Checking Apache on CentOS

Question

I am trying to run Apache on my CentOS.(I am having very basic knowledge on linux).

[Apache Start Stop] using this link i tried to run: apachect1 start But I got -bash apachect1: command not found

I also tried to check the status using $ /etc/init.d/nginx status But I got -bash: /etc/init.d/nginx: No such file or directory

Then I tried to check if Apache is installed using : which apache2 But I got /usr/bin/which: no apache2 in (/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/home/bebo/bin)

It seems that Apache is not installed, however I can see httpd directory in etc folder. Does it have any significance?

Is my assumption correct, if yes how can I install/from where to download & install. Else correct where I am going wrong.

Answer 1

These all the steps will be applied for CentOS 7 and CentOS 8

( Note also apply on RHEL 7/8)

I recommend running the below command to auto-remove the unused packages.

Step 1:

yum autoremove

Step 2: Now run the below command to update the CentOS

  yum update

Step 3: Installing the apache software package

yum install httpd

Step 4: Starting the apache service

The name of the Apache service is httpd. Use the below command to start and enable it at the same time in CentOS 7 or later version.

systemctl enable --now httpd

Step 5: Checking the httpd service status

systemctl status httpd

Step 6: Firewall configuration

As per now, we have to allow the HTTP service in the firewall. So, you can find the below command useful for that.

firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service http
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service https

Now reload the firewall service,

firewall-cmd --reload

Step 7: Test the Apache server. Put the IP address of your computer or the localhost on the web-browser; it will show you the Apache server is running.

To read more about Apache installation, you can visit my blog post. The blog post URL, you can find below.

LAMP stack installation on CentOS/RHEL 7/8

How to install the Apache web-server on CentOS 8

Answer 2

The best and easiest way to install apache on Centos is using the yum package manager.

Just run the following:

yum install httpd

After installation depending on your Centos version you start the Apache service as follows:

Centos 6

service httpd start

Centos 7

systemctl start httpd

Answer 3

Check if apache is installed

service httpd status

if the result is "httpd: unrecognized service" , it means not installed.

or

type your domain or ip in browser, if nothing to displayed, it means no apache installed.

Install Apache

yum -y install httpd

Start Apache service

service httpd start