Test and Configure PHP installation on Fedora server.

This step by step article show the configuration and confirmation of PHP module on Fedora Core operating system, please note that this configuration may vary base on the operating system and software version version.

1. Confirmation of the PHP installation.

[root@localhost ~]# rpm -q php

php-5.1.6-3

Step by step Setup and Configure Squid Proxy Server on Fedora Core.

   The main purpose of proxy server is to sharing one internet connection and maintains a cache for web browsing performance. Squid cache proxy server is free proxy server that comes with bundle with the Fedora Core operating system, you can configure your Linux Fedora Core PC to be a Cache proxy server and share the connection to the internet only by a simple configuration setup.

   The article below show the step by step to setup and configure SQUID proxy serve on Fedora core with screenshot and SQUID configuration example.

Step by step configure SQUID proxy to block HTTP request to specific web pages or web site.

This article show step to configure Squid proxy server to block client from accessing specific web address (to block URL address).  Open and edit the configuration file of Squid proxy server that usually located under /etc/squid/squid.conf..

1.  Find and edit ACCESS CONTROL part and put in the ( acl bad_url dstdomain "/etc/squid/bad-sites.squid" ) as shown in example below.

Create first web page on Fedora Core Web Server.

Step by step guide to create your own first web page on Fedora Core Linux Apache web server.

1.  Open desktop x-terminal, then using the nautilus program go to the directory where you should put your web contents; Please note that the example show in this article use the /var/www/html/ directory as the web contents directory.

Apache Web Server Setup and Configuration on Fedora Core Server.

   Apache usually an default web server for many Linux distributions, the Apache demon on Fedora Core distribution called httpd and the configuration files for Apache web server usually located under /etc/httpd.  This article try explain the step by step to configure and  setup Apache as web server on Fedora Core server operating system.

1. Apache web server.

Confirmation of Apache / httpd installation.

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.

Setup Mail Server Sendmail

Setup sendmail  and configure imap and pop3 on Fedora Core operating system server.

Sendmail Installation Confirmation.

[root@fedora ~]# rpm -q sendmail

sendmail-8.9.3-20

Access Samba share from Windows 2000 or Windows XP computer.

   The step by step accessing Samba share below is done on Windows 2000 Professional.  The procedure shown below also can be use on Windows XP or other Windows family operating system.

1. Double click My Network Places icon on your Windows system desktop.

Example of samba smbpasswd file and samba smbusers configuration file.

Below show the example of Samba smbpasswd configuration file and Samba smbusers configuration file that located on /etc/samba/ directory.

Example of smbpasswd configuration file:

[root@localhost samba]# cat /etc/samba/smbpasswd

Samba server smb.conf configuration file.

Example of Samba Server Configuration file on Fedora server, smb.conf located in /etc/samba/smb.conf directory.

Example of smb.conf config file: