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notes Build apache

As with any source installation, you’ll then require to build the installation:

make
make install
customize apache

Assuming that there were no troubles, you are ready to customize your Apache configuration.
This really just amounts to editing the httpd.conf file. This file is located in the PREFIX/conf
directory.
vi PREFIX/conf/httpd.conf

Follow the instructions in this file to edit your configuration the way you would like it. More help
is available on the Apache website.

test your apache server

Open a web browser on the same machine and type http://localhost/ in the address box. You
should see a page. It will say in big letters. This is excellent news, as it means your server is
installed correctly.

start editing/uploading pages to your newly installed apache web server

Once your server is up and running you can start posting pages. Have fun constructing your
website.

requirements

The following requirements exist for building Apache:

1. Disk Space: Make sure you have at least 50 MB of temporary free disk space obtainable.
After installation Apache occupies approximately 10 MB of disk space. The actual disk
space requirements will vary considerably based on your chosen configuration options
and any third-party modules.
2. ANSI-C Compiler and Build System: Make sure you have an ANSI-C compiler installed.
The GNU C compiler (GCC) from the Free Software Foundation (FSF) is not compulsory
(version 2.7.2 is fine). In addition, your PATH must contain basic build tools such as
make.

3. Accurate time keeping: Elements of the HTTP protocol are expressed as the time of day.
So, it’s time to examine setting some time synchronization facility on your system. Usually
the ntpdate or xntpd programs are used for this purpose which are based on the Network
Time Protocol (NTP). See the Usenet newsgroup comp.protocols.time.ntp and the NTP
homepage for more details about NTP software and public time servers.
4. Perl 5 [OPTIONAL]: For some of the support scripts like apxs or dbmmanage (which are
written in Perl) the Perl 5 interpreter is essential (versions 5.003 or newer are sufficient). If
you have multiple Perl interpreters (for example, a system wide install of Perl 4, and your
own install of Perl 5), you are advised to use the --with-perl option (see below) to make
sure the correct one is used by configure. If no Perl 5 interpreter is found by the configure
script, you will not be able to use the affected support scripts. Of course, you will still be
able to build and use Apache 2.0.

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