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Questions tagged [web-server]

Refers to the software or hardware that make up a webserver, delivering content on a private or public website.

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Equivalent to denyhosts, but for HTTP requests?

My web server (apache2) is continually pounded by malicious bots, asking for URLs like these: …
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List who is currently connected to an IIS web server

Is it possible to see what AD users are currently browsing an internal (intranet) IIS web server?
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What about Windows 7 as a web server?

We have to replace our server (2003-based), and we was thinking that it's time to switch to Windows 2008 r2. Then i saw this: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753473.aspx We only need IIS, no ftp/email/AD required It looks like IIS in…
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Can you rely on Nginx as your only webserver for php/mysql

Can you rely on Nginx to be your only webserver. I know in terms of performance it works well, but how does it do in terms of security. I know Apache is stable and has ModSecurity. This is not the case for Nginx. I am going to use Nginx as only…
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Windows Server 2008 - IIS 7 - ASP.NET - Does my web server go to sleep? How do I keep it awake?

It seems that my asp.net sites on my web server are very slow to load if they have not been accessed in a while. Does the ASP.NET processor go into suspend or sleep mode if it has gone unused for a period of time? Is it better for me to fix this by…
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What ports should be left open on a web server?

I'm going to try deploying my first web app soon, so my experience is lacking. I remember reading somewhere that port scans by bots happen within minutes of being exposed to the internet (maybe that's how long it takes for a windows 95 system to…
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Apache Virtual Hosts - Map different paths of the same domain (or IP) to different sites

I'm running Apache/2.4.29 (Ubuntu). I have only one domain name. I would like to map different sites to different paths after the domain name. For example: mydomain.com/test001 maps to /var/www/test001/public mydomain.com/test002 maps to…
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When specifying a "host name", do we still need to specify a port?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_hosting says Name-based virtual hosts use multiple host names for the same IP address. Does a "host name" correspond to an IP address or a pair of IP address and a port? When specifying a "host name", do we…
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Reduce number of Apache processes

I'm running Apache 2.2. I have 10 apache processes running, and it's taxing my limited resources. I have searched for the config option that controls how many processes are spawned, but I could use some help. Is it MaxRequestWorkers? Is it…
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How to create a GDPR compliant HTTP server access log with focus on remote IP anonymization and nginx?

EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the German DSGVO implementation, are very strict when it comes to individual-related data (such as IP addresses). However this question is not about the GDPR, but how to implement the regulation…
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Nested location doesn't work properly

I cannot debug this piece of nginx configuration: I want to add some headers to all requests for a .pdf file Then I want to remove a token which I add to my veiw directory to avoid unwanted browser's cache: location /static { location ~*…
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Is there a good alternative to analog for web server log analysis?

I have been using Analog to analyze the logs of our Apache web server. While analog is quite powerful, I find it quite tedious to set it up correctly to get the information that you want. My question is: Do you know any (perhaps more "modern") tools…
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How is possible that the web site is down but the traceroute is ok?

I have a web site at BlueHost ("Pro" plan) that is down often. Firefox says: The connection has timed out The server is taking too long to respond. The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. If you…
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Will my URL stay secret if I never link to it?

I have a URL that I would like to share with my friend who needs the information on it, but I do not want the public to see it. The URL refers to an index.html, which is in my public_html and readable for everyone,…
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How to remove RC4 cipher from node.js https server running on Windows 2012 R2

Using ssllabs.com's scan tells me RC4 is in use. I read that RC4 should be disabled by default in Windows 2012 R2. I'm running a node.js server using https.createServer and not specifying ciphers (letting it default) ssllabs.com says: This server…
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