Basic Apache HTTP web server setup

[quad3d]

I just got done with my first tutorial on building basic Apache web server, if you are interested you can check it out @ http://www.fastclocking.com/ thanks for your support!

[yogee]

Fix your link http://www.fastclocking.com/tutorials/simple-apache4.html

Looks great so far. Since i cant read the rest does it tell you how to setup this?

NameVirtualHost 12.34.56.78

<VirtualHost 111.22.33.44>
ServerName www.ggggggg.dyndns.org (http://www.ggggggg.dyndns.org)
DocumentRoot /home/www.ggggg.com/www
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost 111.22.33.44>
ServerName www.hhhhhhhhhh.dyndns.org (http://www.hhhhhhhhhh.dyndns.org)
DocumentRoot /home/www.hhhhhhhhh.com/www
</VirtualHost>

Im a bit confused on the ip thing. Does the ip need to be my public ip? If so what happens when it changes?

Please fix the link. I think imgoing to redo my apache and do it as you have in that.

[quad3d]

First thanks for the support ;), this is an on-going project. In future I'll even put in how to add SSL, LDAP, IMAP, JServ... etc. support to the tutorial.

As we speaking I'm still writing the article... (I kinda rushed that article out without finishing it because it's my first one =) Thanks alot for commenting.

As for your virtualhost question, it will be addressed shortly. Did you know there is a module helps you on defining virtualhost 'on-the-fly'? it's called mod_dyn_host... check it out @ http://funkcity.com/0101/

I'm updating the tutorial as I go along learning about Apache! =)

[npereira]

Hello,

I am presently going thru your tutorial and i think i found something rong...

in the apache section:
you wrote a command
./configure -prefix=/usr/local/apache -enable-module=rewrite -enable-shared=rewrite -activate-module=src/modules/php4/libphp4.a -activate-module=src/modules/perl/libperl.a

If i look inside the ../apache_1.3.9/src/modules/perl ..... the file libperl.a is not there????

What is going to happen if i do the command and that file is not there??

[ 20 August 2001: Message edited by: npereira ]

[npereira]

i am not getting any error ... so i might be mistaken....

ALTHOUGH ! ! !

If you are compiling Apache VERSION 1.3.9.... the ACTIVATE, ENABLE, PREFIX MUST ALL BE PRECEDED WITH "2 dash's" ( --prefix=.. NOT -prefix= )

I got an error right at the begining because of this ....

this might be different in prior versions of Apache

[npereira]

1 more thing....

I would like to intergrate MySQL with this so i can use PHP-NUKE!

WHat are the things i need to change or add so it intergrates MySQL also??

Thanks

[quad3d]

Hi, usually a module file isn't there. Apache would puke and stop... if you checked and the file wasn't there and it compiled/installed fine. I have no idea! =)

I just double-checked about the double slash (--) on the parameters after ./configure ... everything is double slashed. Perhaps when you try to cut-and-paste the commands that it interpreted both slashes as one. =)

As for MySQL support, it's planned in the second article which I'm currently working on. I intended to push the second tutorial out within next 2-3 weeks (mainly about modules and more Apache tweaks; such as Virtual Host) but it seems now it's not happening... mainly due to my job and my own computer business. So it's been delayed, I have no idea how long. =)