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Lab 19: Web Server and Database Management

Objective:
The objective of this lab is to manage web servers and databases on Linux.

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Detailed Steps:

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1. Install and Configure Apache or Nginx:

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● Choose a web server such as Apache or Nginx.
● Install the selected web server on your Linux system.

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# For Apache:
sudo apt install apache2
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# For Nginx:
sudo apt install nginx
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● Start and enable the web server service.


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sudo systemctl start apache2 # For Apache


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sudo systemctl enable apache2


# For Nginx:
sudo systemctl start nginx # For Nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx
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● Configure the web server to serve HTML pages and handle incoming requests.

2. Host a Basic HTML Page on the Web Server:


● Create a basic HTML page and save it in the web server's document root
directory.
<!-- /var/www/html/index.html -->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>My Website</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to My Website</h1>

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<p>This is a basic HTML page hosted on the web server.</p>
</body>

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</html>

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● Access the HTML page via a web browser by navigating to http://localhost or
the IP address of your server.

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3. Install MySQL or PostgreSQL:
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● Choose a database management system such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
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● Install the selected database management system on your Linux system.
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# For MySQL:
sudo apt install mysql-server
# For PostgreSQL:
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sudo apt install postgresql


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● Start and enable the database service.


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sudo systemctl start mysql # For MySQL


sudo systemctl enable mysql
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# For PostgreSQL:
sudo systemctl start postgresql # For PostgreSQL
sudo systemctl enable postgresql

4. Create a Database and a Basic Table, Perform Simple SQL


Queries:
● Connect to the MySQL or PostgreSQL database server.

# For MySQL:
sudo mysql -u root -p
# For PostgreSQL:
sudo -u postgres psql

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● Create a new database.

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CREATE DATABASE my_database;

● Create a basic table in the database.

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CREATE TABLE my_table (
id INT PRIMARY KEY,
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name VARCHAR(50)
);
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● Perform simple SQL queries such as inserting data into the table, querying data
from the table, updating records, and deleting records.
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Conclusion:
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This lab has provided hands-on experience in managing web servers and databases on
Linux. Participants have learned how to install and configure Apache or Nginx as web
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servers, host a basic HTML page, install MySQL or PostgreSQL as database


management systems, create databases and tables, and perform simple SQL queries.
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These skills are essential for web developers, system administrators, and DevOps
engineers to deploy and manage web applications with backend databases.

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