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Thanks for the info! I'll read the scripts that you mentioned. <br />
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I also read that by default, httpd will deny from none and allow all, is this correct? 
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Thanks for the info! I'll read the scripts that you mentioned.

I also read that by default, httpd will deny from none and allow all, is this correct?

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I believe that the default and ordering of allow and deny and their settings will depend upon your httpd.conf file.
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I believe that the default and ordering of allow and deny and their settings will depend upon your httpd.conf file.

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What is the difference between these two commands? If I start apache using apachectl start, I have no problems connecting to a MSSQL server from a PHP page, whereas if I use service httpd start only a blank page appears when loading the page. If I have to use apachectl start, will I still be able to configure httpd to secure the service? I haven't configured anything yet, still doing a lot of reading. The only thing that I have done is flush the iptables (#iptables -F) and doing so allows me to connect to the server from other computers on the network. &nbsp;I've been reading about htaccess files. Are these placed in the folder that I want the user to access (/usr/www/html) and place a &quot;deny from all&quot; &quot;Allow from none&quot; statement? I'll award the maximum points since I'm asking several questions. Thanks!
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What is the difference between these two commands? If I start apache using apachectl start, I have no problems connecting to a MSSQL server from a PHP page, whereas if I use service httpd start only a blank page appears when loading the page. If I have to use apachectl start, will I still be able to configure httpd to secure the service? I haven't configured anything yet, still doing a lot of reading. The only thing that I have done is flush the iptables (#iptables -F) and doing so allows me to connect to the server from other computers on the network.  I've been reading about htaccess files. Are these placed in the folder that I want the user to access (/usr/www/html) and place a "deny from all" "Allow from none" statement? I'll award the maximum points since I'm asking several questions. Thanks!

apachectl start vs service httpd start

The Apache HTTP Server is a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards. Typically Apache is run on a Unix-like operating system, but it is available for a wide variety of operating systems, including Linux, Novell NetWare, Mac OS-X and Windows. Released under the Apache License, Apache is open-source software.