[HLUG] Test web server

[Paul Stenning]

Thanks Paul!

Yep, Ubuntu (maybe the server one with a desktop added) with Webmin 
looks like the one to go for.

Because it is on the LAN, behind a firewall/router, and won't be 
accessed from the internet, the security concerns are not really an issue.

Paul.


paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net wrote:
> Paul,
> 
>> I do not like using the command line so need some sort of desktop/GUI on
>> it.  I use phpMyAdmin for managing databases.  I don't mind editing
>> config files for Apache but would prefer a graphical management front-end.
>>
> 
> to be honest, I've never heard of a GUI for apache configuration. That
> doesn't mean there isn't one..
> 
>> The live server is running...
>>
>> Apache version	1.3.37 (Unix)
>> PHP version	5.2.1
>> MySQL version	5.0.45-community
>>
>> So it would be sensible to use similar versions of PHP and MySQL on the
>> test server.
> 
> it would be best to try and keep as close as possible, certainly for PHP
> and MySQL you'll need the major revisions (5 in both cases).
> 
>> I can use http://site1.myserver/ and http://site2.myserver/, or
>> http://site1/ and http://site2/, or two IP addresses
>> http://192.168.0.100/ and http://192.168.0.101/.  So I need to be able
>> to configure the server and Apache to do one of these.  I will probably
>> be adding other sites later.
> 
> do-able, though I've never done it with apache, I usually only have one
> test server :-)
> 
>> I will be doing the development on a Windows PC.  I want to be able to
>> edit the website files directly on the server over the network, so it
>> needs to be network shared directories.  I don't want to have to FTP
>> every change across.  So presumably I need Samba?
> 
> What version of linux are you using?
> Most of the modern distrubutions come with samba enabled.
> 
>> What Linux distro should I use?  I am thinking of one of the Ubuntu
>> family but welcome other ideas.
> 
> seem to be the most popular, though I've yet to use it.
> 
>> Obviously I need to install Apache, PHP, MySQL and phpMyAdmin.  What
>> should I install to get a graphical management thing for Apache
>> (preferably web-based)?
> 
> my friend says use 'webmin' but warns, it's VERY insecure!
> 
>> What do I need to do to configure the site URLs as above?
> 
> ubuntu :-)
> 
>> What do I need to do to configure Samba or whatever for network shares?
> 
> my friend (the linux god) says use webmin for configuring samba.
> Webmin does the whole unix admin for the machine.
> 
>> It won't have a monitor etc connected once it is up and running.  How
>> can I access a remote desktop or whatever on it from Windows?
> 
> webmin is looking good :-)
> 
> Paul
> 
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