HP Open Source Middleware Stacks Blueprint: LAMP Architecture on HP ProLiant BladeSystem Servers on RHEL

NOTE: You must set a valid server host name prior to running an Apache HTTP Server to

avoid an error. The Apache configuration files are located in /etc/httpd/conf and the main

configuration file is httpd.conf.

1. Edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and designate a valid hostname for the ServerName

directive using the following syntax:

ServerName <YOUR_HOSTNAME>:80

2. Restart Apache to force the changes to take effect by entering the following command:

# /etc/init.d/httpd restart

3. Verify that Apache starts successfully by verifying that messages similar to the following

appear in the /var/log/httpd/error_log log file:

[Thu May 10 11:25:14 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Red Hat) configured

-- resuming normal operations

4. Create a file named /var/www/html/apache.html and add the following lines:

<HTML>

<HEAD>

</HEAD>

Apache http server worked !

</BODY>

</HTML>

Verify the Apache installation by opening a browser and entering the following website:

http://<YOUR_WEB_SERVER_IP>apache.html

The following message appears:

Apache HTTP server worked !

Advanced Apache HTTP Server Features

The following section describes several widely used Apache HTTP Server features.

Using the Apache HTTP Server Benchmarking Tool

The benchmarking tool is supplied with the Apache HTTP Server and is used to benchmark your

Apache HTTP Server and monitor its performance. For example, you can use the benchmarking

tool to perform concurrency requests to an Apache HTTP Server.

To start the benchmaking tool, use the command /usr/bin/ab. Additionally, you can verify

the stability of the Apache HTTP Server by running a basic stress test on the test system.

The following procedure shows you how to conduct a stress test for an example system.

1. Create a file using the following path name: /var/www/html/abtest.html

2. Add the following lines to the file you created in Step 1:

<HTML>

<HEAD>

</HEAD>

The page is used for Apache benchmarking test !