APACHE.HTM D.B.H 17/3/2003

APACHE SERVER RUNNING ON LINUX QUICK CONFIGURATION NOTES.

START READING HERE **************************************

VERY FIRST CHECK network configuration

& /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 (put in ip number )

/etc/hosts

THIS FILE IS VERY ENTRY CRITICAL /etc/hosts !!!!!!

entry must be "SECOND" line after local 127.0.0.1

must be three fields long !!!!!!!

(ip no) XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX net1.org.uk net1

/etc/HOSTNAME net1.org.uk

IE YOUR HOME ADRESS IP NUMBER AND NAME NUST BE

IN ABOVE 3 STRING FORMAT OTHERWISE APACHE / HTTPD / WONT

WORK !!!!!!!!!!!!!

at boot rc.httpd starts up http deamon

this file should be OK !! dont edit

/etc/apache/httpd.conf this is the configuration for

httpd application and apache edit as required ...

ServerAdmin 199.1.1.80 ( ip number here )

ServerName net1.org.uk

/usr/sbin/apachectL (apache control file)

should work OK !! but edit if required

AT BOOT UP APACHE SHOULD RUN AND STARTUP SCREEN STRING BEFORE LOGON

SHOWS THIS IS OK !!

Command dmesg

to test xwindows / netscape set address in browser

window to http://127.0.0.1 (local port for http)

apache manual page should show in browser !!!

FIRST CHECK /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd start up for apache!!

/usr/sbin/apachectL status (to test config)

/etc/apache/httpd.conf edit !!!

CONFIGURE APACHE .......

MODIFY WITH EDITOR THE FILE /etc/apache/httpd.conf

#set the port for Apache to use

port 80

setup the Apache to display some files to browser clients like Linux HOWTO’s

DocumentRoot "/usr/doc/Linux-mini-HOWTOs"

#both the above must have the same file path name

#controlling client access to readonly

#comment out the following instructions

all the stuff below here !!!!!

SHOULD RUN OUT OF THE BOX BUT MAY CLASH WITH SAMBA PORT!!

reboot and connect from another machine using a web browser like Netscape ..