i completely forgot about one of the best resource

Securityfocus is an excellent source of security related information.
During the setup of the web server I completely overlooked
securityfocus. I looked everywhere but there, till towards the end.
Only to find answers to 90% of my research there.
http://www.securityfocus.com

Securing apache
http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1694
Securing mysql step-by-step
http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1726