Linux: Managing Web Services (LPIC-2)

By Andrew Mallett
This course will cover managing Apache and Nginx Web Servers and the Squid Web Proxy for both the exam and for real life.
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Level
Intermediate
Updated
Feb 16, 2017
Duration
5h 10m
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Course Overview
Course Overview 2m
Introducing Web Services
Welcome to Web Services 7m Installing Arch - Partitioning a Disk 7m Installing Arch - Adding Software 8m Installing Arch - Configuring 7m Installing Apache 5m Summary and What's Next 3m
Apache HTTPD Minimal Configuration
Apache Configuration 4m Creating a Minimal Configuration 9m Loading Apache Modules 10m Testing the Apache Configuration 5m Understanding Virtual Hosts 3m Creating Named Based Virtual Hosts 9m Creating Port Based and IP Based Virtual Hosts 7m Summary and What's Next 4m
Apache Access Control
Introduction to Apache Authorization and Authentication 4m Displaying and Securing the Server Status Page 8m Understanding User Authentication 4m Additional Modules for User Authentication 6m Configuring the Virtual Host to Authenticate Users 7m Configuring User Passwords 5m Authorizing User Groups 6m Summary and What's Next 3m
Using Scripts to Deliver Dynamic Content
Dynamic Web Content 5m Configuring the Server to Run BASH Scripts 7m Creating a BASH Script to Produce Dynamic Content 7m Understanding .htaccess Files 3m Migrating to .htaccess Files 6m Running PERL Scripts in Apache 4m Understanding PHP and Apache 3m Configuring PHP 8m Summary and What's Next 3m
Securing Apache with HTTPS
Using SSL and TLS on the Internet 7m Creating Private Keys 6m Creating a Certificate Signing Request 5m Self-signing the Public Key 6m Understanding CipherSuites 5m Deploying Virtual Servers with TLS/SSL 6m Setting up the Acme Client Signing Client 4m Adding CA Signed Certificates to the Server 6m Understanding the Certification Chain 7m Redirecting HTTP Requests and HSTS 7m Summary 3m
Load Balancing HTTP Requests
Load Balancing in the Apache HTTPD Server 6m Configuring Virtual Hosts for Load Balancing 4m Configuring the Load Balancer Machine 9m Testing Load Balancing 2m Configuring the Load Balancing Manager 4m Summary and What's Next 3m
Implementing a Web Proxy with Squid
The Squid Web Proxy 2m Installing Squid in Arch Linux 2m Investigating the Squid Configuration 2m Configuring Squid 5m Understanding User Authentication 2m Authenticating Users in Squid 6m Summary and What's Next 2m
Using NGINX as a Web Server
NGINX Web Server 2m Installing NGINX 2m Understanding the NGINX Configuration 2m Configuring NGINX 6m Using NGINX as a Reverse Proxy 5m Summary and What's Next 2m
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Level
Intermediate
Updated
Feb 16, 2017
Duration
5h 10m
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We all need Web Servers and as a Linux Administrator you are sure to come across the need of managing and deploying them. In this course, Linux: Managing Web Services (LPIC-2), you will first learn how to configure Apache Virtual Hosts. Next you'll learn how to configure PHP and Perl on Apache. Finally, you'll wrap up the course by learning how to configure HTTPS enabled and protected sites. By the end of the course, you will be confident in deploying Apache, NGINX, and Squid services.

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Andrew Mallett
About the author

Andrew is a committed evangelist of the Linux Operating System and the concept of community and freedom that it provides. He has worked as a technical trainer since 1995 and has taught throughout the world, including Australia, the US, Germany and Eastern Europe. Andrew started teaching Linux in 2004 when Novell acquired SUSE and has been a long time supporter of Novell and provides SYSOP support the the Certifed Novell Instructor community on Linux. Andrew founded theurbanpenguin and has been submitting video training material to his YouTube channel since 2009 and currently has over 8,500 subscribers and 1.6 Million views. Andrew has had two publications with Packt: Citrix Access Gateway VPX Essentials (2012) and Citrix XenApp (2013).

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Updated
Feb 16, 2017
Duration
5h 10m
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