Web Server Configuration

Figure 8.8. Defining Where your Web Server Should Be Visible from

Defining Where your Web Server Should Be Visible from

This wizard will simply let you specify if your web server will be disabled, visible from the local network, from the external network (generally the Internet) or from both. Check the appropriate boxes as shown in Figure 8.8, “Defining Where your Web Server Should Be Visible from”.

The second step allows you to activate or deactivate the feature which gives users the option to maintain their own web sites. They will be available from the http://servername/~user/ URL. The directory where to store their sites can be changed in the next step if this option is checked. It defaults to the public_html directory inside the user's home directory.

The last step allows you to specify the directory where the files to be served by the server will be stored, known as the Document Root. To begin creating your web site, simply put the files in the chosen directory. You can connect to your web site as soon as the wizard is finished through the http://localhost/ URL.