Linux and LAMP Stack Fundamentals (Hosting Websites)

Description

In this project based course we explain and demonstrate:

·How to host websites professionally and inexpensively

·Learn about Multiple Linux Distros with Desktop Virtualization

·How Domain Name Services (DNS) work

·Launch and configure Linux Instance in AWS Lightsail

·How Configure DNS in AWS Lightsail and Route 53

·The fundamentals of Linux and various distributions

·How to install Linux on a virtual machine running on Windows and Mac.  We will install Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Desktop, Mint and   Lubuntu

·Linux file system basics

·Many Linux commands to navigate search and manipulate files and directories and permissions.  Configure a swap file for Linux server for optimum performance

·How to install Apache web server and configure it to run multiple websites on a single server with a single IP address and tune it for WordPress 5.

·How to encrypt the website on Apache with SSL / HTTPS for free

·How to install MySQL and create databases and users.  How to assign rights to user to databases

·Install and use a GUI for database management

·How to install PHP and tune it for WordPress (include email)

·Install 2 sites (well just a single page – this isn’t a web development course), with the unique domain names we registered earlier, on the Linux server

·Security

·Backup

Securing your AWS Account:

1. How to create Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) for you AWS Root Account.

2. How to create billing alerts for your account with CloudWatch, SNS and the Billing Console.