How to install mod_evasive Print

Install mod_evasive :

mod_evasive is one of the main module which is used to protect the Directadmin from low end ddos attacks.

Instructions :

• Login to the root shell
• cd /usr/local/src – move the src directory
• wget http://www.zdziarski.com/projects/mod_evasive/mod_evasive_1.10.1.tar.gz
• tar zxvf mod_evasive_1.10.1.tar.gz - untar the downloaded module.
• cd mod_evasive – move to the directory
• /usr/sbin/apxs -i -a -c mod_evasive20.c – to add a module in apache.
• vi /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-evasive.conf – edit the module conf file, add the folloeing line

<IfModule mod_evasive20.c>
DOSHashTableSize 3097
DOSPageCount 2
DOSSiteCount 50
DOSPageInterval 1
DOSSiteInterval 1
DOSBlockingPeriod 3600
DOSEmailNotify root
</IfModule>

• vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf – edit the http.conf file, add the line mentioned below

Include conf/extra/httpd-evasive.conf

• /etc/init.d/httpd restart – restart the apache service

Thats it !…… We have installed mod_evasive on a Directadmin server.