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Apache httpd

official documentation: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/install.html

installation​

install httpd on fedora​

  • intall httpd
sudo dnf install httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl start httpd
  • install related modules this instllation require php some others dependencies
sudo dnf install php
sudo dnf install php-mysqlnd php-fpm
  • change the change Ownership and Permissions for /var/www/html and all their nested content
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html

Deployment​

Deploy php website on fedora​

  1. The php project my-website must be deployed on /var/www/html directory

  2. this directory by default is restricted, change Ownership and Permissions (if necessary):

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/my-website
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/my-website
  1. Configure the access to this project by httpd

Update the SELinux Context. If SELinux is enabled, it can restrict access to files even if the permissions are set correctly. To check and set the SELinux context for the directory, run:

sudo chcon -R -t httpd_sys_content_t /var/www/html/my-website
  1. Restart Apache

After making changes to the configuration files, restart the Apache server to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd
  1. Check if the project is accessible on http://localhost/my-website.

Add an my-website/index.php

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Test</title>
</head>
<body>
    <?php
    echo 'test';
    ?>
</body>
</html>