Enable Remote Access to "httpd" Service

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∟Running Apache HTTP Server (httpd) on Linux Systems

∟Enable Remote Access to "httpd" Service

This section provides a tutorial example on how to enable remote access Web pages served by the 'httpd' service by opening the firewall for 'http' service default port 80.

Once Apache HTTP Server, httpd, is up and running, you may want to open the firewall to all users to access its Web pages remotely by following what I did on my CentOS computer.

1. Verify that httpd is listening to port 80:

herong$ nmap localhost

Nmap scan report for localhost (127.0.0.1)
Host is up (0.00017s latency).
Other addresses for localhost (not scanned): ::1
Not shown: 989 closed ports

PORT    STATE SERVICE
22/tcp  open  ssh
80/tcp  open  http
...

2. Open the firewall for "http" service, which use the default port 80:

herong$ sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=http
success

herong$ sudo firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent
success

3. Go to another computer on the local network and access the default Web page using IP address: http://192.168.1.100. I see the "HTTP SERVER TEST PAGE":