Well this is my first time installing apache on a linux box. I am going through an exercise in a book that want's me to install MySQL, PHP and Apache. So far I got the SQL installed with Snowbat's help. My next question is how to install Apache. The book calls for source code install and compile. I have never used a compiler nor do I have one installed on my machine. Will need to install one for the exercise in my lesson. If so can someone put me in the right direction for downloading and installing one. Also I am can some one tell me what I need to do to get Apache up on my machine I am using Kubuntu verison. 5.0.4. Please let me know if you need more infro

Thanks in advance.

Both distros mentioned in your user-info have got ready
to use RPMs for those products. I'd stick with those and
try to transfer the "information" in the book regarding the
configuration to your own set-up.


Cheers,
Tink

Hello,

Either you can download Apache source or precompiled binary. If you download Source code, then you will need a compiler ( like GCC) and some development tools installed on your system. And if you download precompiled binary (RPM) then you don't need that. How ever there may be some dependencies required.

I think there will be some package management tool with your distro (in ubuntu I found a powerful method apt-get), and suggest you to use that for install precompiled version or you can download RPM from http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/linux/

Thanks,
Kirtimaan.

Tinkster,

I will try that in the future, right now I think I would use the precompiled binary's to get this thing up and running.

Kirtmann_bkn,

Can you tell me what all this is at the link. what do all the files mean. Which one do I grab. I am running an HP pavilion with a Celeron. This is my test macine.

Thanks,

Ben

RPMs *are* binarys.


Cheers,
Tink

Tinkster,

Can you tell me what file I need. I downloaded file 1.3.33-i686-whatever-linux22.tar.gz.part. Is this the right onw and if so what is the best way to install it.

Thanks,

Hello,

You can download following files and then install.

extract the gz file to a folder on your pc and follow the installation instructions.


killercrazyeyes, If Kubuntu comes with apache then I would also suggest you to use that one. This will be a quick and hassle free solution. check "kynaptic" package manager of kubuntu for this info.

And Tinkster is correct , RPM are binaries.


Thanks,
Kirtimaan.

Kirtimann_bkn,

I looked in knaptic package manager and found apache2- prefork-dev and apache2-threaded-dev. Should I just install these or install the files I downloaded from the apached site.
What is the difference between these.

Thanks

Ben

Tinkster,

Thanks for the clarification on RPM's


Cheers

Hello

apache2- prefork-dev is development headers for apache2 web server and apache2- threaded-dev is development headers for threaded versions of apache2. It is not the apache web server itself.

You need to install that apache webserver. You can install that from downloaded files which you got from apache site.

I also found another source for this http://packages.debian.org/stable/web/apache2.


Thanks,
Kirtimaan.

Kirtimann_bkn,

How do I run the install-bindist.sh script. I am newbie so I probably dont know what the hell I am doing.

ben@ubuntu:~$ su
Password:
root@ubuntu:/home/ben # install bindis.sh
install: too few arguments
Try `install --help' for more information.
root@ubuntu:/home/ben # install-bindist.sh
bash: install-bindist.sh: command not found
root@ubuntu:/home/ben # cd /home/ben/apacheinstall
root@ubuntu:/home/ben/apacheinstall # install-bindist.sh
bash: install-bindist.sh: command not found
root@ubuntu:/home/ben/apacheinstall # su ben
ben@ubuntu:~/apacheinstall$ install-bindist.sh
bash: install-bindist.sh: command not found
ben@ubuntu:~/apacheinstall$


Can you tell me what I need to do.




apache 1.3.33 binary installation
================================

To install this binary distribution you have to execute the installation
script "install-bindist.sh" in the top-level directory of the distribution.

The script takes the ServerRoot directory into which you want to install
Apache as an option. If you ommit the option the default path
"/usr/local/apache" is used.
Make sure you have write permissions in the target directory, e.g. switch
to user "root" before you execute the script.

See "README.bindist" for further details about this distribution.

Please note that this distribution includes the complete Apache source code.
Therefore you may compile Apache yourself at any time if you have a compiler
installation on your system.
See "INSTALL" for details on how to accomplish this.

Hi

use this one

./bindis.sh

Thanks,
Kirtimaan

Can you tell what I am doing wrong




ben@ubuntu:~$ ./bindis.sh
bash: ./bindis.sh: No such file or directory
ben@ubuntu:~$ su
Password:
root@ubuntu:/home/ben # ./bindist.sh
bash: ./bindist.sh: No such file or directory
root@ubuntu:/home/ben # bindis.sh
bash: bindis.sh: command not found
root@ubuntu:/home/ben #

Hi,

Sorry, I make a typing mistake.

Please execute ./install-bindist.sh from the directory where you unpacked the download.

Thanks,
Kirtimaan