by default since it can confirm the presence

    # of a username on the system (depending on home directory

    # permissions).

    #

    #UserDir disable

 

    #

    # To enable requests to /~user/ to serve the user's public_html

    # directory, remove the "UserDir disable" line above, and uncomment

    # the following line instead:

    #

    UserDir public_html

 

</IfModule>

 

#

# Control access to UserDir directories.  The following is an example

# for a site where these directories are restricted to read-only.

#

#<Directory /home/*/public_html>

#    AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit

#    Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec

#    <Limit GET POST OPTIONS>

#        Order allow,deny

#        Allow from all

#    </Limit>

#    <LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS>

#        Order deny,allow

#        Deny from all

#    </LimitExcept>

#</Directory>

 

Save the httpd.conf file and then restart httpd service.

 

[root@fedora ~]# service httpd restart
Stopping httpd:                                            [FAILED]

Starting httpd:                                            [  OK  ]

[root@fedora ~]#

To make sure the web server automatically start.

 

[root@fedora ~]# chkconfig --list httpd

httpd           0:off   1:off   2:off   3:off   4:off   5:off   6:off

[root@fedora ~]#

 

[root@fedora ~]# chkconfig --level 345 httpd on

[root@fedora ~]#

 

Verify the configuration changes.

 

[root@fedora ~]# chkconfig --list httpd

httpd           0:off   1:off   2:off   3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off

[root@fedora ~]#

 

Setup the user directory for web.

 

   The step by step procedure below show the step to setup user web directory,  the root user must perform this setup in order to make the user web directory accessible on the internet.

 

Log in as root user

 

[root@fedora ~]# cd /home

[root@fedora home]# pwd

/home

[root@fedora home]#

[root@fedora home]# ls -l

total 96

drwx------ 4 cicakman cicakman 4096 Mar  6 19:37 cicakman

drwx------ 3 clickers clickers 4096 Feb 13 19:11 clickers

drwx------ 4 danial   danial   4096 Mar  6 18:48 danial

drwx------ 4 dyla     dyla     4096 Mar  6 19:32 dyla

drwx------ 4 faiz     faiz     4096 Mar  6 19:25 faiz

drwx------ 4 farid    farid    4096 Mar  6 19:24 farid

drwx------ 4 fatin    fatin    4096 Mar  6 19:32 fatin

drwx------ 5 fedora   fedora   4096 Mar  6 19:47 fedora

drwx------ 4 ichigo   ichigo   4096 Mar  6 18:51 ichigo

drwx------ 4 jayni    jayni    4096 Mar  6 19:22 jayni

drwx------ 4 kayu     kayu     4096 Feb 14 00:51 kayu

drwx------ 5 khai     khai     4096 Mar  6 19:44 khai

drwx------ 4 lela     lela     4096 Mar  6 19:44 lela

drwx------ 5 maniack  maniack  4096 Mar  6 19:31 maniack

drwx------ 4 nadia    nadia    4096 Mar  6 19:26 nadia

drwx------ 4 nani     nani     4096 Mar  6 19:44 nani

drwx------ 4 safwan   safwan   4096 Mar  6 20:28 safwan

drwx------ 4 shah     shah     4096 Mar  6 19:25 shah

drwx------ 4 smith    smith    4096 Feb 14 23:28 smith

drwx------ 4 tan      tan      4096 Mar  6 18:49 tan

drwx------ 3 ucop     ucop     4096 Mar  6 17:13 ucop

drwx------ 4 yus08    yus08    4096 Mar  6 19:19 yus08

drwx------ 3 yusuf    yusuf    4096 Mar  6 17:10 yusuf

[root@fedora home]#

 

Execute the chmod command below.

 

[root@fedora home]# chmod 711 *

[root@fedora home]# ls -l

total 96

drwx--x--x 4 cicakman cicakman 4096 Mar  6 19:37 cicakman

drwx--x--x 3 clickers clickers 4096 Feb 13 19:11 clickers

drwx--x--x 4 danial   danial   4096 Mar  6 18:48 danial

drwx--x--x 4 dyla     dyla     4096 Mar  6 19:32 dyla

drwx--x--x 4 faiz     faiz     4096 Mar  6 19:25 faiz

drwx--x--x 4 farid    farid    4096 Mar  6 19:24 farid

drwx--x--x 4 fatin    fatin    4096 Mar  6 19:32 fatin

drwx--x--x 5 fedora   fedora   4096 Mar  6 19:47 fedora

drwx--x--x 4 ichigo ichigo   4096 Mar  6 18:51 ichigo

drwx--x--x 4 jayni    jayni    4096 Mar  6 19:22 jayni

drwx--x--x 4 kayu     kayu     4096 Feb 14 00:51 kayu

drwx--x--x 5 khai     khai     4096 Mar  6 19:44 khai

drwx--x--x 4 lela     lela     4096 Mar  6 19:44 lela

drwx--x--x 5 maniack  maniack  4096 Mar  6 19:31 maniack

drwx--x--x 4 nadia    nadia    4096 Mar  6 19:26 nadia

drwx--x--x 4 nani     nani     4096 Mar  6 19:44 nani

drwx--x--x 4 safwan   safwan   4096 Mar  6 20:28 safwan

drwx--x--x 4 shah     shah     4096 Mar  6 19:25 shah

drwx--x--x 4 smith    smith    4096 Feb 14 23:28 smith

drwx--x--x 4 tan      tan      4096 Mar  6 18:49 tan

drwx--x--x 3 ucop     ucop     4096 Mar  6 17:13 ucop

drwx--x--x 4 yus08    yus08    4096 Mar  6 19:19 yus08

drwx--x--x 3 yusuf    yusuf    4096 Mar  6 17:10 yusuf

[root@fedora home]#

 

User create web directory.

 

The procedure below show step to create the web directory by normal user on Fedora Core system.

 

login as normal user user, in this example we use the user with user name fedora as an example for this step by step procedure.

 

  1. create public_html pirectory

  2. chmod 755

 

Create public html directory.

 

Execute the cd command to change to home directory.

 

[fedora@fedora ~]$ cd

[fedora@fedora ~]$

 

Verify.

 

[fedora@fedora ~]$ pwd

/home/fedora

[fedora@fedora ~]$

 

Execute mkdir command to make public_html directory.

 

[fedora@fedora ~]$ mkdir public_html

[fedora@fedora ~]$

 

Verify the public html directory creation.

 

[fedora@fedora ~]$ ls

public_html

[fedora@fedora ~]$

 

Change directory permission.

 

Execute ls command to verify the permission of the Public Html directory.

 

[fedora@fedora ~]$ ls -l

total 4

drwxrwxr-x 2 fedora fedora 4096 Jan 14 15:25 public_html

[fedora@fedora ~]$

 

If the permission not 755 for public_html directory, execute the chmod command as on example below.

 

[fedora@fedora ~]$ chmod 755 public_html/

[fedora@fedora ~]$

 

point browser to http://your_web_server/~username to test new configuration

 

Now user can make their on web pages and put inside the public_html in order to publish the contents on the internet

 

Related:

Create first web page.

 

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