LinuxCBT HTTPD Edition

Introduction – Apache – Features
Identify key systems in topology
Discuss Key Apache Features
Enumerate and discuss other important features
Prepare systems for usage
Explore Apache BasicsURL | File-System Mappings
Consider applicable concepts
Explore defaults
Map URLs using a variety of methods
Compare and contrast mapping mechanisms
Evaluate accordingly

Content Redirection
Discuss features and benefits
Implement various Redirects
Trace behavior in appropriate logs
Contrast Redirects and other forms of URL Handling

Apache HTTPD Server – Bindings
Examine defaults on various systems
Discuss applicability
Provision various listeners
Contrast Bindings of various types
Create sockets as needed
Bind Apache resources to available sockets

Virtual Hosts
Explain applicability
Discuss limitations
Explore default configuration
Implement available Virtual Hosts
Confirm accessibility from various clients
Evaluate Virtual Hosts configuration

HTACCESS – Files-Based Directives Control
Discuss applicabilitiy
Explore caveats and limitations
Implement .htaccess for appropriate content
Examine directory inheritence
Modify .htaccess from FTP client perspective

Content Negotiation
Discuss sample usage scenarios
Examine default provisions
Tweak configuration to handle various content types
Evaluate Apache behavior based on client requests
Modify configuration to suit current needs
Evaluate results

Content Restrictions – Filtration
Discuss features and benefits
Identify predefined restrictions
Test restrictions accordingly
Implement desirable filters
Examine access restraints from multiple perspectives
Confirm configurations

Mod Rewrite – Introduction
Discuss features and benefits
Contrast simple Rewrites with Redirects
Identify key opportunities for application
Configure sample Rewrite Rules
Evaluate results

Mod Rewrite – Backreferences
Explain applicability within context
Generate example Regular Expressions (RegExes)
Modify expressions to generate backreferences
Reference stored matches accordingly
Examine behavior based on matched references
Alter references to suit changing conditions
Confirm results
Contrast backreferences from multiple directives
Implement various applicable backreferences

Mod Rewrite – Rewrite Condition
Discuss features and benefits
Explore possibilities to stack logic
Generate stacks of conditions
Implement resulting RewriteRule accordingly
Evaluate results of stacked logic
Alter Rewrite logic to handle ORs
Examine application
Mix and match logic to handle common scenarios
Test Rewrites accordingly

Mod Rewrite – Query String
Discuss caveats and limitations
Identify possible usage scenarios
Trap Query String accordingly
Release Query String and test Rewrite processing
Sanitize Query String for interesting requests
Test sanitized rules on various URLs
Apply Query String modifications to suit needs

Mod Rewrite – Logging | Debugging
Discuss features and benefits
Explore Logging range and resulting data
Correlate Rewrite rules to Log entries to ensure sanity
Confirm appropriate Rewrite rules-handling
Evaluate results

Mod Rewrite – Force SSL
Pose applicability scenario
Force SSL for sensitive content area
Confirm application of Rewrite rules
Force SSL for all site operations
Discuss tactics regarding limited scope SSL Rewrites
Evaluate Rewrite Rules

NginX – Basics
Disable | Remove Apache
Identify various NginX Install Options
Install NginX
Explore key files | directories
Test Access
Bind to multiple ports

NginX – LOGs
Identify default LOGs
Explore LOG formats
Configure additional format
Generate traffic and track LOG data
Compare with Apache

NginX – Virtual Hosts
Discuss available mechanisms
Explore Default VHost configuration
Implement IP-based VHosts
Implement Host-Header-based VHosts
Explore configuration options

NginX – Important Directives
Discuss location{} directive
Identify default implementation
Alter sites with various location{} options
Discuss URL Rewriting
Define simple rewrites and test
Incorporate REGEXES into Rewrites
Tokenize Rewrites and use components as needed
Implement Directory Indexes at various levels
Enable | Disable index files and evaluate
Discuss NginX Access control options
Implement IP-based Access control
Implement Basic AUTH-based Access control
Enable both and evaluate client access
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