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Thanks guys I figured it out. This was the link I needed: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/auth.html

Hi everyone, thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

I just got my Apache2 Webserver set up on my Ubuntu 9.04. Now I need to make sure it is secure.

I am in the process of creating my...

OK.... i feel stupid, i did not have to at "/index.html" to the DocuemntRoot. I just took it off and left it /var/www/public_html and when i went to johnnywins.dyndns.biz it autoatically took me...

I also want to figure out how to default johnnywins.dyndns.biz to my index.html file that i just created in /var/www/public_html

That way its like my own website, is that possible? I added the...

Hey Saj, ya know what, I hardly ever backup my stuff anyway, don't worry about it, I'll just use the www folder :).

Now that I have this setup, I have some more questions...

How can I enhance...

OK- thanks. Maybe this is it.. in the default file there is this section below. Maybe I need to change the directory:

<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks...

OK, ran that. Still seeing the same error

yea, i basically added it just like you said, /home/john/public_html

so what now?

also, is this normal?
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
* Restarting web server apache2
apache2:...

OK cool. But what did you see when you went to johnnywins.dyndns.biz? I see the following:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

OK - You said change the DocumentRoot in the Apache2 config file. Did you mean this file? /etc/apache2/sites-available/default?

johnnywins.dyndns.biz should take you to my IP address.. Can you...

OK so I uninstalled Apache and re-installed so that the config files would go back to default. Now when I access my IP address, it shows "It works!" So now what?

OK I am just trying it with port 80 now all i see when i enter the site address is "It works!"

Thanks for the quick response! Yes just HTML websites. So I have Apache installed. Now what? I followed the doc above for the Basic Setting section. Now I think there is something I have to do...

Hello everyone

I am new to Linux and this is my first post. I am enjoying this so far. Now I want to set up a simple web server so that I can allow friends and family to access my files. I...