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I need to setup a web server (apache) running CentOS 5.6. &nbsp;The server will receive both http &amp;&nbsp;https requests. &nbsp;After the basic CentOS 5.6 operating system is installed I get a little confused.<br />
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Where can i find a tutorial that will detail how to install all the necessary web server applications as well as the SSL certificate for the https requests. &nbsp;<br />
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This web server is stand alone and will not be using any type of load balancer<br />
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There is no database server in this scenario.
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I need to setup a web server (apache) running CentOS 5.6.  The server will receive both http & https requests.  After the basic CentOS 5.6 operating system is installed I get a little confused.

Where can i find a tutorial that will detail how to install all the necessary web server applications as well as the SSL certificate for the https requests.  

This web server is stand alone and will not be using any type of load balancer

There is no database server in this scenario.

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