UoL LAMP Server ¶

Overview ¶

The University of Leicester provides LAMP servers with a standard set of services, but some restrictions on what a user can do. The servers sit behind a Pound proxy. For more information about LAMP servers see the ​UoL LAMP Wiki.

For advanced management, contact the ​University Helpdesk.

Layout ¶

All the files that a user requires to change are in the /local directory. This directory contains the perl, python, apache and tomcat config settings and log files. It is also where you must install new libraries for [Python] and [PHP]. This is documented in the ​UoL LAMP Wiki.

Backup and Restore ¶

The LAMP servers are backed up automatically as part of the LAMP service, although no separate database back up is taken.

To restore from a back up, contact the ​University Helpdesk. AskNick

How To ¶

Restart ¶

• To restart a service see See ​UoL LAMP Wiki.
• To restart Apache see ​UoL LAMP Wiki Apache documentation
• We cannot restart the server and must contact the ​University Helpdesk.

Getting Help ¶

• ​UoL LAMP Wiki
• ​University Helpdesk
• ​University Infrastructure Services

Create a New LAMP Server ¶

• Contact the ​University Helpdesk.
• There is no cost implication.

Add a New DNS Entry for a LAMP Server ¶

catissue-dev.lcbru.le.ac.uk

• Contact the ​University Helpdesk.

Enable / Disable Access from the Internet ¶

AskNick

Get and Install a certificate ¶

AskNick

Login from Outside the University ¶

1. ssh to spectre.le.ac.uk using university username and password
2. From there you can ssh on to the appropriate LampServer

Gotchas ¶

• The Pound proxy messes up Apache's logging. A fix is detailed in the ​UoL LAMP Wiki.

Legacy Pages ¶

• UoL LAMP Preparation Discussion

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