Apache guides?

[name9902]

I was just wondering if anyone knows of some good guides on how to get apache started and info on how to use it/configure it properly?

 

[Nothinman]

What's wrong with the docs at httpd.apache.org?

 

[name9902]

there doesn't seems to be a definitive start ---> finish walkthrough that i saw there

If i missed it, plz correct me

 

[Nothinman]

Because there generally isn't a need for one. You have to decide what you want to do before you can do it. Apache serves files just fine out of the box, at least on Linux so I assume the Windows distributions come with some sort of sane default conf file. You install it, open the conf file in a text editor and see if there's anything that you might want to change (most settings are commented well), put your website somewhere that Apache can get to it and then start it up.

 

[skyking]

some sort of sane default conf file

The default one is definitely not sane, with 1200+ lines. If you are trying to do this on a windows box, check out this site.
http://www.devside.net/
You can find trimmed down .conf files in there, suited to the task.

 

[Nothinman]

The default one is definitely not sane, with 1200+ lines. If you are trying to do this on a windows box, check out this site.

At least half of those are comments or commented out examples. Most of the rest is surrounded by IfModule statements so they're disabled if you don't load the module.

 

[skyking]

Oh yeah, I know what is pertinent in there. the trouble is, an inexperienced person gets lost in there. Those trimmed down ones in the devside site are really cool. If you end up missing something in one of those, it is easy enough to cut and paste it in from the full meal deal.

 

[halfadder]

Take a few hours to work you way through the docs and the config files. Apache is not too complex once you figure out what needs to be fiddled with and what should be left alone.

I realize this is easier said than done.

After playing with Apache, give Sendmail a try, I swear it must be forty orders of magnitude more complex than Apache....

 

[djdrastic]

Urggh Sendmail , yuckers

 

[name9902]

hmmm does one need a domain name b4 they can even install Apache? cuz i remeber havig it installed on my PC before w/o a domain name at all, now when i try to install it, it asks for a domain name.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: name9902
hmmm does one need a domain name b4 they can even install Apache? cuz i remeber havig it installed on my PC before w/o a domain name at all, now when i try to install it, it asks for a domain name.

No, you don't need a domain name.

 

[name9902]

ok...here's the last silly question from me on this thread .

how do you take an HTML form that you have written in a program like notepad, and transfer it to your site so it can actually be viewed on the net. (assuming i'm hosting my own site using Apache and not paying someone else to host)

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: name9902
ok...here's the last silly question from me on this thread .

how do you take an HTML form that you have written in a program like notepad, and transfer it to your site so it can actually be viewed on the net. (assuming i'm hosting my own site using Apache and not paying someone else to host)

Move it to the proper location (whatever you determine that to be) under the DocumentRoot (as defined in the httpd.conf file).