CS456/556 - Internet Services - Week 13 Assignment

1. Compare IIS (or PWS) and Apache or any other type of web server.

Bulletin Board Discussion
[post your answers to the bulletin board for CS456/556 - Internet Services by 4:00 p.m. MDT/MST Monday, November 19]
Answer these questions in your own words.

1. Evaluate two of your classmates websites.

Homework
(Due before class on November 19, 2001) TThe following assignment is intended to reinforce your knowledge of web servers.

1. The following assignment is intended to introduce the maintenance of the Apache Web Server. [e-mail your solutions to summers_wayne@ColumbusState.edu] Remember, to inspect the content of files in Linux, you can use the more command.
   1. What is the IP address for the web server on rex.nmhu.edu?
   2. Use man httpd to find information about httpd (the http demeon). [Use the space bar to go to the next page, CTRL-Z to exit.] What is the full name of httpd?
   3. Use the whereis command to find where httpd is located. Which path is for the program and which is for the files?
   4. Locate the access.conf file. Type more access.conf to view the contents of the file a page at a time. Locate the line for wsummers in this file. Where can I put my cgi-bin scripts and programs?
   5. View the httpd.conf file.
      • What port number is used by this server?
      • where does e-mail go when problems are identified?
      • What is the amount of time for timeouts?
      • What is the the number of clients who can simultaneously connect to the server?
      • Who is the server administrator?
   6. Where is the default.html file for rex.nmhu.edu located? [look in srm.conf]
   7. Look in the error.log file.
      • What type of error is usually found in this log?
      • What information is found in each entry of this log file?
   8. Write a brief description of what you did for each of the above. Problems, etc.
2. Finish the website for the school you are mentoring.

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