Apache & PHP¶

Quickstart¶

# Install necessary packages
$ sudo apt-get install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php

# Allow the port in your firewall
$ sudo ufw allow http

# Make sure apache is started
$ sudo apachectl start

SSL with self-signed certificate¶

# Generate a self-signed certificate
$ sudo apt-get install ssl-cert

# Reconfigure apache
$ sudo a2enmod ssl
$ sudo a2ensite default-ssl

# Allow the port in your firewall
$ sudo ufw allow https

# Reload apache configuration
$ sudo apachectl reload apache2

Security¶

Review and edit /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/security.conf as needed
Install libapache2-modsecurity

Also, refer to generic httpd security checks.

Documentation¶

Debian has its own configuration layout for apache. You can read it directly from your SSH.

$ sudo apt-get install apache2-doc
$ gzip -d /usr/share/doc/apache2/README.Debian.gz -c | less