[olug] linux web server management ?

[Jonathan Warren]

With linux it is easy to install software.  You just need to copy the package or source files to the server and either install them with the command line package tool or build them and install them.  For Redhat you would do the following
rpm -i newpkg.rpm.  It will report any errors or problems or missing packages.  Most source distributions can be installed by tar -zxvf source.tgz or tar -jxvf source.tar.bz2 
cd source
./configure
make
make install

This doesn't work for everythign but most things work this way.  Do you know how to use ssh?  



On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 11:52:10PM -0600, Brian Wiese wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Dec 2002 19:51:17 +0500
> Munawar <support at apnihosting.com> wrote:
> 
> |Yes I have installed linux at my home pc in Pakistan, I want to learn how
> i can manage my server if its in USA and I am in Pakistan, How i can
> install softwares, and how I can run it smoothly, I know peoples do it
> remotely, but I dont know these things how to do.
> |
> |I know that if I got server from any company like rackshack.net
> |
> |they will install linux and control panel on it.
> |
> |I can get access via putty SSH
> |
> |but I dont know how i can manage other things.
> |
> |I need proper set of documents which will cover all these things, I
> bought many books here, but no one is covering topics for this.
> 
> http://tldp.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux-RH-Edition-v1.3/netweb-Apache.html
> http://www.icon.co.za/~psheer/book/node39.html.gz
> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch-sec-services.en.html#s5.8
> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/
> 
> 
> that should be a good reference point, and putty/ssh is all you need...
> though webmin may make some configurations easier. many general linux/unix
> books should walk you through the setup/admin/maintain of many services,
> especially apache.  if you come across many problems, google it... you'll
> probably find the answer in some mailing list archive perhaps.
> 
> good luck, peace
> 
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