Tag Archives: centOs

Setting up Apache HTTP Server on CentOS

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Garejoor

Setting up HTTPD on CentOS By default the Apache web server is installed on CentOS but even if it is not, you can install it using the following command: to start the service, type the following entry: if you want to be able to access your pages externally, you need to open port 80 on the firewall. Open up the iptables file: and add the following line to the end …

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Setting up Git on CentOS

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Garejoor

Git is a new version control system created by Linus Torvalds. If your starting a project, it is a good idea to have a version control system setup before starting the project. There are alternatives to git but two of the most popular ones are SVN, CVS. The major difference between git and the rest is that git is distributed where svn or cvs are server-client based. Setup By default, …

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Setting up a SSH server on CentOS

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Garejoor

SSH allows users to connect to a remote linux/unix operating system and access it as if they were using it directly. This allows you to work on your code/project from a remote location and not to worry about coping and pasting the changes made somewhere to another. With X window forwarding enabled, you can even run remote applications on your local machine, even if the machine is a windows PC. …

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