Create dynamic sites with PHP & MySQL - Installing Apache server routines

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First we will install the Apache server routines in the Linux environment. To install these packages you will need root access to your server. If someone else is hosting your site, ask the administrator to install them for you.

Installing Apache is relatively simple. First download the Apache archive, apache_ x. x. xx. tar. gz (the latest I downloaded was apache_ 1.3.14. tar. gz) from the Apache site and save it in /tmp/ src directory. Go to that directory:

# cd /tmp/src/

Extract the files with the command:

# gunzip -dc apache_x.x.xx.tar.gz | tar xv

replacing those xs with your version number. Change to the directory that has been created:

# cd apache_x.x.xx

Now to configure and install apache, type the commands:

# ./ configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache --enable-module=so  # make  # make install

This will install Apache in the directory /usr/ local/ apache. If you want to install Apache to a different directory, replace /usr/ local/ apache with your directory in the prefix. That's it! Apache is installed.

You might want to change the default server name to something of real value. To do this, open the httpd. conf file (located at /usr/ local/ apache/ conf) and find the line starting with ServerName. Change it to ServerName localhost.

To test your install, start up your Apache HTTP server by running:

# /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start

You should see a message like "httpd started". Open your Web browser and type "http://localhost/" in the location bar (replace localhost with your ServerName if you set it differently). You should see a nice welcome page.

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