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Install Apache Web Server under CentOS or Red Hat

You can install Apache/Httpd under Red Hat/CentOS by doing the following:

  1. Open your VPS console from the Power Management control panel.
  2. Log In to your VPS by entering your username and password.
  3. To install Apache/Httpd under Red Hat/CentOS use the following command:
    # yum install httpd
  4. To start Apache/Httpd under Red Hat/CentOS use the following commands:
    # chkconfig httpd on
    # /etc/init.d/httpd start
  5. httpd service runs at port 80 by default. You can check if port 80 is open by using the following command:
    # netstat -tulpn | grep :80

Congratulations, you have installed Apache/Httpd under Red Hat/CentOS.

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The default directory for Red Hat/CentOS versions is: /var/www/html

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