faux web server

[terrygd]

I was given a Triton duel 200 mhz Pentium file server with scsi HD and Cd. I loaded every program from Red Hat 8.0 except the source code and programming modules. I am new to Linux so am expecting a long learning curve. My wife and I are connected to the internet via separate cable accounts. She currently is a web developer and would like to be able to test her various modules when working at home. What would be required for me to set this system up as an apache server allowing her to do this. I guess the first question should be "Is it possible?" I imagine there will be many more questions I will have even after this one is answered.
I appreciate all the links provided by various contributors and am using them in my self education of Linux.

Terrygd

[bastard23]

terrygd,
I would browse the Redhat docs at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/. Check out the Customization Guide for how to configure Apache under Redhat. The docs there give a good description of how Linux works, spend an evening with them. Then look at the Apache httpd documentation at http://httpd.apache.org/ for more information about how the webserver works. It should be pretty easy to setup (once you understand where/what everything is). Read, try it out, and if you have problems (or don't understand something) post again and someone will help, I'm sure. You don't need to understand everything, but practice and mistakes help the learning process.

Have fun,
chris

[Magueta]

I'm curious about how much you know. Do you know anything about the filesystem and where the main things are located? Do you know the basic commands for navigating the filesystem, moving and copying files? Do you know how to use vi?

Joe

[case1984]

Originally posted by bastard23
terrygd,
I would browse the Redhat docs at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/. Check out the Customization Guide for how to configure Apache under Redhat. The docs there give a good description of how Linux works, spend an evening with them. Then look at the Apache httpd documentation at http://httpd.apache.org/ for more information about how the webserver works. It should be pretty easy to setup (once you understand where/what everything is). Read, try it out, and if you have problems (or don't understand something) post again and someone will help, I'm sure. You don't need to understand everything, but practice and mistakes help the learning process.

Have fun,
chris
I totally agree with bastard23, but I will point something out that I had trouble with when I first tried to set up an apache webserver with Red Hat 8.0... Be aware that a little program called TUX handles all HTTP requests _before_ apache's httpd gets them. TUX (as far as I know), is red hat specific, so there isn't a whole lot of info on the web about it, but you can find good documentation on redhat.com.
In answer to your first question, it is possible, go for it!

[terrygd]

Just wanted to thank those who replied to my question. Does anyone prefer one form of Linux over another? i.e Red Hat over SuSe? I had a version of SuSe and it semed easier to get around than in RH. Oh ya, I know practically Zip about Linux. I will learn! I read an article about a book this non techie wrote on Linux. Said it was very easy to understand and follow. The books I've bought so far seem to think the reader has a basic knowledge of Linux. I think I'm quite a ways below basic. One troulbe, I can't remember the name of the book.

[chrism01]

Well, you've come to the right place. Just read the faq on asking qns and start posting them here and we'll do what we can to help :)
BTW, Magueta's qns are a good start ie learn the answers to those first ;)