Hello

I am trying to run the Apache web server (version 2.0.48) on Red Hat Linux 9. How should I do so? I'm a newbie to Linux. The other computers that I use are Windows (please don't hate me for it), but I do concede that Apache is SO much better than Microsoft's IIS! Being so unhappy with IIS, I decided to move the website that I manage to a Dell SC400 server with Red Hat 9. Thank you so much for your help!

Also, if it makes a difference, I might be switching my other computers to Linux too! ;-)

Did you compile and install from the source yourself or you got the rpm somewhere?

I think I got it from RPMfind.net.

Oh, also...are there any other options for servers that I could use? I just need a simple HTTP server. Thanks so much for your help, Demonbane!

configuration files should be in /etc/httpd

Yeah there are other http daemons but you can definitely benefit from learning how to properly configure Apache. Besides, it should work out of the box with the default configuration, the document root path should be /var/www/html by default in Redhat, if the RPM you downloaded is conpiled with Redhat options.

Okay, you've pretty much answered my question. I tell you, Apache does seem easier to configure than the old IIS server I used. Thank you again for your help.

There is no GUI, you have to edit the configuration file by hand. It is not as simple as IIS but its far more advanced IMO.

edit: Redhat does provide a GUI tool, but its very limited in functionality.

I know. But with IIS, you can't sleep at night! Bug after virus after flaw. Talk about "Trustworthy Computing!" I'd rather edit a configuration file myself to produce an excellent end result than deal with a GUI that produces trash! It's like comparing novice-oriented web-based hosting wizards (like Register.com's) to high-end, harder to use programs (Like Macromedia Dreamweaver [Windows and Mac only]).

even with Apache you can't sleep well in night i'm sure, i didn't sleep 2 night during friday just to handle 1 very small problems on apache, but i still refer using Linux OS cause i don't want to become a victim of Mr.Bill he he but IIS seem easy to attack just cause too much applications wrriten 4 wins and with linuz apache ... who know ?

agreed.
but still, it's microsoft's responsibility to make sure that their OS runs securely and serves its users needs. with sobig and blaster and now bagle and all the other 60,000+ viruses for windows, i'm considering switching all of my other computers to a Linux/Windows double boot setup. A lot of the software that I need works only on Windows, so this is a great setup for me. If there's an attack going on, I can just boot into Linux and work unaffected.
Even if you lose sleep at night with Apache, you lose so much more with IIS!
I think it comes down that Microsoft's programmers are lazy and care solely about profit, not about user satisfaction.
NOTE: Windows Longhorn is coming up in 2006 "with NEW and IMPROVED security technologies!" just like every other version of windows hehe. The entirely new source code will have dozens of flaws most likely.

Microsoft is allowing MCPs (Microsoft Certified Professionals) to view source code now. This may be a step in the right direction!

But still, they can't beat Linux.