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Figure 42-6:The httpdservice is Apache. If you re running SuSE, you can use YaST to start theApache Web server by following these steps: 1.Open the Main Menu and choose System.YaST. 2.If you re not logged in as the superuser, SuSEprompts you for the root password. Type in therootpassword and click OK. 3.Click Network Services, and then click HTTPServer. 4.When the HTTP Server Configuration windowappears, click Enabled and then Finish. After a short delay, your Apache Web server isready to serve browser requests. If you re a Mandrake user, follow these steps to startthe Apache Web server using the Mandrake ControlCenter: 1.Open the Main Menu and choose System. Configuration.Configure Your Computer. 2.If you re not logged in as the superuser, Mandrake prompts you for the rootpassword. Type in the root password and click OK. 3.Choose System.Services. 4.Use the scroll bar to scroll down through thelist of services, and select the On Boot checkbox next to httpd. 5.Click the Start button (next to httpd). The Apache Web servers starts. 6.Click OK, and then close the Mandrake Controlcenter. The Apache Web server is up and running andwill automatically start each time you rebootyour Mandrake computer. To check the installation and service status of yournew Apache Web server, open a Web browser andsurf to http://127.0.0.1. Your browser displays theApache Server Test Page, shown in Figure 42-7. Figure 42-7:The Test Page for Apache Installation. At this point, you re ready to serve up Web contentto machines on your local network. Apache is aquick way to distribute a company newsletter orshare other in-house information. In the next sec- tion, we show you how to create simple Web contentwith OpenOffice. To make your server accessible to your com- pany or network, but not vulnerable to theoutside world, allow traffic from port 80 atyour local interface, but disallow traffic on port80 from the outside world. See Technique 34for helpful ideas about using Webmin to setup a functional firewall.
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