Web Developer 101-Use Web Servers to Build Sites on your PC

Setup your pc to start making websites on Apache & IIS Web Servers. WordPress, Joomla Drupal, ASP.NET, NodeJS, etc..

Language: english

Note: 4.8/5 (40 notes) 11,201 students

Instructor(s): Brandon Price

Last update: 2021-11-13

What you’ll learn

Setup web developer environments with Apache and IIS Web Servers
Learn essential Web Server Configurations: Adding logins to websites, virtual hosts, proxies, etc.
Host websites in a variety of ways locally while they are under development
3rd party hosting options for production-ready websites

Requirements

None

Description

Hello:

This class will cover a variety of ways to install and setup web servers on your pc so you can start making websites that can be locally viewed and tested. The ways covered will include:

• Installing an Apache Web Server on the Ubuntu version of the Linux operating system (many custom configurations to the server will also be covered)

• Installing an Apache Web Server included with XAMPP on a Linux operating system (custom configurations to the server will also be covered)

• Installing a Microsoft IIS Web Server on a Windows operating system (many custom configurations to the server will also be covered)

• Installing an Apache Web Server included with XAMPP on Windows (refer to the Apache Server videos on Linux for custom configurations)

After each server installation, I will detail how you can configure websites on each web server with things like password protection, virtual directories, url redirects, reverse proxies, and more.

Additionally, I will cover how to:

• Install website builders such as WordPress, Drupal and Joomla on both the Apache and Microsoft IIS Servers

• Set up the ASP.NET core and NodeJS web development scripting frameworks on a Microsoft IIS Server

• Publish your websites when they are ready to be hosted the World Wide Web using affordable Hosting options such as Bluehost, CPanel, and Github (free).

• Use a paid web domain from GoDaddy for a website hosted on Github Pages

• Upload your local website files to your hosting provider using FileZilla and CPanel’s File Manager

The course will also have several downloadable resources and a lengthy quiz at the end. I look forward to seeing you in the course.

-Brandon

Who this course is for

Those interested in Web Development or Web Server Administration

Course content

Introduction
- What is a web server?
- Which operating systems we will use
- Understanding URL addresses
- Web Server Types
- Why choose a 3rd party over self hosting
Learning Linux (Ubuntu version) and installing 1st Apache Web Server
- Installation steps and Apache Server Filepaths
- Web servers and Web language compatibility: Front End Languages
- Web servers and Web language compatibility: Server Side Languages
- Installing PHP
- Apache GUI (Installation)
- Apache GUI (Walk through)
- Linux File Permissions
- Editing Website Files
- Web Server Configuration Files and Changing the Root Directory
- Changing the Directory Index
- What is htaccess and how to enable it?
- Error Handling: Error 404 Page/URL Rewrite with htaccess
- Authentication with htaccess: Single-user login
- Authentication with htaccess: Multi-user login
2nd Apache Web Server Install on Linux using XAMPP
- XAMPP Overview
- Installation Steps
- Ports
- Configurations
- Using XAMPP
- Apache on Linux Wrap-Up
Install Apache Web Server on Windows
- Install
- Configurations Overview
- Server Configurations Pt 1: Web Directory, Directory Index
- Server Configurations Pt 2: Aliases, Virtual Hosts
- Site Specific Configurations: Error 404 pages and rewrites (.htaccess)
- Site Specific Configurations: URL Rewrite Extended
- Website Password Protection with .htaccess
Microsoft IIS Web Server Installation and Configuration om Windows
- Introduction
- Enabling IIS Server on Windows
- IIS Overview
- Basic Settings (default website directory, website names, file permissions)
- Host Headers (Virtual Hosts)
- Ports
- Default Document
- Setting up passwords for your websites
- lnstalling Modules
- URL Rewrite Module Overview
- URL Rewrite Module: Blank Rules
- URL Rewrite Module: Canonical Domain Name Rule
- Error Pages
- Installing PHP
- HTTP Response Headers
- Virtual Directories
- Proxy Servers (A Discussion and Setup Tips)
- IIS Wrap-Up
Adding Website Builders to our IIS and Apache Servers
- Intro to Website Builders
- Install WordPress on your Apache Server included with XAMPP
- Managing your WordPress Logins
- WordPress Pages and Themes
- WordPress Plugins, XAMPP Requirements, Uploading to hosting provider
- Install Joomla on your Apache Server
- Joomla Overview
- Install Drupal on Apache Server
- Drupal Overview
- Installing WordPress on IIS Web Server
- Installing WordPress on IIS Web Server Pt 2 (Maria Database Server & DB Setup)
- Installing WordPress on IIS Web Server Pt 3 (PHP configs for plugins/themes)
- Install Joomla on IIS Web Server
- Wrap-Up: How to modify websites made with website builders for easy hosting
Scripting Environments on your web server
- An Overview of coding your website
- Native web languages and using the Notepad++ code editor to edit native scripts
- A Basic HTML script
- An Overview ASP.NET Framework in Visual Studio
- Hosting ASP.NET Applications
- NodeJS: Setup and Hosting a Visual Studio Project Template
- Nodejs: Starting Server from terminal and Database Configurations
- NodeJS: Setting up a MongoDB Server
- NodeJS: Managing Databases on the MongoDB Server
- NodeJS: Hosting App On IIS Using a Reverse Proxy
- NodeJS: Installing IIS Node to host NodeJS Apps
- NodeJS: Hosting App on IIS Using IIS Node
- Wrap Up: Ideal web server setups/coding environments for a web developer
Hosting Providers
- How 3rd Party Host Providers Host Sites
- Recommended Hosting Options
- Understanding Web Hosting on Amazon
- Hosting on Github
- Replacing preset Github URL with Custom Domain
- cPanel Hosting Intro: An Interface for Apache
- Setting up CPanel/Uploading Local Website Files
- Website Configurations using htaccess files in the CPanel
- Website Configurations using the CPanel User Interface
- CPanel Apps and Wrap-Up
Conclusion
- Final Words
- Wrap-Up Test