Where should I install Apache?

I am using Centos and I have downloaded the source version of Apache and unzipped it. It's currently in my home directory. Where so I need to move it and install it to make sure it will run on startup?

Thanks in advance!

-Ash

this has nothing to do with Linux Kernels.

Why do you want to install from source? Very little to go on here, but TBH as you're asking where it should go, it suggests you shouldn't be compiliing it in the first place. what's wrong with just using the standard packages for your distro? The location of it will bare no relation to its ability to run on boot.

What Distro of Operating system you are using ? If you are using Rhel/Centos based why dont you install Apache using Yum Repository .If you are trying to install Apache using source ball.Look these link

http://www.zrinity.com/developers/apache/apache2src.cfm

I am installed Apache from source because it's an assignment in my Linux class. the teacher specifically asked we install from source. We are using Centos. I have installed Apache.

My main challenge is getting apache set to run on boot. I've read quite a few forums and nothing is working. What is the proper way to tell Apache to start on bootup in Centos?

Thanks!

Y'know, it's kinda sorta the purpose of a h-o-m-e-w-o-r-k assignment that you are to figure this stuff out on your own, and asking your teacher for guidance. As for me, I'm never gonna hire someone who turns to the Internet to tell him or her how to do the job...

Originally Posted by AsherSevyn My main challenge is getting apache set to run on boot. I've read quite a few forums and nothing is working.

Instead of saying that post what resources you used to figure out how you should make Apache come up on boot and post what steps you took.

Originally Posted by AsherSevyn What is the proper way to tell Apache to start on bootup in Centos?

sudo rpm -q httpd 
sudo yum -y install httpd
sudo chkconfig --level 345 httpd on

In your case pick two of the files in /etc/(rc.d/)init.d/, read and compare their contents to see if you get the idea. Then copy one to a new file in /etc/rc.d/init.d, edit the command line to start the application and post your result.

Apache isn't covered in our school text and our teacher regularly asks for us to do things that aren't in the book and aren't covered in class. It's very common for our teacher to do this. These tasks are usually trivial and our teacher literally said that he expects us to use the net and whatever means necessary to find answers. However, sometimes I get stuck and since my homework is due tomorrow and our teacher is only available the one day a week that I go to school it makes it difficult to find a solution when I get stuck, hence my post here. If this isn't the appropriate place for me to ask these questions I can go somewhere else, I've just been fortunate enough to get help from some talented people here in the past and I am very grateful for that.

I have tried the: sudo chkconfig --level 345 httpd on

but I got this error.

error reading information on service httpd: No such file or directory

What directory do I need to be in?

Thanks!

apache installed from source will not install a service script, as it has no idea what distro, or even operating system, it's being built on. there may be a "contrib" directory in the source which contains a service script you can manually copy to /etc/init.d