Install Web Server & Create GMN User¶

Apache¶

Install Apache:

$ sudo yum -y install httpd

Start Apache and configure to start on boot:

$ sudo systemctl start httpd
$ sudo systemctl enable httpd
$ sudo systemctl enable httpd.service

To confirm apache is running, check the status:

$ sudo systemctl status httpd

Now is a good time to check if Apache is listening on port 80 by default as it should be:

$ netstat -ln | grep -E :'80'

Which will return output similar to:

tcp6       0      0 :::80                   :::*                    LISTEN

If the command returns nothing, then something isn’t right. You should go back and review the previous steps.

Change ownership of document root so it and its contents are in the same group as the web server:

$ sudo chgrp -R apache /var/www/html

Now that apache is installed you can create a user and add it to the apache group:

$ sudo useradd -G apache gmn
$ sudo passwd gmn