Would you like to learn how to install and configure the Apache module named MOD_STATUS? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to enable the Apache statistics page using the Apache module named mod_status on a computer running Ubuntu Linux.

• Ubuntu 18
• Ubuntu 19
• Ubuntu 20
• Apache 2.4.41

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Tutorial Apache – Configuration of mod_status

Install the Apache server and enable the module named mod_status.

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Edit the Apache status.conf configuration file.

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Here is the original file, before our configuration.

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Here is the file with our configuration.

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.In our example, we configure the Apache module named mod_status to allow only computers from the network 192.168.15.0/24 to access the server status page.

Edit the Apache 000-default.conf configuration file.

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Here is the 000-default.conf file before our configuration.

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Here is the 000-default.conf file after our configuration.

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In our example, we restricted the mod_status access only to computers from the network 192.168.15.0/24.

Restart the Apache service.

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On a computer located on the allowed network, open your browser and enter the IP address of your web server plus /server-status.

In our example, the following URL was entered in the Browser:

• http://192.168.15.11/server-status

You will be sent to the Apache server status page.

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Congratulations! You sucessfully configured the Apache Mod_status feature.