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If Apache (httpd) was already installed, ensure that the latest version is installed:
# yum update httpd
Ensure that the latest version of
openssl
and
mod_ssl
is installed as well using similar yum commands as
above.
Remove any unneeded modules, for example:
# yum erase php*
Edit the
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
and remove or comment out (by placing a
#
at the beginning of the
line) any
LoadModule
lines that load unnecessary modules. You can easily find a list of these module by
running:
# fgrep LoadModule /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Some modules that you may be able to remove include: mod_imap, mod_info, mod_userdir, mod_status,
mod_cgi, mod_autoindex
See Appendix A.7 and A.8 for more information on securing the Apache Web Server.
2.3.5 Create users and groups for ColdFusion and Apache
Create a new group to contain both Apache and ColdFusion, in this guide we use the name
webservices
feel free to choose a unique name.
# groupadd webservices
The Apache web server runs as user
apache
by default on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Add
apache
to the
webservices
group:
# usermod -a -G webservices apache