Setting Up a Website

The first step to setting up any web server is to enable the service, which sets up the initial web portal. Before setting up the first website, first complete the items in the Next Steps drawer in Server (see Chapter 2 for more information on completing these steps). These will let you set up the network, users, and most importantly—if you’re interested in securely communicating with your server (which most people should be)—setting up SSL certificates.

To create your first website (based on the built-in web portal), open the Server application and click on the Web service, listed under the SERVICES section of the Server sidebar. Here, check the “Enable PHP web applications” if using a PHP-based website. Click the ON button and when the server is finished writing the settings, a green button will appear beside the Web entry in the sidebar (Figure 5-1).