WEBF - Linux as a Web and FTP Server

Linux is the operating system of choice for running web servers, and
Apache is the most popular web server software in the whole world.
This course explains how to set up Apache and adapt it to your
individual needs. It also covers the operation of "secure" web
servers using SSL and the operation of Squid-based proxy servers.
Finally, the FTP protocol and FTP servers under Linux will be
discussed.

Prerequisits: LPIC-1 certificate or equivalent knowledge of the
material of the "Linux System Administration II" course;
participation in "Linux Network Administration" or equivalent
knowledge

Continuitive courses and certificates: Linux Security; LPI-202 exam
of LPIC-2; Linup Front courses covering web development with
LAMP, PHP, Perl, Django, and TYPO3.

Duration: 3 days

Topics:

The Apache web server
Apache configuration
Organizing a web site
Access permissions and protection
Log files
Virtual web servers
Dynamic content
Apache security *
Apache performance *
SSL, OpenSSL, mod_ssl
Certification
Server authentication
Squid basics
Squid configuration
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
The vsftp FTP server
The Pure-FTPd FTP server

LPI Exam Goals (LPI-202)

208.1 Setting up a web server [3]
208.2 Maitaining a web server [2]
208.3 Setting up a proxy server [1]
212.2 Securing FTP servers [2]