Introduction
In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Apache web server on Amazon Linux 2. We will also learn how to configure Apache web server to run simple HTML web page.
Prerequisites
To follow this tutorial, you will need:
- An Amazon Linux 2 EC2 instance.
- A user with sudo privileges.
Install Apache Web Server and run simple HTML web page
Step 1: Install Apache Web Server
Before we start, we need to update the package list and upgrade the installed packages:
sudo yum update -y
Now, we can install Apache web server:
sudo yum install httpd -y
Step 2: Start Apache Web Server
Now, we can start Apache web server:
- Start Apache Server
sudo systemctl start httpd
- Configure Apache to run on system boot
sudo systemctl enable httpd
Step 3: Configure Firewall
Now, we need to configure the firewall to allow HTTP traffic:
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
Step 4: Create a Simple HTML Web Page
Before we can test Apache web server, we need to change the permissions of the /var/www/html directory:
sudo chmod 777 /var/www/html
Now, we can create a simple HTML web page:
sudo vi /var/www/html/index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Apache Web Server</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Apache Web Server</h1>
<p>This is a simple HTML web page.</p>
</body>
</html>
Step 5: Test Apache Web Server
Now, we can test Apache web server by opening the public IP address of our Amazon Linux 2 EC2 instance in a web browser:
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Apache web server on Amazon Linux 2. We also learned how to configure Apache web server to run simple HTML web page.
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