Installing PEAR framework and packages
PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components.
1. Install the PEAR framework
get install php-pear
Installing HAVP (HTTP Antivirus Proxy)
HAVP (HTTP Antivirus Proxy) is a proxy with a ClamAV anti-virus scanner. The main aims are continuous, non-blocking downloads and smooth scanning of dynamic and password protected HTTP traffic. Havp antivirus proxy has a parent and transparent proxy mode. It can be used with squid or standalone.
1. Install HAVP
apt-get install havp
OpenID authentication with the mod_auth_openid Apache module
mod_auth_openid is an authentication module for the Apache 2 webserver. It handles the functions of an OpenID consumer as specified in the OpenID 2.0 specification.
After a user authenticates themselves, the user's identity will be available in the REMOTE_USER variable. A cookie named open_id_session_id is saved to maintain each user's session.
1. Install the module
apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-openid
Install mod_spamhaus Apache module to fight comment spam
mod_spamhaus is an Apache module for DNS Block Listing that protects web services by denying access to particular IP addresses. It can stop spam relaying via web form URL injection, and block HTTP DDoS attacks from bot-nets.
It queries sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org, taking advantage of the Spamhaus Block List (SBL) and the Exploits Block List (XBL).
1. Download the latest mod_spamhaus deb package from sid package repository (mod_spamhaus is not available for lenny but we can use the sid package)
wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/m/mod-spamhaus/libapache2-mod-spamhaus_0.7-1_i386.deb
Installing EHCP (Easy Hosting Control Panel)
EHCP is a powerful, yet easy to install control panel that allows the user to manage services such as Web, FTP, Database and DNS servers.
The install script handles the installation and configuration of the required services. I recommend starting with a clean Debian system to avoid conflicts.
1. Download required EHCP files
wget http://www.ehcp.net/download
Installing nginx from source with mail support
nginx is a lightweight, high performance web server/reverse proxy and e-mail (SMTP/IMAP/POP3) proxy.
1. Install required packages
apt-get install build-essential autotools-dev debhelper libpcre3-dev zlib1g-dev libssl-dev
Installing the GeoIP Apache module
This module allows you to determine which country, region, city, postal code, area code the visitor is coming from.
1. Install the module
apt-get install libapache2-mod-geoip
Install XCache
XCache is a fast, stable PHP opcode cacher that has been tested and is now running on production servers under high load. It overcomes a lot of problems that has been with other competing opcachers such as being able to be used with new PHP versions.
1. Installing the XCache package
apt-get install php5-xcache
Installing suPHP
suPHP is a tool for executing PHP scripts with the permissions of their owners. It consists of an Apache module (mod_suphp) and a setuid root binary (suphp) that is called by the Apache module to change the uid of the process executing the PHP interpreter.
1. Install suPHP
apt-get install libapache2-mod-suphp
Scan your web server for vulnerabilities with Nikto
Nikto is a web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items, including over 3500 potentially dangerous files/CGIs, versions on over 900 servers, and version specific problems on over 250 servers.
1. Install Nikto
apt-get install nikto
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