<p>I'm about to deal with managing and running my first Internet connected Apache webserver and I was wondering if there are any sys admins and developers out there that would like to share some of their knowledge regarding security and optimization tips for running Apache webserver.</p>

<p>Maybe you can share your top five (or ten) list of things you immediately do after installing Apache webserver (on a Linux box).</p>

<p>Any help very much appreciated.</p>

Ensure the Apache process isn't running as root.
Be sure to be on the latest stable release
If the box is
directly connected to the internet
ensure you have thought about all
other services, like ssh.
Carefully inspect your local firewall rules, tighten it down. (See iptables)
Don't turn on options you don't understand or don't plan to use
Consider subscribing to an Apache security mailing list so you'll learn right away of any critical patches