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 +====== CentOS: Apache Optimization ======
 +
 +  * [[Apache]]
 +  * [[Apache Tuning]]
 +  * [[CentOS]]
 +  * [[CentOS Apache]]
 +
 +==== Modules ====
 +
 +You can remove certain Apache modules from loading simply by editing ''​httpd.conf''​ and commenting out the unwanted modules starting with the ''​LoadModule''​ directive, and then restarting Apache.
 +
 +Some common modules to disable that are rarely used, include:
 +
 +  * mod_autn_anon
 +  * mod_authn_dbm
 +  * mod_authz_owner
 +  * mod_authz_groupfile
 +  * mod_authz_dbm
 +  * mod_ldap
 +  * mod_authnz_ldap
 +  * mod_usertrack
 +  * mod_dav
 +  * mod_dav_fs
 +  * mod_actions (CGI support)
 +  * mod_speling
 +  * mod_proxy
 +  * mod_proxy_balancer
 +  * mod_proxy_ftp
 +  * mod_proxy_http
 +  * mod_proxy_connect
 +  * mod_cgi (CGI support)
 +
 +==== Features ====
 +
 +CentOS ships with a lot of features enabled by default that are probably not necessary.
 +
 +== Documentation Manual ==
 +
 +Apache will show the server documentation by default at the ''/​manual''​ URL of the server. ​ You can remove this simply by deleting the ''​manual.conf''​ file and restarting apache.
 +
 +<​code>​
 +rm -fv /​etc/​httpd/​conf.d/​manual.conf
 +/​etc/​init.d/​httpd restart
 +</​code>​
 +
 +== AJP Proxy ==
 +
 +  * [[http://​httpd.apache.org/​docs/​2.2/​mod/​mod_proxy_ajp.html|mod_proxy_ajp]]
 +
 +Proxy module for AJP backend servers (such as Tomcat). ​ The module is loaded by default.
 +
 +<​code>​
 +rm -fv /​etc/​httpd/​conf.d/​proxy_ajp.conf
 +/​etc/​init.d/​httpd restart
 +</​code>​
 +
 +== Perl ==
 +
 +Mod_perl incorporates a Perl interpreter into the Apache web server, so that the Apache web server can directly execute Perl code.
 +
 +<​code>​
 +rm -fv /​etc/​httpd/​conf.d/​perl.conf
 +/​etc/​init.d/​httpd restart
 +</​code>​
 +
 +== Python ==
 +
 +Mod_python is a module that embeds the Python language interpreter within the server, allowing Apache handlers to be written in Python.
 +
 +<​code>​
 +rm -fv /​etc/​httpd/​conf.d/​python.conf
 +/​etc/​init.d/​httpd restart
 +</​code>​
 +
 +== Squid ==
 +
 +Squid is installed by default, and you can remove the package from CentOS directly, or just remove the configuration file.
 +
 +<​code>​
 +yum -y remove squid
 +/​etc/​init.d/​httpd restart
 +</​code>​
 +
 +Uninstalling squid will remove the squid.conf as well.  Or you can do it manually. ​ Either way, be sure to restart the web server.
 +
 +<​code>​
 +rm -fv /​etc/​httpd/​conf.d/​squid.conf
 +/​etc/​init.d/​httpd restart
 +</​code>​
 +
 +== Webalizer ==
 +
 +Webalizer is also installed by default, and you can remove the package from CentOS directly, or just remove the configuration file.
 +
 +<​code>​
 +yum -y remove webalizer
 +/​etc/​init.d/​httpd restart
 +</​code>​
 +
 +Uninstalling squid will remove the webalizer.conf as well.  Or you can do it manually. ​ Either way, be sure to restart the web server.
 +
 +<​code>​
 +rm -fv /​etc/​httpd/​conf.d/​webalizer.conf
 +/​etc/​init.d/​httpd restart
 +</​code>​