Apache installation

You need to download the MSI installer for your Windows, it can be found on the Apache download page(http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi),
filling in all the necessary data. After starting this installer, Apache Monitor will be installed. You cannot monitor the status of all Apache services. This can be done from your Windows » services.msc
Now you can connect to your server http://127.0.0.1 and see the default Apache page.

Also, it is possible to edit, delete and add web files from your web server. To do this, make changes to the htdocs folder in the Apache folder. This location is the default for web files. Alternatively, you can use virtual hosts to use other directories or configure subdomains.

By the way, Apache has two configuration files: 

• .htaccess It is applicable based on all directories in web files
• httpd.conf inside Apache’s conf folder, he makes a request to the main configuration

PHP Installation

PHP has the function of using PHP scripts on your web server and display the results for all users

First of all, download the PHP version for Windows from the PHP download for Windows here: (https://windows.php.net/download).
Then you need to download this version and unzip the zip file to c: \ php.

After successful unpacking zip file need edit apache httpd.conf to enable

LoadModule php5_module "c:/php/php5apache2_2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
PHPIniDir "C:/php"

After that, you will need to restart the Apache web server; for testing PHP it is recommended to create test.php, in its htdocs folder, the contents are indicated below:

<?php phpinfo() ?>

Then check the output on

https: //127.0.0.1/test.php

This completes the configuring

Apache installation

First of all (as with any other installation of programs), you need to update the package manager

sudo apt-get update -y

Install and start Apache

sudo apt-get install apache2 -y
sudo systemctl start apache2.service

It is important to make sure that Apache was installed correctly and without errors. To do this, enter hostname -I in order to get your IP address and go to the link http:// SERVER_IP/

MySQL installation

sudo apt-get install mysql-server -y

This command will install the MariaBD database server and will then be prompted to enter the password for the root MySQL user. This step is required.

Install PHP

You can install PHP using the following command:

sudo apt-get install php -y

After installing PHP, you need to install common PHP extensions, such as GD, MySQL, and so on, using the following command:

sudo apt-get install -y php-{bcmath,bz2,intl,gd,mbstring,mcrypt,mysql,zip} && sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php  -y

Automatically Starting Apache and MySQL on Boot

These commands will allow you to start Apache and MySQL always when loading your web environment

sudo systemctl enable apache2.service
sudo systemctl enable mysql.service

Next, restart the Apache server for PHP to work

systemctl restart apache2.service

Install Web Server

The first thing we offer you is installing a web server

yum install httpd php

Personal Home Directory Protection

The following is protection for your home directories. The first thing to understand is that the directories of other users are classified and not visible to anyone, except for the owners, respectively.

We suggest you change all directories to 700; this is to ensure that only the appropriate home directory owners can view their own files

chmod 700 /home
chmod 700 /home/*
chmod 700 /home/*/*

Apply security patch for the Apache to split user privileges

The first thing to learn we need to first install the repository containing the package with the patch. Run the following commands as root or sudo

yum install epel-release
yum install httpd-itk

Through “apache2-mpm-itk” we can see which PHP user should run depending on the virtual host. It adds a new extension in the configuration of AssignUserId virtualhost-user virtualhost-user-group, which allows Apache / PHP to execute user code under a specific user account.

Сreate a virtual host

To create a virtual host in Apache, you can follow this example, which is presented below (for example, taken example.com)

NameVirtualHost example.com

<VirtualHost example.com>

DocumentRoot /home/vhost-user/public_html
ServerName example.com
</VirtualHost>

Next, open the text editor /etc/httpd/conf.d/example-virtualhost.conf and add the contents above. Here is the command to use nano:

nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/example-virtualhost.conf

Configure Apache Web Server to run as another user

After launched the protection of the Apache / PHP server, the following should be added:

AssignUserId vhost-user vhost-user-group

This will look like an example of a virtual host, after the option is added:

NameVirtualHost example.com

<VirtualHost example.com>

DocumentRoot /home/vhost-user/public_html
ServerName example.com
AssignUserId vhost-user vhost-user-group

</VirtualHost>

Next, you need to Hide the version of Apache. To do this, enter the command:

nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Then in the line “ServerTokens” change the parameter after it to “ProductOnly”. This tell to Apache only to show that it is “Apache” and not “Apache / 2.2” or something like that

At the end, restart the Apache server

service httpd restart