📅 2023-04-28 — Session: Diagnosed and Troubleshot Server Configuration Issues

🕒 01:45–02:00
🏷️ Labels: Server Configuration, Troubleshooting, File Permissions, Server Logs, Apache
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to diagnose and troubleshoot server configuration issues, focusing on server status, firewall settings, web server configuration, and file permissions.

Key Activities

  • Diagnosing Server Configuration: Explored steps to diagnose server configuration issues, including checking server status, firewall settings, and web server configuration.
  • Troubleshooting Steps: Followed a step-by-step guide to troubleshoot server configuration issues, particularly for files in the ‘/public/’ directory.
  • File Permissions: Checked and modified file permissions on the server using SSH, employing commands like chmod to ensure correct access.
  • Server Logs Monitoring: Monitored server logs for errors or warnings related to file serving issues, using commands for Apache and Nginx logs.
  • Apache Error Logs: Specifically checked Apache error logs for issues related to serving files in the /public/ directory.

Achievements

  • Successfully diagnosed and troubleshot server configuration and file permission issues.
  • Ensured proper monitoring of server logs to identify and resolve file serving issues.

Pending Tasks

  • Further monitoring of server logs may be needed to ensure stability and resolve any new issues.